I was driving on an empty road when the car shut off completely, the cabin lost all power and the car went on black out mode. I began to press the brake but it was rough and unresponsive, I pulled the emergency brake to continue to stop slowly, once on the side of the road, I began to examine the vehicle, opened the battery compartment in the trunk of the vehicle and seemed to be fine, I popped the hood open, examined a little bit more for fluids or signs of over heating and was unsuccessful, called a tow truck, the driver tested the battery and said the battery was not taking the charge, so he towed me home, the next day I took the battery to the place I purchased it from since it was still under warranty, this battery had a 2 year warranty and was used for 8 months. I installed the battery and the power in the cabin and dash was reestablished, a warning light came on the dash shortly after I try to start the car and a clicking noise from where the fuse box is located, on the passenger side began. I pulled the key out, attempted to start the car again and an icon of a steering wheel and locked popped up, all in red. I ceased to attempt to start the car, I researched the following day and it seems like it had to be taken to the bmw dealer, on tuesday 4/22 the car was towed to the dealer, I was informed the battery was dead once again and that the issue was the steering column mechanism which was locked, they wanted to charge $1200 to perform the labor, apparently they reset the code and the car was turned on, once I realized the car was drivable and that there is no special coding to perform the job, I asked for the car to be released after paying $160. The vehicle has an electrical issue that causes the battery to put out higher voltage than the car needs and therefore causes the battery to malfunction.
2007 BMW 328I lights complaints
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Passenger restraint system malfunction - warning error is on after multiples batteries have been replaced. Airbag is no longer working since this warning is on. The rear brake lights malfunction warming are on but still working/on. The right rear night light is not working but no warning error message. We changed the bulb but still not working... Please help!!!
Auto manufactures are beginning to install LED tail lights with refresh rates that cause me to see significant flicker (strobe effect) at night. It makes it very difficult to drive when I am behind one of these cars. My fear is that the roads will be filled with these cars in a few years, and the distractions will be too intense to drive. Specifically, at night, when the tail lights are dimmed, (brakes not on) and I look at them and blink or turn my head, the after image is very strange. I see dashes or trails of light. Last night in particular, I had an after image for about two minutes after the car in front of me turned off the road. The cars that have the most significant effect seem to be cadillac's, infinities, and bmws. I have found a thread on a newsgroup that might be useful explaining what is going on: http://www.automotive-usenet.com/rec-autos-tech/1414-re-car-LED-tail-lights-strobe-rate-too-slow.html I would appreciate if someone would look into it.
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