02-10-2024, 08:55 AM | #45 |
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Here are some pics of the new valve. Date of manufacture Jan. 17, 2024. The service manager let me know that BMW canceled his original order for this part early in January and then reordered this new one automatically.
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02-18-2024, 09:59 PM | #47 |
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Here in Boston, over the past few days, my i4 eDrive35 began exhibiting what appear to be now the classic symptoms of the coolant changeover valve failure. Climate control suddenly stopped working (both heat and A/C), followed about a day later by an error message about the drive train. I'm taking it into the shop later this week.
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02-29-2024, 07:23 AM | #48 |
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We got our i4 M50 yesterday. It was slightly delayed due to the issue. We did demand for the part change since the dealer refused from changing the part in the beginnig. Then the part was observed in the delivery process and they noticed it being leaking. The part was changed. And then I did demand for a document where the whole thing was written. I got it yesterday prior paying for the car. Since this not a warranty issue - it is a manufacture fault issue instead. And at least here in Finland the faulty product is secured by the Consumer Law chapter. It wins over any warranty given by the manufacturer or the local importer which is actually kinda voluntary to offer in general. Now I got the document which shows the defect was from the factory and the dealer fixed it or did try to fix it - the future only knows. (sorry for my bad English). Greetings from Finland, the M50 feels great though. We are planning to have it for a long time and thus did not lease it since leasing has that hidden interest in there still (here around 7-8% or something).
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03-21-2024, 06:35 PM | #51 |
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The dealer loaned me an i4 M50. It took about a month to replace the changeover valve and auxiliary heater in my i4 eDrive35, apparently because the parts took a few weeks to arrive. Although the loaner car was a higher-end model than my eDrive35, I was glad to have my own car back, because the software and maps in the loaner were out-of-date.
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03-28-2024, 06:40 PM | #53 |
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Looks like they're just going to do repairs. I will tell you that BMW USA was very generous in making it right after my car was at the dealership for 7 weeks.
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Likewise regarding how I was treated by the brand and dealership. Top Notch! That said I was in a convenient location when mine started to leak. Could have been a bit of a mess had the failure occurred in a remote area…where I travel from time to time. My dealer said they had fixed several including a brand new i5.
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