330i broke down today :/

KDynastyE90 · 08-15-2012, 08:44 PM

Left work. Drove maybe a quarter mile to the highway. As i accelerated i felt loss of power and service engine soon light came on. Pulled over ad engine was sputtering and idle jumping up and down. I had it towed to the dealer where i must wait til tomorrow morning to call. Anyone have ideas what it could be? Im pretty scared as the car is out of warranty for a year now. No previous issues

monkey_wrench · 08-15-2012, 10:17 PM

How many miles? Could be as simple as a coil gone out.

Perhaps you should get a cable and a little laptop to check your error codes yourself. You can at least determine if it's something you can do yourself or if you need to have it done.

KDynastyE90 · 08-15-2012, 11:05 PM

The car has almost 68k miles on it. Hopefully it is something simple. I had it towed to the dealer so I'm going to give them a call tomorrow morning and hopefully get a response/estimate later on in the day. I feel so bummed out right now, the car never gave me any issues.

cc_bavarian · 08-15-2012, 11:42 PM

Same thing happened to me once. You have the bms powerbox installed? Could be loose wiring. That was my problem.

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Originally Posted by KDynastyE90

Left work. Drove maybe a quarter mile to the highway. As i accelerated i felt loss of power and service engine soon light came on. Pulled over ad engine was sputtering and idle jumping up and down. I had it towed to the dealer where i must wait til tomorrow morning to call. Anyone have ideas what it could be? Im pretty scared as the car is out of warranty for a year now. No previous issues

Dracon · 08-16-2012, 10:19 AM

Could be a bad ignition coil. As far as cost, you can buy a new coil for ~40$ from Tischer and it'll take maybe 30 minutes to replace. Dealership will cost you around $70 for the coil and probably an hours labor on top of any diagnostic fee they may have.

flexbrah · 08-16-2012, 11:23 AM

it could be either a bad coil or plugs. you can do both yourself in your garage in less than 30 mins if you've never done it before. easiest DIY by far... so i wouldn't get the stealership to do it for you.

08-31-2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracon

Could be a bad ignition coil. As far as cost, you can buy a new coil for ~40$ from Tischer and it'll take maybe 30 minutes to replace. Dealership will cost you around $70 for the coil and probably an hours labor on top of any diagnostic fee they may have.

Lol dealers want 90-100 for a ignition coil out here.
45 or so from tischer

Benjie · 08-31-2012, 07:40 PM

same thing happened to me about a year ago at around the same mileage. i had a bad ignition coil. found out that my battery was going out and was a common problem for our cars. changed both and replaced the plugs while at it. car feels like super smooth now.

e93boy · 09-01-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KDynastyE90

Left work. Drove maybe a quarter mile to the highway. As i accelerated i felt loss of power and service engine soon light came on. Pulled over ad engine was sputtering and idle jumping up and down. I had it towed to the dealer where i must wait til tomorrow morning to call. Anyone have ideas what it could be? Im pretty scared as the car is out of warranty for a year now. No previous issues

I had a similar issue with my e60. Was freaked out till I found out it was coil as well, wasn't as scary as I thought. turned out to be 2 coils and while I was at it I changed the spark plugs as well. It was good as new

parrp · 09-04-2012, 07:28 AM

Not sure what year your car is but BMW have just changed all the ignition coils on my 330i as a recall.

BudVlad · 09-04-2012, 09:04 AM

My ignition coils were changed last week as a recall. Before the recall I had to replace ignition coil twice.

Cisco661 · 09-05-2012, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by parrp

Not sure what year your car is but BMW have just changed all the ignition coils on my 330i as a recall.

Ate these coils replaced under a recall only if under warranty? I have an 06 330i and have had multiple coils go out. Info would be appreciated.

BudVlad · 09-05-2012, 10:23 AM

My car is out of warranty and the coils were replaced free of charge.

