Needing help. Dropped my car. Now have some lights on, on the dash.

midwest king · 03-23-2012, 01:53 PM

Just dropped my e92 a couple days ago and, after about 30 minutes of driving, some of the lights came on, on my dash.
On my dash: brake light is orange, 'suspension control system failed' logo is orange, and 'drive assistant has failed' shows up when I turn on my car also. My cruise control and dtc also doesn't work. Does anyone know what these means? Can anyone help? Having lights on the dash and not having cruise control is kind of irritating. Thanks!

Edit:
Okay so I took my car to BMW and they recalibrated it and the lights were all off, cruise control and everything works again BUT as soon as I drove it off the lot, my steering wheel started shaking. Had them recheck and they think it's because of my slightly bent wheel in the rear driver side. Why would the steering wheel shake? Haven't drove the car for a couple of days just to be careful. Today I decided to give it a shot again. It shook again but only a couple times then completely stopped. So I drive on for awhile thinking what the hell, it's ok now? But then those lights on the dash came back on. Anyone know anything about this?

ExpensiveTaste · 03-23-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by midwest king

Just dropped my e92 a couple days ago and, after about 30 minutes of driving, some of the lights came on, on my dash.
On my dash: brake light is orange, 'suspension control system failed' logo is orange, and 'drive assistant has failed' shows up when I turn on my car also. My cruise control and dtc also doesn't work. Does anyone know what these means? Can anyone help? Having lights on the dash and not having cruise control is kind of irritating. Thanks!

Did you plug the ABS wheel sensors back in?

midwest king · 03-23-2012, 02:02 PM

I'm not sure. I'll ask the person that dropped it for me. He said he didn't touch anything else though. But thanks. I'll double check!

HK8888 · 03-23-2012, 04:57 PM

Loose wiring.

midwest king · 04-09-2012, 10:36 PM

Updated!

CJ421 · 04-09-2012, 11:02 PM

The steering wheel might shake while driving for a number of reasons:
-Alignment off
-Wheel needs balancing
-Bent wheel as the dealer suspects

I saw you got in an accident a few months back ... that doesn't help narrow down the list of variables. The suspension work might not have anything to do with the lights being on.

Could you elaborate more on 'dropped'? Was it shocks/springs or just springs or ... ? Where did you get the suspension work done?

03-23-2012, 01:53 PM	#1
midwest king Private First Class 23 Rep 165 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, Kansas iTrader: (6)	Needing help. Dropped my car. Now have some lights on, on the dash. Just dropped my e92 a couple days ago and, after about 30 minutes of driving, some of the lights came on, on my dash. On my dash: brake light is orange, 'suspension control system failed' logo is orange, and 'drive assistant has failed' shows up when I turn on my car also. My cruise control and dtc also doesn't work. Does anyone know what these means? Can anyone help? Having lights on the dash and not having cruise control is kind of irritating. Thanks! Edit: Okay so I took my car to BMW and they recalibrated it and the lights were all off, cruise control and everything works again BUT as soon as I drove it off the lot, my steering wheel started shaking. Had them recheck and they think it's because of my slightly bent wheel in the rear driver side. Why would the steering wheel shake? Haven't drove the car for a couple of days just to be careful. Today I decided to give it a shot again. It shook again but only a couple times then completely stopped. So I drive on for awhile thinking what the hell, it's ok now? But then those lights on the dash came back on. Anyone know anything about this? Last edited by midwest king; 04-09-2012 at 09:21 PM.. Reason: More info.
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03-23-2012, 02:02 PM	#3
midwest king Private First Class 23 Rep 165 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, Kansas iTrader: (6)	I'm not sure. I'll ask the person that dropped it for me. He said he didn't touch anything else though. But thanks. I'll double check!
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HK8888 Captain 24 Rep 926 Posts Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 M3 Coupe [10.00]	Loose wiring.
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midwest king Private First Class 23 Rep 165 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, Kansas iTrader: (6)	Updated!
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CJ421 Brigadier General 1559 Rep 4,109 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Blue Bell, PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2024 BMW M3 Sedan [9.50]	The steering wheel might shake while driving for a number of reasons: -Alignment off -Wheel needs balancing -Bent wheel as the dealer suspects I saw you got in an accident a few months back ... that doesn't help narrow down the list of variables. The suspension work might not have anything to do with the lights being on. Could you elaborate more on 'dropped'? Was it shocks/springs or just springs or ... ? Where did you get the suspension work done? __________________ 2024 BMW M3 Sedan Frozen Pure Grey II/Fjord Blue, 6MT Past: 2021 Z4 M40i Frozen Grey II/Black Alcantara \| 2017 F30 340i Mineral Gray/Coral Red, 6MT \| 2011 E92 335i Le Mans Blue/Black, 6MT
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