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12-18-2008, 06:42 PM | #1 |
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Anyone with engine start button problems?
I went for a short drive today in my 128i and parked the car to go into a store. Upon coming out and starting my drive home, I inserted my key and all of a sudden the backlight which lights up the "start/stop" engine button started to flicker. I though this was strange but started the car and continued my drive home. Once I arrived, the dashboard showed an icon of the car on a lift (in red) and the flickering continued. Engine still seems to start fine but I'll give the dealership a call tomorrow am. It's cold here in the NE, so I'm wondering if the cold temps are causing problems with the ignition system.
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12-28-2008, 07:13 AM | #3 |
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The next day, the service mode light is back on. I noticed a pattern, both times the light has come one, I've was using my fog lights (I usually don't turn them on). This leads me to believe that there maybe something related to the fog lights being turned on and the false service mode trip. Back to the dealership I go...
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12-28-2008, 08:22 AM | #4 |
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02-10-2009, 07:43 PM | #5 |
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Alrighty, I think we got somewhere today. I had my car in for another service today because again Start/Stop button started to flicker. This time was even worse though because I could not stop the engine of the car, pressing the button did not stop the engine. The dealership ran some diags and they found that the ribbon cable going from the key holder to the computer was faulty. They replaced the ribbon cable (P/N 1 61-12-6-960-259) and things are working just fine for now. I'll update if there is a recurrence of the issue. For now, I'm happy the issue seems resolved
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02-11-2009, 12:58 PM | #7 |
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First time i heard this happening. Thanks for the information! Good to know!
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wow weird. Glad it all worked out!
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02-11-2009, 01:40 PM | #9 |
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Last weekend I tried unsuccessfully to start my car using both of my keys - 8 or 10 tries- the dash would light up and all of the power items worked, but nothing would happen when pressing the Start/Stop button - just a click. It worked perfectly the night before. I waited awhile and then tried it again - it finally started - I think I didn't have the brake fully depressed - I haven't had the problem since. Weird. Maybe the switch from the brake pedal is funky. I'm taking it in my dealer shortly when I pick up my new plates (I've only had it two weeks).
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02-11-2009, 06:13 PM | #11 |
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I don't recall if the start/stop light was flickering or not. I remember seeing a yellow warning light finally come up in the square that looking like a foot on the brake petal. I know I had my foot on the brake pedal when I had trouble starting it - I've even tried it since with my foot barely on the brake and it still starts.
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02-12-2009, 10:07 AM | #14 |
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Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology. By "Service Mode" I mean that a red indicator showing a car on a lift showed in on the instrumentation cluster. I believe this indicates some sort of electrical issue as per the owner's manual.
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