E90 Electrical System Nightmare!! HELP

DFW_MThree · 07-24-2011, 02:56 PM

Ok so to start off, I had my entire car repainted due to hail damage abt 2 weeks ago. It was in their shop for about 3 weeks. When i got it back the amplifier for the Logic 7 system wasnt working and i had no audio at all in the car. I removed the cover where the amp was and its sitting in what i thought was water, but later was told it was antifreeze! I took it back to the shop and told them about it and that it was working before they had it and not anymore. The said that the amount of corrosion on he amp was too much for it to have happened there. I havent ever carried antifreeze in my car before and i have no clue where it would have came from. Anyways, Last night the car would not start at all and had to be jumped. This morning the car barely started and it took awhile, very weak start. Now when i turn it on the active steering loss, ABS braking malfunction, and the No TPMS light comes on. I turned it off and back on and the active steering worked again but the ABS braking light and a few new warnings popped up. It seems like everytime i start it theres a different light on. I can feel the difference in the steering but it comes back on if i turn it off and back on. Very confused abt this whole situation. Does anyone know whether its just a coding issue or the electric system is just fried? Any help would be greatly appreciated, I have a feeling this is NOT going to be a cheap fix. Im out of warranty so I would like to avoid the dealer at all costs. I still have no amp as im trying to work this out with the shop, so for now the logic 7 amp has been removed from the car, and Im going to try and charge the battery for 45 min or so and see if that helps with the weak start issue. Thanks in advance for any help.

Jonathan

Neutrino45 · 07-24-2011, 03:22 PM

Hey, if your car was running fine when you dropped it off then the shop fucked it up. Don't take their BS about the amount of corrosion on the amp. It doesn't mean anything. I had an AK rust in the trunk of my car over night during a rain storm.

Doesn't the shop have insurance??

rollinstone157 · 07-24-2011, 03:31 PM

Yeah it's clearly the shop's fault. Slam them for it. It probably ruined part (if not almost all) of your electrical system. Foot them the bill.

DFW_MThree · 07-24-2011, 03:53 PM

Thats what im going to try and do...A new light just came on as well..Transmission malfunction?

Neutrino45 · 08-03-2011, 10:57 PM

What's the end result??

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DFW_MThree Colonel 89 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: e92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth,Texas iTrader: (5)	E90 Electrical System Nightmare!! HELP Ok so to start off, I had my entire car repainted due to hail damage abt 2 weeks ago. It was in their shop for about 3 weeks. When i got it back the amplifier for the Logic 7 system wasnt working and i had no audio at all in the car. I removed the cover where the amp was and its sitting in what i thought was water, but later was told it was antifreeze! I took it back to the shop and told them about it and that it was working before they had it and not anymore. The said that the amount of corrosion on he amp was too much for it to have happened there. I havent ever carried antifreeze in my car before and i have no clue where it would have came from. Anyways, Last night the car would not start at all and had to be jumped. This morning the car barely started and it took awhile, very weak start. Now when i turn it on the active steering loss, ABS braking malfunction, and the No TPMS light comes on. I turned it off and back on and the active steering worked again but the ABS braking light and a few new warnings popped up. It seems like everytime i start it theres a different light on. I can feel the difference in the steering but it comes back on if i turn it off and back on. Very confused abt this whole situation. Does anyone know whether its just a coding issue or the electric system is just fried? Any help would be greatly appreciated, I have a feeling this is NOT going to be a cheap fix. Im out of warranty so I would like to avoid the dealer at all costs. I still have no amp as im trying to work this out with the shop, so for now the logic 7 amp has been removed from the car, and Im going to try and charge the battery for 45 min or so and see if that helps with the weak start issue. Thanks in advance for any help. Jonathan __________________ SSII E92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige/2016 Tundra Limited Crewmax Previous: 07 BMW x5 4.8i\|06 BMW 330i Sport\|2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Ultd\|2012 Mercedes C250 Sport
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Neutrino45 Major 62 Rep 1,452 Posts Drives: XXX Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: milky way iTrader: (2)	Hey, if your car was running fine when you dropped it off then the shop fucked it up. Don't take their BS about the amount of corrosion on the amp. It doesn't mean anything. I had an AK rust in the trunk of my car over night during a rain storm. Doesn't the shop have insurance?? __________________
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rollinstone157 Brotographer 88 Rep 1,741 Posts Drives: F30 335xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Yeah it's clearly the shop's fault. Slam them for it. It probably ruined part (if not almost all) of your electrical system. Foot them the bill.
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DFW_MThree Colonel 89 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: e92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth,Texas iTrader: (5)	Thats what im going to try and do...A new light just came on as well..Transmission malfunction? __________________ SSII E92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige/2016 Tundra Limited Crewmax Previous: 07 BMW x5 4.8i\|06 BMW 330i Sport\|2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Ultd\|2012 Mercedes C250 Sport
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Neutrino45 Major 62 Rep 1,452 Posts Drives: XXX Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: milky way iTrader: (2)	What's the end result?? __________________
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