06-18-2013, 04:57 PM | #23 |
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I had a hernia repair op last year, so was not allowed to drive for 3 weeks. The X1 was left on the drive for 3 weeks, and when I was allowed to get in it, it started 1st time.
My X1 does get a lot of use (100 miles a day Monday to Friday) so the battery would have been well charged. Not left the car unused for anymore than 4 days since my op. J. |
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06-18-2013, 05:12 PM | #24 | |
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You should not leave the trickle charger ON. The charger should be disconnected after the battery is charged. I think is written even on the Trickle charger. Not to mention, it is not wise to leave any electrical devices plugged when you are away. |
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06-18-2013, 05:22 PM | #25 | |
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If you really don't feel that your X1 is reliable, sell it. It's just a car and if there's something you don't trust about it, get rid of it. Lord knows most of us have sold cars for sillier causes. |
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06-18-2013, 05:35 PM | #26 | |
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I am not saying I don't like the car, I am saying that I am starting not to like some stuff, for 21 century, those things are embarrassing for a such badge. Really. I have a 2006 Honda Accord, it has 12 000 km (twelve) sits around, it gets 2-3 longer rides a year and it never died. When it was -45C degrees and 6 years old the battery gave up, but even then I have recharge it and the car was goo to go. And I never charged the battery in six years except when I need it to go to buy a new battery from the dealership and have my annual oil changed. What about that? We Love very much our X1 otherwise I wouldn't buy it, but I am really REALLY disappointed by this problem and I think it is a big embarrassment for a such brand. |
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06-18-2013, 06:58 PM | #27 | |
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Isn't the battery in the trunk? Not too hard to get to. |
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06-18-2013, 07:17 PM | #28 | |
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"Honey, can you get the X1 out of the garage? We need to put some stuff in this corner" "Sure honey, I need to remove these covers in the trunk then reconnect the battery terminal.. Give me 20 minutes please... " What a joke.... |
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06-18-2013, 09:21 PM | #29 |
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I left my X1 in the garage, unlocked, for two weeks and it started with no problem. I would say you have a bad battery or an electrical problem. Either way, you aren't getting anywhere by ranting over and over.
I am not sure why you are so upset about the RFT's. you knew they were on the car when you bought it (or should have). I you disliked them so much, you should have bought another Honda. |
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06-18-2013, 10:01 PM | #30 | |
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Second: I knew I have RFT and they are on the original wheels, maybe ready to sell them. I bought M wheels and installed Non-RFT, a very good decision otherwise. However, a car that is made to go outside a lot should have a spare. Show me a Sport Utility Vehicle with RFT. There is no freedom in RFT and the lack of spare. Not to mention you have few km to ride and you will just extend the agony if you are far or not in a big city, I wish you luck in finding a RFT at John`s little tire shop in the little city. My big city dealership had one tire when I had the puncture and it was for somebody else. ONE TIRE! See comments from Australian members in here that are running with the spare in the back. And honestly, if the BMW is that kind of car that discharges by itself for no reason, I will buy whatever, maybe another Jaguar or something else. I rather have an Accord that takes me home from the ski resort than shivering around my beautiful X1. I am a huge BMW fan but I will not hide the truth under arrogance or pride. If you are not in the position of helping somehow, then stop suggesting what should I buy because that is not the point. The point is if there is a problem and how it can be fixed. You don't buy another house when you have draining problems, right? I hope the next comments will focus on the issue itself because funny suggestions I treat them as such. If I will find the problem I will post it in here, as I always did when I had an issue. |
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06-18-2013, 11:09 PM | #31 | ||
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And you just did it again. Stop doing that, and others may stop recommending you follow your own suggestion. Quote:
Workarounds, though, if you can live with those, I can think of at least two obvious ones: 1: Buy a second battery. 2: Take your car on an extra highway drive every so often just to top off the battery. Other than that, you can do some troubleshooting yourself too. Unplug a bunch of fuses overnight, and see whether the drain still occurs. If it does, try other fuses. If it doesn't, unplug just some of them the next night. In 3-5 days, you should have it narrowed down pretty well, with a minimum of work. It could be a short, it could be a bad resistor - narrowing it down should help find the exact cause. |
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06-18-2013, 11:38 PM | #32 |
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Yeah, you are right, I did, it was for the sake of comparison, nothing else.
The keyfob is, I will say... Maybe 10 meters away from the car, that will be the distance from the garage to my lobby. I will not do it now, I charged the battery and I will be away for a few weeks, I asked that nobody start the car or move it until I get back to see. Then I intend to pay a visit to the dealership and see if they can read something or if the battery is defective. If no fault will be found I will proceed with the multimeter to see what I get. Thank you Grovsnus Last edited by Teutonic; 06-18-2013 at 11:59 PM.. |
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06-19-2013, 12:31 AM | #33 | ||
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06-19-2013, 01:03 AM | #34 | |
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Use that common sense in accordance with the case... |
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06-19-2013, 10:06 AM | #37 |
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06-19-2013, 06:34 PM | #38 | |
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Before you take your car in to a dealership:
Park your car in a dark garage or any place dark. Turn off the ignition, get out of the car, and lock the doors. Now look for any interior or exterior lamps that remain on. Especially take notice of the overhead interior dome lamp and the map reading lamp. You might have accidentally turned the lamp on and have forgotten to turn it off. And you can't see that it's on if there's any day light. Does the X1 have a security system that includes a motion detector sensor, a glass breakage sensor, or a proximity sensor? I don't know because I still haven't ordered my X1 yet. Check your owner's manual if you're not sure. If it does, then it draws current from the battery when the ignition is off. Dashboard clocks also draw current when the ignition is off but it's not enough to make your battery go dead after a few weeks. |
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07-04-2013, 08:26 AM | #41 |
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Bought a used 2000 BMW 528 from the dealer two years ago that only had 24,000 miles on it. It had a battery drain where the battery would go dead. It took the dealer a week to find it but it was the radio. They installed a new radio because somehow the radio was draining the battery after it was turned off. Never had a problem since.
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07-12-2013, 10:27 AM | #43 |
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Having read this discussion, I went out and slapped a sophisticated battery charger on my one month old 2014 X1. It assessed the level of charge as 75%. It took about an hour at a fast charge rate to bring the battery back to 100% charged.
Lead acid batteries do not like to sit at less than 100 charge. Not at all. It significantly shortens the battery like. Planet BMW is certainly a strange place! |
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07-31-2013, 12:47 AM | #44 |
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As I promissed, I am back with the results.
I was away for three and half weeks, the X1 was locked in the garage (so the alarm set). I wanted to do this test, so before I left, the trickle charger was connected until the battery was fully charged. Came back from Europe, the car start right up without any problems or any other errors on the display. A pleasant surprise. However, I have connected again the original BMW trickle charger to see how much the battery discharged during this sitting period and how much time it needs to be fully charged again. The battery was fully charged after exactly 12 hours. In conclusion,the vehicle was good to go and able to run, but something it is using power even in stand by. Now, it is summer and the temperature in the garage was arround 18-20 degrees, sometimes warmer I presume. I don't know if the results will be the same under different circumstances, i.e. winter and some good minus degrees.... Last edited by Teutonic; 07-31-2013 at 12:53 AM.. |
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