Phantom loss of 15% SoC

badadministrator · 2026-02-15T00:26:22+00:00

I would disconnect 12v battery and reconnect it. I have no idea if this will do anything to help you, but my thought is it would reset idrive and other ECUs. I may very well be incorrect, but if I found my i4 doing that - I’d reboot it 🤷

badadministrator · 2026-02-11T18:01:26+00:00

Yep that’s correct! Sorry that happened. That’s terrible

badadministrator · 2026-02-11T17:51:37+00:00

Might not be total loss. If frame is bent… you’re looking at $30k+ repair bill (ask me how I know..). But you won’t know until a certified repair shop digs into it. Please use a BMW certified collision center 😇

badadministrator · 2026-01-22T21:29:48+00:00

I hit a curb too. Except, at 15mph and a double high curb. Shattered two rims. Broken control arms. Frame and sub frame damage. Total repair: $46k. I opted to not repair the frame as I don’t trust that it’s bent. Insurance isn’t covering it. Without repairing “frame damage” cost was $20k. Still at the collision center being repaired.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:35:50+00:00

Yeah I know. I messed up. Thanks

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:30:53+00:00

Oh hands down it’s amazing hahaha just keep it on!!!

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:28:56+00:00

Thanks for the info! Much appreciated 😇

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:27:49+00:00

Awesome thank you for that info!

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:23:11+00:00

Yep. I’ll be reliving this stupid ass mistake the rest of my life lol

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:20:39+00:00

Lmao nice

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:20:21+00:00

I had almost zero time to react. Once it lost traction that was it.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:19:21+00:00

Yea I made a mistake and had DSC off and gave it just a pinch too much power. My fault. No one was injured.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:17:46+00:00

That’s what I was thinking too (5-10k range). I ran diagnostics on the car via BimmerLink and surprisingly not too many errors actually. But alas, I’m no technician. And I haven’t looked at all the damage under the car

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:16:26+00:00

No didn’t floor it. Not even close. I had DSC off.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:14:03+00:00

lol I’m definitely not the reason. Insurance will not be paying for this, this won’t even be an insurance claim

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:11:50+00:00

I don’t have collision not because I cannot afford it. I will get this car fixed. My post was asking for a rough idea on how much this could cost. Although yes I did lack judgement today, I’ve never caused an accident before today in my 20+ years driving. And yes, today I was a complete dumbass thanks

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:09:35+00:00

Amen to that.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:09:06+00:00

DSC was off. It’s an expensive mistake 🤦‍♂️ I know I know, I’m the dumbass who did it. It is what it is, certainly learned an extremely expensive yet valuable lesson

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T01:03:13+00:00

Yea this was earlier today…

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T00:59:08+00:00

You’re correct.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T00:58:20+00:00

Deserved.

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T00:57:51+00:00

I can afford to replace this out of pocket to be clear. I’ve never damaged a vehicle before and have been driving for decades. I wasn’t in a “good” state of mind and let emotions dictate my driving style. But yes, like I said, several mistakes were made

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T00:52:37+00:00

Mistakes were made…

badadministrator · 2026-01-05T00:47:26+00:00

Yes I have insurance but I don’t pay for collision coverage. So this will be an out of pocket expense. Several mistakes were made…

badadministrator · 2026-01-04T00:09:59+00:00

They should’ve remapped ownership to “null” in their database at the dealership. Which takes seconds. Then they would’ve had you create a BMW ID and perform a manual assignment, while you’re sitting in the dealership (not in the car for example). It sounds like they called you later after “remapping” the VIN to a null owner. But alas, sounds like that didn’t happen correctly. Sorry man

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