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Originally Posted by CERF04ZHP
Hey guys - wanted to resurrect this thread.
Last month my wife's X1 (N20) went into limp mode/reduced engine power a few times, so we brought it into the dealership. They diagnosed it as a faulty wastegate actuator and replaced it under warranty (17,500 mi). They told me the cause could have been brought on by "spirited driving". My wife drives like a little old lady. When I drive it, on occasion, I do lay into it a little bit, maybe passing on the highway or coming up an on-ramp, but I'm not banging it off the rev-limiter or anything.
Since the repair, it just doesn't feel the same. We just got back from a 500-mi. round trip and it seems like there's a lack of mid-range grunt. I have to press the accelerator down further in order to accelerate at the same rate, in any gear, as I did before the repair.
Has anyone experienced this? Could the dealer have recoded the computer or uploaded some sort of an output-reducing software in order to avoid a relapse?
Thanks for any input.
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The dealer wouldn't install power reducing software. It's probably placebo effect. Could also be the trans re-learning your driving habits which can take awhile.