Cisco661 · 09-05-2012, 06:07 PM

good to hear but i see you and parrp are from out of the country. ima go to dealer and find out. i wouldnt mind getting some free new coils. i just replaced the spark plugs last week.

BoogeyMan'sBMW · 09-06-2012, 01:57 PM

sounds like a misfire

might be loose wiring if you have a pbx, if not still a rather easy fix.

could be coils or plugs you can check it for yourself in your garage in like 10 min. waiting to see what ridiculous diagnosis the stealership gives you

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KDynastyE90 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 45 Posts Drives: Silver Metallic E90 330i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (1)	330i broke down today :/ Left work. Drove maybe a quarter mile to the highway. As i accelerated i felt loss of power and service engine soon light came on. Pulled over ad engine was sputtering and idle jumping up and down. I had it towed to the dealer where i must wait til tomorrow morning to call. Anyone have ideas what it could be? Im pretty scared as the car is out of warranty for a year now. No previous issues
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monkey_wrench Caught the Bimmer-Bug 51 Rep 639 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Florida iTrader: (10) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	How many miles? Could be as simple as a coil gone out. Perhaps you should get a cable and a little laptop to check your error codes yourself. You can at least determine if it's something you can do yourself or if you need to have it done.
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KDynastyE90 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 45 Posts Drives: Silver Metallic E90 330i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (1)	The car has almost 68k miles on it. Hopefully it is something simple. I had it towed to the dealer so I'm going to give them a call tomorrow morning and hopefully get a response/estimate later on in the day. I feel so bummed out right now, the car never gave me any issues.
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Dracon Major 557 Rep 1,244 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 M5 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Out and About iTrader: (34) Garage List 2013 BMW M5 [0.00]	Could be a bad ignition coil. As far as cost, you can buy a new coil for ~40$ from Tischer and it'll take maybe 30 minutes to replace. Dealership will cost you around $70 for the coil and probably an hours labor on top of any diagnostic fee they may have.
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flexbrah hehe ty men 32 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 23 M3 Comp xDrive Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: FL iTrader: (1)	it could be either a bad coil or plugs. you can do both yourself in your garage in less than 30 mins if you've never done it before. easiest DIY by far... so i wouldn't get the stealership to do it for you.
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Benjie New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2006 325I Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: California iTrader: (1)	same thing happened to me about a year ago at around the same mileage. i had a bad ignition coil. found out that my battery was going out and was a common problem for our cars. changed both and replaced the plugs while at it. car feels like super smooth now.
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parrp Private First Class 8 Rep 143 Posts Drives: 3er Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Not sure what year your car is but BMW have just changed all the ignition coils on my 330i as a recall.
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BudVlad Old Geezer 380 Rep 1,193 Posts Drives: 08 E92 N53B30 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Budweis iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E92 N53B30 [10.00]	My ignition coils were changed last week as a recall. Before the recall I had to replace ignition coil twice. __________________
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BudVlad Old Geezer 380 Rep 1,193 Posts Drives: 08 E92 N53B30 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Budweis iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E92 N53B30 [10.00]	My car is out of warranty and the coils were replaced free of charge. __________________
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Cisco661 Cisco661 62 Rep 974 Posts Drives: 2006 Monaco Blue 330I Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: California iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [0.00]	good to hear but i see you and parrp are from out of the country. ima go to dealer and find out. i wouldnt mind getting some free new coils. i just replaced the spark plugs last week. __________________ 2006 330i/ Monaco Blue/ ZSP/ ZPP/ I Drive/ Burl Walnut Trim/ Steptronic/ Xenon Adaptives/ Logic7/ CF Mirror Caps/ Matte Black Grills
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BoogeyMan'sBMW Lieutenant Colonel 123 Rep 1,940 Posts Drives: SLOW Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Queens NY iTrader: (4)	sounds like a misfire might be loose wiring if you have a pbx, if not still a rather easy fix. could be coils or plugs you can check it for yourself in your garage in like 10 min. waiting to see what ridiculous diagnosis the stealership gives you
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