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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
Don't know. Given the body shop r&r the front bumper, anything is possible. There's electrical connections behind the bumper and maybe they pinched one or as you mentioned could be the active shutters aren't responding properly.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
Don't know. Given the body shop r&r the front bumper, anything is possible. There's electrical connections behind the bumper and maybe they pinched one or as you mentioned could be the active shutters aren't responding properly.
It's not the shutters as they were open today. I'm swinging by the body shop tomorrow and they're going to take a look right then and there. Hopefully it's something simple as everything seem to be working fine.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
Don't know. Given the body shop r&r the front bumper, anything is possible. There's electrical connections behind the bumper and maybe they pinched one or as you mentioned could be the active shutters aren't responding properly.
It's not the shutters as they were open today. I'm swinging by the body shop tomorrow and they're going to take a look right then and there. Hopefully it's something simple as everything seem to be working fine.
Please let us know. Hope they quickly find the cause.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
Don't know. Given the body shop r&r the front bumper, anything is possible. There's electrical connections behind the bumper and maybe they pinched one or as you mentioned could be the active shutters aren't responding properly.
It's not the shutters as they were open today. I'm swinging by the body shop tomorrow and they're going to take a look right then and there. Hopefully it's something simple as everything seem to be working fine.
Please let us know. Hope they quickly find the cause.
Luckily it was just an intermittent fault. They cleared the error, rescanned the vehicle, and all components are working fine. The fan has been working all along, so I'm glad this was the outcome.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
Don't know. Given the body shop r&r the front bumper, anything is possible. There's electrical connections behind the bumper and maybe they pinched one or as you mentioned could be the active shutters aren't responding properly.
It's not the shutters as they were open today. I'm swinging by the body shop tomorrow and they're going to take a look right then and there. Hopefully it's something simple as everything seem to be working fine.
Please let us know. Hope they quickly find the cause.
Luckily it was just an intermittent fault. They cleared the error, rescanned the vehicle, and all components are working fine. The fan has been working all along, so I'm glad this was the outcome.
Hopefully this error doesn't reappear, but my experience tells me it very well may. Often when dealers simply reset intermittent faults or others faults that lack specific coding, these faults reappear. Unless it's a software bug that can be corrected by an iStep upgrade.
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I got this message today on my '19 M550i today. The check engine light came on right after engine start and then I got this message in iDrive about 5-10 minutes into my drive. It kept reappearing about every 5 minutes until I reached my destination (45 miles). When I was heading back home (after about an hour with the vehicle off) the message only came on once on the 45 mile trip back home. The fan was definitely on after I got back home like it normally does. The shutters have been closed all day. Has anyone else experienced this before? I only have about 6,000 miles on her. Thank you.
Sorry to hear.

Check inside the grills and under hood and make sure nothing foreign got in there.

Given the warnings I've been hearing about the current (November) iStep versions, I suppose it could be a software bug. Hopefully not.

Or it could be a bad fan or fan relay. The fans in these cars are variable speed and have an rpm counter. Maybe the electronics they're using to vary the speed have gone bad. The 2012-2014 F30 with the N55 had similar issues until the fan oem fixed the fan electronics. On the F30's when this fan message showed, the car commonly went into limp mode. So annoying when that happened!

But haven't heard of this issue being common on the G30. Take it in and let them sort it.
My car was upgraded to EVO-S in December and I've had no issues. In fact, this is the first error message I've received. I did just get it back from the body shop. Some girl backed into me while I was parked and I had to have the bumper cover replaced, but that should have nothing to do with it. It wasn't really an impact - just a few scratches. I'm taking it in tomorrow. Thanks for your response.
Ah ha Body shop. I smell a clue. Not the accident, the workmanship. Lol.
Do you think it's possibly the active shutters being stuck in the closed postion? I assume there is a specific error message for that, but I just thought I would ask since the shutters seem to have been closed the entire time I received these errors.
Don't know. Given the body shop r&r the front bumper, anything is possible. There's electrical connections behind the bumper and maybe they pinched one or as you mentioned could be the active shutters aren't responding properly.
It's not the shutters as they were open today. I'm swinging by the body shop tomorrow and they're going to take a look right then and there. Hopefully it's something simple as everything seem to be working fine.
Please let us know. Hope they quickly find the cause.
Luckily it was just an intermittent fault. They cleared the error, rescanned the vehicle, and all components are working fine. The fan has been working all along, so I'm glad this was the outcome.
Hopefully this error doesn't reappear, but my experience tells me it very well may. Often when dealers simply reset intermittent faults or others faults that lack specific coding, these faults reappear. Unless it's a software bug that can be corrected by an iStep upgrade.
I tend to believe them considering the fan has never stopped working. Plus I've been checking my engine temperature as I drive and it's been completely normal. So far so good.
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And of course I spoke too soon! Now she's going back for service.
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At least they're giving me a '19 M5 as a loaner car. Now they can keep my car as long as they want!
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At least they're giving me a '19 M5 as a loaner car. Now they can keep my car as long as they want!
Unfortunately I had a feeling this problem would return. Enjoy the loaner. Should be fun.
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At least they're giving me a '19 M5 as a loaner car. Now they can keep my car as long as they want!
Interested in hearing your impressions on how the M5 differs from your M550, especially since you've had a lot of time in the M550, and will be able to drive the M5 anywhere/anyway/anyhow you want
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At least they're giving me a '19 M5 as a loaner car. Now they can keep my car as long as they want!
Interested in hearing your impressions on how the M5 differs from your M550, especially since you've had a lot of time in the M550, and will be able to drive the M5 anywhere/anyway/anyhow you want
I'll let you know! I'm dropping my car off in the next couple of hours.
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Well, I misread the confirmation text that they sent me since they ran out of characters. It turns out they were talking about my vehicle and not the loaner car.

Oh well. They gave me a '20 X5. I can finally say I don't really care for iDrive 7 for many of the same reasons others have stated. Way too much going on and too difficult to see RPMs and the speedometer when you're used to the '19 M550i layout.
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Well, I misread the confirmation text that they sent me since they ran out of characters. It turns out they were talking about my vehicle and not the loaner car.

Oh well. They gave me a '20 X5. I can finally say I don't really care for iDrive 7 for many of the same reasons others have stated. Way too much going on and too difficult to see RPMs and the speedometer when you're used to the '19 M550i layout.
That M5 mixup is a buzz kill.
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Well, I misread the confirmation text that they sent me since they ran out of characters. It turns out they were talking about my vehicle and not the loaner car.

Oh well. They gave me a '20 X5. I can finally say I don't really care for iDrive 7 for many of the same reasons others have stated. Way too much going on and too difficult to see RPMs and the speedometer when you're used to the '19 M550i layout.
That M5 mixup is a buzz kill.
Look at the screenshot! I was misled! In all seriousness, I neglected to read the follow up words "for service." I saw M5 and quit reading!
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I would too if I were you...
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My M550i is ready to pickup. Here is what is on the invoice regarding the "engine fan malfunction" message:

Cause: AP0203 TER, BOTTOM STOP NOT DETECTED
Correction: 0000006 PERFORMING VEHICLE TEST Tech Number: 128 Labor Type: W
6121528 CHARGING BATTERY Tech Number: 128 Labor Type: W
6100006 PERFORMING TEST PLAN Tech Number: 128 Labor Type: W
5164700 Replace top automatic air flap control (after vehicle diagnosis)
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