Speaking of remote features, I am surprised by how much I like being able to tell my car to have a comfortable temperature at a set time. Pretty sure I’m going to love this feature in the summer.
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Did a The Hulk throw your car somewhere?
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Heh no, some dick went to pass me and clipped my bumper. Next thing I know I’m in the swamp in waist-deep water. Luckily I didn’t hit any large trees. There were many
BMW historically has a well-deserved reputation as over-engineered pieces of shit, but it’s also one of the safest cars on the road. I’ve definitely had rides that I would not have made it had I been in one of them that night.
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What happened to the other guy?
He didn’t stop
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Never went into effect but would have been good for consumers. No way it will come back under trump.
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This is horrific. Getting an ad that interrupts music and gps every time you stop.
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Time to invest in car stereo makers again!
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Apple car play is the only option for me, until Apple starts doing that shit too anyway
Maybe someone has a clue what’s happening here:
Last week, the “low tire” light came on in my 2013 Maxda3. Since this happens every winter, I finally bought myself a portable air charger last year, and on Friday I topped off all four tires.
On Sunday, I drove 30 minutes on the highway to the casino, and when I went to leave, the L rear tire seemed a bit low, but it was fine on the drive home.
When I went back on out on Monday afternoon to check, the tire was flat to the ground, and the air gauge read “0.” It took a while, but the air charger was able to fill it back up, and I drove the 1/2 mile to my local mechanic. Curiously, the “low tire” gauge came back on, despite the fact that it normally shuts off shortly after refilling tires.
I tried to explain the story the best I could to the Indian owners who aren’t 100% fluent, given that the tire looked fine on the outside, since I just refilled it. When I returned later in the day after they called to tell me it was ready, they stated (as they had over the phone) that they couldn’t find a leak. When I asked if it could be problem with the tire valve pin not retracting and/or getting stuck, he suggested I leave it overnight.
When I returned today, the owner said, “No leak, and he looked very hard.” He really didn’t answer me when I asked if the problem could be the valve. In my past dealings with them, they never seem to miss opportunities to try to upsell or suggest extra work, so I can’t see any reason for them not to fix/replace something if needed it. I was charged $31, just a bit more than their minimum service charge.
At this point, my working hypothesis is that the valve pin may not have retracted fully when I removed the air charger hose, causing the air to fully leak out when the car sat overnight.
Has anyone ever experienced something like this?
How is your hearing? I wouldn’t expect a tire valve to be able to leak without your being able to hear it. Do you have caps on your valves? This should be easy to check with a tire gauge a couple of times a day to see if there is any change. Did the tire guys take the tire off and put it in a tank of water or something to “look very hard” for the leak?
I got a text from my dealership saying they were shutting down today, so much for having a dealer close to the office I guess.
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Hard to believe it’s not a leak. I just dealt with a slow leak for awhile until I got it fixed. Discount tires identified and fixed it, when I took it in for a free tire check / fill.
I might get a second opinion if you are worried about it going flat again.
Just a month ago, my tire would flatten itself every 3-4 days. I think the leak was intermittent, some days I would check and it would be fine. Auto parts stores sell spray foam that you inject into the fill valve that coats everything to seal small leaks. It’s theoretically only for short term to get a proper repair, but I’m letting it ride.
Wouldn’t be surprised if you just need a valve core tool. But even a crappy shop shoulda checked that.
Car tyre valve cores (the internal bit of the valve that does the valving) are often not tightened enough, leaving tiny leaks. The stick part w a slot of this tiny cheap 1” tool, you poke it into the valve and can tighten the valve core to fix the valve leak. EZ fix for a couple of bucks typically.
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For a few bucks I’d recommend having a couple of valve core tools kicking around. I go round my vehicles at least once a year w one.
If you ever fully deflate a tyre, remove the valve core (w the mini tool obv) and smear a very, very tiny bit of silicone grease - or equivalent - on the black rubbery band of the core, before reinserting and snugging up and reinflating. Then drive easy.
Since I still wasn’t positive what was wrong with the tire, I made an appointment and brought the car to a tire shop. When I returned after an hour, I could see the tech had my tire in a bucket of water. About 10 minutes later he returned and said to the guys at the desk, “It’s the sensor value in the stem.”
The boss replies with something that sounds like, “OK, so clean it up.”
“No, it’s corroded and stuck in there.”
So after I approved the replacement charge for a new sensor (almost $200 for the part and total labor), the boss hands the small box with the sensor to the tech, and my car was ready about 30 minutes later.
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I am confused as to how the sensor is the issue if the tire was actually flat. The sensor corroding into the wheel is a common problem, but from what you said, the tire was actually flat so…?
Random. When I bought my car in 2020 the dealership gave me 2 sets of keys and ofc one has just sat in the back of a desk drawer since then.
Last week i was cleaning the drawer and to test the key fob battery i locked the doors. Heard the car make the usual “locked” horn beep, thought nothing more of it.
Then i realized i couldnt open the back doors of the car? Neither rear door would open from the inside or out. … thought it may have been ice, and that’s still a theory, but when i remembered spare key and unlocked with that, the doors opened.
Assuming it did have something to do with the spare set of keys thats very weird and dangerous?
Honestly maybe it was iced up inside the car door somehow. But both doors?
Rear doors not opening is a child safety feature isn’t it? Check your owners manual or the google to see if that is something the fob can control. Is a bit weird though.
Is this repeatable using the spare fob? When locked using the regular fob do the rear doors actually lock or is the regular fob only locking the front?