Hello everyone,
Huge problem for me...
I have a Manual, 2005 BMW 116i. It works well until a few weeks ago I put my key FOB in and hit the start but and got a clicking noise and the car won't turn over. It did this a few times and then I pulled out the key fob and put in back in, pushed the button and it started.
Sometimes it starts in one go and sometimes I sit there trying for 20 minutes and then it starts. The clicking sounds like it's mainly coming from the starting motor but when I push in the key the 1st time and press the button the noise sounds like it's coming from the fuse box in the passenger side of the car. I also get a yellow Triangle with an exclamation mark in the center sometimes when it does not start.
Repairs
I took it to a BMW specialist on the island (Barbados) and they changed the Battery and the starting motor so far. Still the same problem exists... It works fine for a bit and then it does it again. They also ran some diagnostics.(I will post the codes shortly, can't find the paper, contacting the shop today)
I mostly park on slopes now so if it doesn't start, I roll forward and jump clutch start.
Please help... this is really annoying!
Thank you...
Huge problem for me...
I have a Manual, 2005 BMW 116i. It works well until a few weeks ago I put my key FOB in and hit the start but and got a clicking noise and the car won't turn over. It did this a few times and then I pulled out the key fob and put in back in, pushed the button and it started.
Sometimes it starts in one go and sometimes I sit there trying for 20 minutes and then it starts. The clicking sounds like it's mainly coming from the starting motor but when I push in the key the 1st time and press the button the noise sounds like it's coming from the fuse box in the passenger side of the car. I also get a yellow Triangle with an exclamation mark in the center sometimes when it does not start.
Repairs
I took it to a BMW specialist on the island (Barbados) and they changed the Battery and the starting motor so far. Still the same problem exists... It works fine for a bit and then it does it again. They also ran some diagnostics.(I will post the codes shortly, can't find the paper, contacting the shop today)
I mostly park on slopes now so if it doesn't start, I roll forward and jump clutch start.
Please help... this is really annoying!
Thank you...