First Problem

Sergeant Major · 10-10-2013, 07:51 PM

I have a 2008 E90 with 36,400 miles on the clock. It's been running without any issues until now. My drivers side door lock doesn't work with the keyless remote. I've searched on here and it sounds like the actuator that went bad. I am taking it to the dealer tomorrow at 9:00 AM. My car is CPO'd until 2015. Anyone else have this problem?

jhcao1472 · 10-11-2013, 02:23 PM

I had this problem before and it was no biggie. I brought my car to the dealer and they replaced the faulty actuator under warranty. Never had a problem with the actuators again. It is a common issue with these cars.

mike3000fl · 10-11-2013, 06:18 PM

If you take it to the dealer in Fayetteville try to get Chad. The rest are dipsticks.

Sergeant Major · 10-11-2013, 09:32 PM

Took it to Valley. Cost $320.00 total for everything. Got to drive a 2013 528i as a loaner.

DC_Oldboy · 10-11-2013, 10:01 PM

Yeah I had this problem back in January, both driver and passenger door actuator needed to be replaced. Took it to the dealership and paid $900+ (After a 10% discount). I almost collapsed after I saw the bill lol. When I looked at the statement, the actuator cost $80 each for two and labor was some ridiculous amount at 5 hours of work to complete this job.

Sergeant Major · 10-11-2013, 11:10 PM

[QUOTE=DC_Oldboy;14800824]Yeah I had this problem back in January, both driver and passenger door actuator needed to be replaced. Took it to the dealership and paid $900+ (After a 10% discount). I almost collapsed after I saw the bill lol. When I looked at the statement, the actuator cost $80 each for two and labor was some ridiculous amount at 5 hours of work to complete this job.[/

My car was in the work bay closest to the garage door so I watched the guy install the actuator. It looked like a pain in the ass to do. It only took him 1.5 hours for one side. I bought the double kit so now I have the second actuator as a spare. Reading on this forum, this seems to be a problem. To top it off, it was not covered under my CPO warranty.

10-10-2013, 07:51 PM	#1
Sergeant Major Private 2 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335I Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ft Bragg, NC iTrader: (0)	First Problem I have a 2008 E90 with 36,400 miles on the clock. It's been running without any issues until now. My drivers side door lock doesn't work with the keyless remote. I've searched on here and it sounds like the actuator that went bad. I am taking it to the dealer tomorrow at 9:00 AM. My car is CPO'd until 2015. Anyone else have this problem?
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jhcao1472 Private First Class 31 Rep 115 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	I had this problem before and it was no biggie. I brought my car to the dealer and they replaced the faulty actuator under warranty. Never had a problem with the actuators again. It is a common issue with these cars.
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10-11-2013, 06:18 PM	#3
mike3000fl Banned 138 Rep 2,731 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0)	If you take it to the dealer in Fayetteville try to get Chad. The rest are dipsticks.
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10-11-2013, 09:32 PM	#4
Sergeant Major Private 2 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335I Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ft Bragg, NC iTrader: (0)	Took it to Valley. Cost $320.00 total for everything. Got to drive a 2013 528i as a loaner.
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DC_Oldboy Q(.)-D Q-(^.~Q) 214 Rep 5,378 Posts Drives: like an old person. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bothell, WA iTrader: (39) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.48]	Yeah I had this problem back in January, both driver and passenger door actuator needed to be replaced. Took it to the dealership and paid $900+ (After a 10% discount). I almost collapsed after I saw the bill lol. When I looked at the statement, the actuator cost $80 each for two and labor was some ridiculous amount at 5 hours of work to complete this job. __________________ Last edited by DC_Oldboy; 10-11-2013 at 10:06 PM..
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Sergeant Major Private 2 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335I Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ft Bragg, NC iTrader: (0)	[QUOTE=DC_Oldboy;14800824]Yeah I had this problem back in January, both driver and passenger door actuator needed to be replaced. Took it to the dealership and paid $900+ (After a 10% discount). I almost collapsed after I saw the bill lol. When I looked at the statement, the actuator cost $80 each for two and labor was some ridiculous amount at 5 hours of work to complete this job.[/ My car was in the work bay closest to the garage door so I watched the guy install the actuator. It looked like a pain in the ass to do. It only took him 1.5 hours for one side. I bought the double kit so now I have the second actuator as a spare. Reading on this forum, this seems to be a problem. To top it off, it was not covered under my CPO warranty.
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