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2007 X5 Problems

pmac1978
pmac1978 Posts: 2 Newbie
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2007 X5

Hopefully someone can help as have been to 7 mechanics and no one can help even after putting it on the computer.

Battery went flat so had it changed.

Approx a week later the screen for sat nav/radio screen went blank. Radio stopped working. Parking sensors stopped working.

Has been this way for months now and driving me insane.

Apart from this the jeep is running fine but no one can see any problem apart from that there is no power going to the screen.

A mechanic said I should strip down the whole vehicle to find the problem however that cost could be a fortune

Anyone help? :(
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  • goldburn
    goldburn Posts: 2 Newbie
    Which garages have you been going to? The BMW X5 is a highly complex car, you should take it to BMW specialists.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    First thing to find out would be if these items share the same circuit.
    Then its checking if they are getting power.
  • pmac1978
    pmac1978 Posts: 2 Newbie
    Am based in NI so took it to local mechanics.

    Not sure how to check the circuits or power.

    Assume a BMW specialist would cost a fortune?

    Thanks for replies
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,620 Forumite
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    pmac1978 wrote: »
    Am based in NI so took it to local mechanics.

    Not sure how to check the circuits or power.

    Assume a BMW specialist would cost a fortune?

    Thanks for replies

    They'll be a lot cheaper than a main dealer.

    Your choices seem to be -
    • Let a non specialist dealer charge you an hourly rate and strip down your car on the off chance he finds out whats wrong with it @ £30 an hour and might never find it
    • Take it to Bavarian or Prentices @ £100+ per hour and will find it
    • Take it to a specialist @ maybe £50 an hour and most likely will find it

    Sadly, its part of the "fun" of running a car like that.

    I gave up and only run stuff like that still under manufacturers or extended warranty OR not at all
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Strikes me all those things would be on the same fuse.........
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  • motorguy
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    Strikes me all those things would be on the same fuse.........

    +1

    OR a bad connection somewhere.

    Might be worth posting on an X5 forum. Someone is bound to have hit it before / have some pointers.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    The owners manual should show where the fuses are, the one that feeds all of the above items would probably be labelled "infotainment".
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  • System
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    pmac1978 wrote: »

    Assume a BMW specialist would cost a fortune?

    It will cost a lot less than wasting lots of money on constantly taking it in for diagnosis and replacement of parts which weren't the actual problem.
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  • BeenThroughItAll
    BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite
    goldburn wrote: »
    Which garages have you been going to? The BMW X5 is a highly complex car, you should take it to BMW specialists.

    Wondered when you'd appear again.
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,887 Forumite
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    pmac1978 wrote: »
    2007 X5


    Apart from this the jeep is running fine but no one can see any problem apart from that there is no power going to the screen.

    I think the OP owns a BMW - but he hasn't used the name BMW.

    He thinks it's a Jeep. ;)

    I know some LandRover owners who also think they own a Jeep. :rotfl:

    I think a BMW dealer would be best to diagnose the fault - then with that knowledge he could go to an indy BMW specialist.

    Of course the best place for help on X5s would be a BMW forum.

    I doubt a Jeep one would be much use. :p
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