Why the X5 was dead on the road?
a 6 months old 2022 x5 40i with around 8k km.
got a set of new tires at a local tire store Friday noon. Then drove to pick up my daughter in the afternoon. on the way home, the steering light came on saying increased pressure, then the engine light came on, then the "power supply" warning popped up. I was in rush hours traffic on a big road and it was 10 minutes away from home, I wanted to drive home first then check the car.
Unfortunately, the car was totally dead in the middle of a HUGE intersection when I was trying to make a left turn. Seemed like total power loss. the SOS button didn't even work because no power. it was scary. Thought I would be hit by cars. called 911 for help and called tow truck. Fortunately nobody got hurt. The car was towed to the nearest bmw dealer.
The dealer will work on it next week. I will see what's going on.
I am just wondering what caused the total power loss on the road! it's so dangerous. and this is a new car. nothing I did to it except the tire changes in the morning. I talked to some friends. One said the damage on the wheel speed sensor could cause this kind of problem. I went to the tire store they said no way they would damage the wheel speed sensor and the damage on the wheel speed sensor won't cause power loss.
the dealer's diagnoise will be final. just scrathing my head and trying to figure out what's going on while waiting for the report. Does anyone have this kind of experience? a total power loss on the road is just unbelievable!
one more thing, the car lost all power. then stayed there for 20 minutes, then the tow truck driver tried to push the start button again , the power is back, but the engine light was still on.
well, another one morning thing.
the dealer called me yesterday after they submitted a work order. they told me they found a recall for my car on their system for something like programming. I didn't receive any recall letter from BMW. could this programming issue caused the problem?
got a set of new tires at a local tire store Friday noon. Then drove to pick up my daughter in the afternoon. on the way home, the steering light came on saying increased pressure, then the engine light came on, then the "power supply" warning popped up. I was in rush hours traffic on a big road and it was 10 minutes away from home, I wanted to drive home first then check the car.
Unfortunately, the car was totally dead in the middle of a HUGE intersection when I was trying to make a left turn. Seemed like total power loss. the SOS button didn't even work because no power. it was scary. Thought I would be hit by cars. called 911 for help and called tow truck. Fortunately nobody got hurt. The car was towed to the nearest bmw dealer.
The dealer will work on it next week. I will see what's going on.
I am just wondering what caused the total power loss on the road! it's so dangerous. and this is a new car. nothing I did to it except the tire changes in the morning. I talked to some friends. One said the damage on the wheel speed sensor could cause this kind of problem. I went to the tire store they said no way they would damage the wheel speed sensor and the damage on the wheel speed sensor won't cause power loss.
the dealer's diagnoise will be final. just scrathing my head and trying to figure out what's going on while waiting for the report. Does anyone have this kind of experience? a total power loss on the road is just unbelievable!
one more thing, the car lost all power. then stayed there for 20 minutes, then the tow truck driver tried to push the start button again , the power is back, but the engine light was still on.
well, another one morning thing.
the dealer called me yesterday after they submitted a work order. they told me they found a recall for my car on their system for something like programming. I didn't receive any recall letter from BMW. could this programming issue caused the problem?
