Hi everyone! My car shut off when I was driving today, and it said drivertrain malfunction and later it said auto start up/stop dysfunctional. After that, I was not able to start up the car. So my car was towed to the dealer, and my SA told me it is because the battery is almost dead, but I wonder why would I be able to drive about 10 minutes before it shut off. Besides that, he told me to replace the battery is about $600, 300 for the battery and 300 for the lab(installing and programming). Do you guys think it is a rip off? But since my car is not driveable now, what options do I have? Thanks guys
That doesn't sound right to me once the vehicle is running the battery basically becomes a voltage stabilizer in the system and there alternator supplies all the power. The vehicle should not shut off if the alternator is putting out the correct supply. The price for a BMW battery installed is about right for your vehicle. Did he give you list of faults for the drivetrain malfunction?
