Strange RPM activity when I start the car and it's cold.

[MattatUT]

Have any of you ever had an issue with your RPM's dropping really low, below 500 after starting the car cold, then shooting up to about 2000, then normalizing to around 800-900. The whole thing only lasts about 5 seconds. Any ideas? It just ran out of warranty and I don't want to take it in. Thanks.

FYI....it's a 2017 X5.

[CatalinP]

What engine?

[MattatUT]

Originally Posted by CatalinP

What engine?

Originally Posted by CatalinP

What engine?

X Drive 35i, F15

Does that answer your question? I'm a true idiot when it comes to car engines.

[RED_Y_]

N55, how many miles do you have on it?

[ooshnoo]

Clean the throttle body.

[MattatUT]

Originally Posted by RED_Y_

N55, how many miles do you have on it?

Originally Posted by RED_Y_

N55, how many miles do you have on it?

49k

[MattatUT]

Originally Posted by ooshnoo

Clean the throttle body.

Originally Posted by ooshnoo

Clean the throttle body.

Wouldn't it do it more than just during cold starts if it was the throttle body?

[mikado463]

Originally Posted by MattatUT

Wouldn't it do it more than just during cold starts if it was the throttle body?

probably as the condition worsens

[janexus]

Originally Posted by mikado463

probably as the condition worsens

I get the same issue but not consistently, it may do it once and then not happen again for a month then it may happen once every couple of weeks. I have a '17 X5 35i (N55) as well but with ~32K miles

[Vdesai0326]

There is a programming update that resolves that problem. Forgot the SIB