2007 X5 4.8I = 110K Miles

robertslsu · 11-15-2016, 10:51 AM

First time BMW owner of a used 2007 X5 4.8i with a 110,000 miles. During the drive home last (1.5 hours) I encountered the following difficulties/warning etc.. Can someone shed a little light on each one regarding major or minor repair etc...

- iDrive toggle (center console next to stick shift) is not functioning correctly. Unable to enter the settings section.

- Low batter indicator light illuminated last night when pulling into my drive way.

- Service triangle displayed on communication console and cluster panel

- Steering unstable/unbalance command came on this morning requiring my to pull over and turn off engine.

Thanking you in advance;

RobertsLSU

mirob · 11-15-2016, 12:30 PM

All of those, or none, could be related to a bad battery...there is no way of telling but it's the first place I'd start...

E70'11 · 11-15-2016, 02:31 PM

+1 on checking out the battery first

95wildtt · 11-15-2016, 04:38 PM

+2

belarus27 · 11-17-2016, 01:20 PM

+3

perrymaxima · 11-26-2016, 01:30 AM

If the car sat for a while I would continue to drive it daily for about 2 weeks before swapping out the battery. I experienced similar issues with my E60 5 series that sat for about a month without being daily driven.

E70_48i · 12-09-2016, 10:59 AM

Congrats on the purchase. I also have an '07 4.8. I hope you set away a couple grand for repairs, though. I would look at doing the coolant pipe (and the the rest of the cooling system while you're at it) ASAP. I'm about $3,500 into my 4.8 X5 I bought with 75k miles. As a BMW enthusiast though, I'm not surprised or upset. It's part of the gig. Other preventive repairs (fairly cheap too) to consider are: spark plugs, CCV breather diaphragms, fluids (diffs, t-case, trans, p/s).

11-15-2016, 10:51 AM	#1
robertslsu Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW X5 4.8i Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Davis, OK 73030 iTrader: (0)	2007 X5 4.8I = 110K Miles First time BMW owner of a used 2007 X5 4.8i with a 110,000 miles. During the drive home last (1.5 hours) I encountered the following difficulties/warning etc.. Can someone shed a little light on each one regarding major or minor repair etc... - iDrive toggle (center console next to stick shift) is not functioning correctly. Unable to enter the settings section. - Low batter indicator light illuminated last night when pulling into my drive way. - Service triangle displayed on communication console and cluster panel - Steering unstable/unbalance command came on this morning requiring my to pull over and turn off engine. Thanking you in advance; RobertsLSU
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mirob Lieutenant Colonel 3010 Rep 1,685 Posts Drives: M3CX Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Bomb City, TX iTrader: (0)	All of those, or none, could be related to a bad battery...there is no way of telling but it's the first place I'd start...
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E70'11 Lieutenant 92 Rep 410 Posts Drives: \|\| E70 35i \| R32 GTR \|\| Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: U.S. iTrader: (0)	+1 on checking out the battery first __________________ 2011 E70 35i MHD Tune Stage 2+ (CURRENT) Daily Driver 1989 R32 Skyline GT-R (CURRENT) The Hunter 2010 E90 335i 1M FBO MHD Tune (SOLD) 2009 E92 335i FBO JB4 G5 ISO (SOLD)
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perrymaxima Lieutenant 26 Rep 482 Posts Drives: E70 X5 M Sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oahu, HI iTrader: (7)	If the car sat for a while I would continue to drive it daily for about 2 weeks before swapping out the battery. I experienced similar issues with my E60 5 series that sat for about a month without being daily driven.
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12-09-2016, 10:59 AM	#7
E70_48i New Member 7 Rep 27 Posts Drives: E70 4.8i Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Oregon iTrader: (1)	Congrats on the purchase. I also have an '07 4.8. I hope you set away a couple grand for repairs, though. I would look at doing the coolant pipe (and the the rest of the cooling system while you're at it) ASAP. I'm about $3,500 into my 4.8 X5 I bought with 75k miles. As a BMW enthusiast though, I'm not surprised or upset. It's part of the gig. Other preventive repairs (fairly cheap too) to consider are: spark plugs, CCV breather diaphragms, fluids (diffs, t-case, trans, p/s).
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