Right. After much toing and froing and the BMW dealer opening a PUMA case, BMW Germany have agreed to pay 50% of the costs of replacing the DME and Battery. They have ordered the parts and the car should be repaired by Wednesday next week, so will keep you guys posted! Many thanks for all your help ...

Current (crappy) situation. Basically there has been water ingress into the DME. The reason behind this is unknown, the garage that serviced it aren't taking responsibility, the insurance company does not want to know, and I have a 3.5K bill to think about. The BMW garage holding my car are now ...

Update: Been to BMW garage holding my car, who showed me that the rubber water seal in the engine bay had not been replaced properly during the last service by my local BMW garage (two weeks ago, just before my holiday). As a result, there has been water ingress into an electronic box located in the ...

...and sorry, no warranty, the car is a Jan 2010 X6M, I think I am out of warranty cover now.

Cheers Richard, much appreciated.

If I was to go out and buy a new battery for it, are you able to tell me what kind I need to buy?

(Sorry for asking trivial questions, not so good with cars...!)

Right, just had a call back from BMW who have said that the battery is faulty, as well as (and I quote) "faulty engine box". They are quoting me 3500 euro to get the car sorted!! I cant believe this, the car has been fine, no fault lights, anything whatsoever. I only left it on my drive way for the ...

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. :) Is it possible for me to pull the battery out and charge it myself? Will doing this render my car "unlockable"? The BMW garage here are totally useless, they havent even looked at my car yet as they have so many in their queue to be repaired. Really need to ...

Hi there, New to this place, would really like some guidance / help. I have a 2010 X6M, been driving around for the past couple of years with absolutely no problems. I look after the car meticulously, only premium fuel, regularly serviced, etc. Went on holiday for two weeks, left the car on the ...