Looking for feedback from the LH Community. One of my 2019 540i’s has had a problem where the gauges move out of position and jump around. In last month with an attempted software update to fix. Back in again this week and now BMW corporate wants to replace the entire instrument cluster. I can’t imagine the time it will take or the cost. Glad it’s still under warranty. Anyone experience this before?
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I wouldn’t imagine that replacing a gauge cluster is really that involved. The whole unit will just pop out and be replaced.
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Yep a very quick swap. Programming is probably the longest part.
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Well that’s reassuring. Thanks guys…
Tony
Wait until these hit the local auctioned car lots with no warranty. That’s where the fun will start.
“I got a great deal on ma’ new bimmer. It got’a that cool tv dash an all. Am sure they solved the Vanos thing by now so it will be all cool.”
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I have always wondered about how “digitization” of vehicles will impact the used car market. A poor student can still buy a clunker from Joe’s used car lot and have it fixed at Jose’s garage on budget but what will happen in 10 years from now?
Feedback…drop the car off, pick up the loaner and let them fix the cluster. It’s an electronic device. None last forever and some go quick.
Who cares how much it will cost…BMW foots the bill.
The most difficult part will be a reprogram. The whole process including relearn shouldn’t take more than 90-120 mins. They don’t have to rebuild the engine.
In the grand scheme of things, this isn’t a big deal.
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This issue showed up on my 18 540i
Nice yo know it was an isolated situation. As most have said, it wasn’t that big a deal after all other than being in a 330 loaner for a week.
Free miles! Drive it like you stole it.(add a few farts too)
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