The alarm caught fire on my E36 and now I want to cry
Discussion
Has this happened to anyone else?
Yesterday a head popped round the door and asked if anyone owned a blue BMW because it was 'smoking'. I went outside and my car had smoke pouring out from under the bonnet, I had parked it about half an hour previously. I opened the bonnet and the alarm was glowing red and the plastic casing and wires were melting so I disconnected the battery and it stopped.
I was booked in for a service today so the guy told me to leave the keys with him and he would come and get it in the morning. I got a call from him this morning saying he couldn't get it going (maybe flat battery, he's gone to get some equipment to start it), and that it has made a real mess of the wiring. He said he was worried that power has gone up the k-bus(?) wire and could have ruined the computers. I think he's basically going to spend today trying to sort it - originally I'd wanted an inspection 2 service and a water pump change!
Does anyone know why/how this has happened and what the outcome might be? I've only had the car a month and am absolutely gutted because mechanically it is in fantastic condition. Initially I was glad it was only an electrical problem but now I'm thinking this might be worse than engine trouble... Nightmare
Yesterday a head popped round the door and asked if anyone owned a blue BMW because it was 'smoking'. I went outside and my car had smoke pouring out from under the bonnet, I had parked it about half an hour previously. I opened the bonnet and the alarm was glowing red and the plastic casing and wires were melting so I disconnected the battery and it stopped.
I was booked in for a service today so the guy told me to leave the keys with him and he would come and get it in the morning. I got a call from him this morning saying he couldn't get it going (maybe flat battery, he's gone to get some equipment to start it), and that it has made a real mess of the wiring. He said he was worried that power has gone up the k-bus(?) wire and could have ruined the computers. I think he's basically going to spend today trying to sort it - originally I'd wanted an inspection 2 service and a water pump change!
Does anyone know why/how this has happened and what the outcome might be? I've only had the car a month and am absolutely gutted because mechanically it is in fantastic condition. Initially I was glad it was only an electrical problem but now I'm thinking this might be worse than engine trouble... Nightmare
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