All Error Warnings Show Up

RichardBoehner · 02-13-2014, 10:39 PM

Basically what the title says. About once a week all the errors will show up on my dash board and the the "service engine soon" light comes on. Of the warnings I'll get a yellow gear then a red gear and then my car basically won't shift out of first. This lasts till I turn my car off and leave it off for 30 or so minutes. When I turn it back on all the warnings will go away but it will take another day for the "service engine soon" light to go off. Any ideas what could be causing this? I've searched a little and have seen that it could be the battery?

Details:
2006 325i 82k miles

Warnings:
Yellow and red brake light (as if the emergency brake is up)
Yellow brake (circle with exclamation point and two parentheses)
Red and yellow gear
Tire pressure
DSC warning
Car lifted on jack (red)

I'll provide a picture next time this comes up!!!

924er · 02-13-2014, 11:04 PM

any codes?

Meeni · 02-14-2014, 12:29 AM

Usually does that when the battery is on its last leg. Otherwise you have electrical malfunction of some sort (or water leak on some wires).

RichardBoehner · 02-14-2014, 08:06 AM

When it first happened I went to auto-zone and they read the car, but nothing popped up. As far as I know, no codes.

RichardBoehner · 02-14-2014, 08:07 AM

Alright, since you seem to think its the battery and from what I've seen online, they think it's the battery. Then, I guess I should at least go check out the battery. I will go after work and let you guys know what my results are.

RichardBoehner · 02-14-2014, 05:53 PM

Just got back from AutoZone and they checked my battery. Battery is fine. They then read my error codes because of course the problem happened to me on my way home. Codes I got: P0700, P1407, and P1408. Any ideas guys?

modflip · 02-14-2014, 06:05 PM

p1408 and 1407 were EGR valve related..
p0700 is about transmission control system..

Th3xf4ctor · 02-14-2014, 06:15 PM

Sounds like something nasty is going on.

wren57 · 09-11-2014, 08:24 PM

Did you ever get this fixed?

markus037 · 09-11-2014, 08:54 PM

go to a real mechanic not autozone. im a technician and i hate when people bring their stupid slip in from autozone with a code on it trying to tell us "autozone said its xxx part". there are many reasons why a car would throw a check engine light. also, these cars will throw codes a generic obd2 code reader wont pick up. take it to someone who knows what they are doing.

02-13-2014, 10:39 PM	#1
RichardBoehner Enlisted Member 5 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	All Error Warnings Show Up Basically what the title says. About once a week all the errors will show up on my dash board and the the "service engine soon" light comes on. Of the warnings I'll get a yellow gear then a red gear and then my car basically won't shift out of first. This lasts till I turn my car off and leave it off for 30 or so minutes. When I turn it back on all the warnings will go away but it will take another day for the "service engine soon" light to go off. Any ideas what could be causing this? I've searched a little and have seen that it could be the battery? Details: 2006 325i 82k miles Warnings: Yellow and red brake light (as if the emergency brake is up) Yellow brake (circle with exclamation point and two parentheses) Red and yellow gear Tire pressure DSC warning Car lifted on jack (red) I'll provide a picture next time this comes up!!! __________________
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924er Colonel 352 Rep 2,049 Posts Drives: e92 335i '10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	any codes?
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Meeni Gateropode 329 Rep 2,846 Posts Drives: BMW 330i 06 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	Usually does that when the battery is on its last leg. Otherwise you have electrical malfunction of some sort (or water leak on some wires).
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02-14-2014, 08:06 AM	#4
RichardBoehner Enlisted Member 5 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	When it first happened I went to auto-zone and they read the car, but nothing popped up. As far as I know, no codes. __________________
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02-14-2014, 08:07 AM	#5
RichardBoehner Enlisted Member 5 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Alright, since you seem to think its the battery and from what I've seen online, they think it's the battery. Then, I guess I should at least go check out the battery. I will go after work and let you guys know what my results are. __________________
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02-14-2014, 05:53 PM	#6
RichardBoehner Enlisted Member 5 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Just got back from AutoZone and they checked my battery. Battery is fine. They then read my error codes because of course the problem happened to me on my way home. Codes I got: P0700, P1407, and P1408. Any ideas guys? __________________
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02-14-2014, 06:05 PM	#7
modflip Private First Class 8 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 08 X5 3.0si Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW X5 [0.00] 2007 335I [0.00] 1993 BMW 325is [0.00]	p1408 and 1407 were EGR valve related.. p0700 is about transmission control system.. __________________ Debadge, Golf T-mod, H&R Race springs, CF front splitter, JB+, cyba scoop.... -Mike-
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02-14-2014, 06:15 PM	#8
Th3xf4ctor Lieutenant 32 Rep 572 Posts Drives: Mazda6 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dallas, Texas iTrader: (1)	Sounds like something nasty is going on. __________________ 2011 335i Sedan M Sport/Le Mans Blue Metallic/Glacier Aluminum Trim/Heated Seats/Premium Package/Black Leather/Ipod Adapter/Paddles/FormulaOne Tint/Matte Black Grilles/AA Signature Exhaust/AA Chargepipe/ Cobb Stage 1 Aggressive [SOLD] 2007 328i Coupe Sport/Matte Black Kidney's/3M Tint----Lemon'ed [SOLD]
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09-11-2014, 08:24 PM	#9
wren57 Roll Tide 591 Rep 2,345 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St Louis iTrader: (10)	Did you ever get this fixed?
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09-11-2014, 08:54 PM	#10
markus037 Lieutenant 74 Rep 417 Posts Drives: Alpine White 2010 328Xi Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Pottstown, PA iTrader: (0)	go to a real mechanic not autozone. im a technician and i hate when people bring their stupid slip in from autozone with a code on it trying to tell us "autozone said its xxx part". there are many reasons why a car would throw a check engine light. also, these cars will throw codes a generic obd2 code reader wont pick up. take it to someone who knows what they are doing. __________________ ASE Master Certified PA Safety and Emissions inspector
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