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03-11-2016, 10:07 AM | #1 |
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E82 135i Sticking Accelerator
So a few months ago I had a problem with my throttle I wish to share with
everyone as I don't wish upon anyone to have this happen to them. My cars accelerator jammed and it was accelerating wildly, even with my foot of the accelerator. Managed to get the car under control and got the car diagnosed and it was a faulty accelerator pedal. So I got it changed and everything is great. Upon doing a bit of research I found that I wasn't the only one with this problem. The was a bulletin on it but not relating to our cars but upon a bit more research our cars are fitted with the same pedal assembly. http://www.techtips.ie/Hella-Ireland...sor-sticks.pdf So the Story goes It started about a month before the accelerator jammed by erratic accelerator input and the car would occasionally surge forward for no reason. Fast forward a few weeks and I had the car diagnosed but they could find nothing wrong. Being an intermittent problem it was very hard to diagnose what was causing the surge, at first I though it was a tune issue or faulty wiring. Later that day the cars accelerator jammed and the issue was able to be diagnosed and found that the accelerator sensor was sticking. So if you have one of these older pedals in the picture on the right, I would suggest you invest a little bit of money and get the revised version on the left in the picture. They are not an expensive item and can be had quite cheap. Found a few online for around 150 AUD + delivery. Left new, Right old part... Last edited by martymil; 03-19-2016 at 03:38 PM.. |
03-11-2016, 05:38 PM | #2 |
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Wow so it happens to Toyotas because of the wrong sized mats and they get a full recall but it happens to us because of a bad part and we gotta buy our own... Man we get analed hard by BMW in Australia.
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03-12-2016, 03:47 AM | #5 |
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It affected my 135i auto
Have a look at the pedal in your car if its the bigger one, I would change it. That's only my opinion as the risk is not worth it. |
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03-19-2016, 03:47 PM | #6 |
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I actually beginning to despise BMW Australia and vow not to buy another new car from them ever again
First the accelerator, why wasn't this a recall. If there was nothing wrong with the accelerator why did BMW change the design completely. Other problems that BMW Australia wont fix are hpfp, Turbos wastegates. Also the killer airbags that are fitted to our cars which they still haven't acknowledged They a bloody cheapskates, it the states there would be a class action lawsuit by now but here in the country of a backward law system we get screwed, as its setup to protect big business. |
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03-19-2016, 05:22 PM | #8 |
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Who knows what happens in other countries. could not tell you except what info is available to us.
Until customers stop buying their defective products, they will never learn. Until Australia's law system comes out of the 1800's we are stuck to fend for ourselves, where big business is protected and the individual is guilty until proven innocent. |
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09-20-2016, 01:30 PM | #9 |
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Well a good outcome guys, I had my day in court and won.
Mind you I could have brought a brand new medium sized car how much it cost me Hell would have to freeze over before I'd plead guilty to something that was out of my control http://bikereview.com.au/news/lawtal...g-august-2016/ |
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09-21-2016, 12:33 AM | #11 |
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Well must be pretty common as there is a bulletin from hella about it.
http://www.techtips.ie/Hella-Ireland...sor-sticks.pdf It happens when you have the heater set on pretty high as I do on my feet but keep the window open The vent is really close to the accelerator pedal and it makes the electrical components swell and jam, that's my interpretation of the whole fiasco. No matter what it jams when it gets hot. The new one doesn't. The one on the right in the pic is the old one and you can see the electronic box is really close to the vent The new one is mounted upside down and pretty far away compared to the original. Last edited by martymil; 09-21-2016 at 12:40 AM.. |
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09-21-2016, 03:20 AM | #12 |
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Pretty scary stuff. Good to hear you got a win after the ordeal though.
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