Rear Differential Replacement?? Not sure if just US

scottc · 07-21-2016, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Harryp

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Originally Posted by scottc

My car is K3 and I have just checked the vin decoder and mine was built on the 7th so it theory shouldn't be affected.. No idea why it's stuck

Can you point me in the direction of the VIN decoder? I googled one and put mine in but nothing came back

Try this one

http://www.bmwvin.com

Gives you the entire spec, you will be able to see if you have the updates as well because it will list the wifi hotspot

dopper99 · 07-21-2016, 06:56 AM

Must be a pretty serious problem if they are going to change diffs on 200+ cars.

Even if it cost BMW £1K per car to fix it, thats over £200K.

May be more than that.

I'd dread to think how much a diff change would be at dealer prices if you'd have to pay out of your own pocket.

notused · 07-21-2016, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

Must be a pretty serious problem if they are going to change diffs on 200+ cars.

Even if it cost BMW £1K per car to fix it, thats over £200K.

They'd probably spend more than that on admin and communication. And I'm sure the OEM supplier would fit the bill. It's still peanuts.

Harryp · 07-21-2016, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by scottc

Try this one

http://www.bmwvin.com

Gives you the entire spec, you will be able to see if you have the updates as well because it will list the wifi hotspot

Thanks, that works, production date was 01/07/2016, same as Genius said. Still stuck at 5500 since then

DR12FAN · 07-21-2016, 07:57 AM

So I phoned up BMW UK, who confirmed my car is affected.

Dealer got back to me, stated all the comments that are mentioned before in relation to rear differential producing noises, no fix, delivery stop etc. there was no updated news as to when the fix is going to come in. Dealer said they had a stop on the 1 series last year, which was for 5 weeks!!

Not looking promising.

DR12FAN · 07-21-2016, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by scottc

Try this one

http://www.bmwvin.com

Gives you the entire spec, you will be able to see if you have the updates as well because it will list the wifi hotspot

Thats a brilliant tool, just checkd mine and it does have all the new goodies, now if only I was able to get my hands on them to try them out!

ajfoggy · 07-21-2016, 08:02 AM

Mine is at 5055 which means it has a VIN now, but genius people said they cannot see the Vin is that right?

scottc · 07-21-2016, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ajfoggy

Mine is at 5055 which means it has a VIN now, but genius people said they cannot see the Vin is that right?

Ask your dealer, that's where I got mine

ajfoggy · 07-21-2016, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by scottc

Ask your dealer, that's where I got mine

Think he is on hols still, no rush i guess.

brianeck · 07-21-2016, 08:54 AM

My car falls into the dates AND my rear diff disconnected from the rear axle in my work parking lot 3 months ago. Go figure.

scottc · 07-21-2016, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by brianeck

My car falls into the dates AND my rear diff disconnected from the rear axle in my work parking lot 3 months ago. Go figure.

How on earth did it disconnect from the axle? Guessing you couldn't drive it?

notused · 07-21-2016, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by brianeck

My car falls into the dates AND my rear diff disconnected from the rear axle in my work parking lot 3 months ago. Go figure.

I thought the date range for faulty diffs was cars produced between 12 May and 4 July. Three months ago would put you before that range.

scottc · 07-21-2016, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RWDpetrol

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Originally Posted by brianeck

My car falls into the dates AND my rear diff disconnected from the rear axle in my work parking lot 3 months ago. Go figure.

I thought the date range for faulty diffs was cars produced between 12 May and 4 July. Three months ago would put you before that range.

I think the problem is bigger than they thought

JovanUK · 07-21-2016, 03:11 PM

Dealer called me today, said that my car was affected, and explained that it is related to the diff 'grind noise issue', as the diffs were manufactured to the wrong degree of strength.

He did however, to my delight, say it will be all sorted for 66plate delivery, which is not too bad of a delay for me.(Though some have speculated it will take months to fix?)

ajfoggy · 07-21-2016, 03:52 PM

If there is one thing I hate it's news given that gets worse. I would much prefer either being told they don't know or given worst case and it gets better!

Fingers cross for all those affected!!

Wills2 · 07-21-2016, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

Yeah cool. My thinking is hang on to it till they get a resolution sorted. So it'll be in the dealer for a couple of days instead of potentially weeks!

I wouldn't do that, take the car in as you would normally as near to 1200 as you can, if the car is affected it's better there than driving it around faulty.

dopper99 · 07-21-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ajfoggy

Think he is on hols still, no rush i guess.

Foggy, is that Tony? I'm waiting for an email from him to buy the service pack but not heard anything so assumed he is on holiday. Do you know when he is back?
He said you have to buy the service pack from the supplying dealer, is this correct does anyone know?

DazC · 07-22-2016, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

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Originally Posted by ajfoggy

Think he is on hols still, no rush i guess.

Foggy, is that Tony? I'm waiting for an email from him to buy the service pack but not heard anything so assumed he is on holiday. Do you know when he is back?
He said you have to buy the service pack from the supplying dealer, is this correct does anyone know?

I was told you can buy the service pack from any BMW dealer.

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ajfoggy · 07-22-2016, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dopper99

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Originally Posted by ajfoggy

Think he is on hols still, no rush i guess.

Foggy, is that Tony? I'm waiting for an email from him to buy the service pack but not heard anything so assumed he is on holiday. Do you know when he is back?
He said you have to buy the service pack from the supplying dealer, is this correct does anyone know?

yeah Tony. not sure maybe Monday or around now.

I would imagine you could buy it from any dealer but not sure.

terrycollins999 · 07-22-2016, 12:54 AM

Have to add myself to the list of folks effected. So now for an extended waiting time. My dealer has alerted my to a potential delay but no further details than that..

scottc · 07-22-2016, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by terrycollins999

Have to add myself to the list of folks effected. So now for an extended waiting time. My dealer has alerted my to a potential delay but no further details than that..

Is yours at the dealer or at the factory?

scottc · 07-22-2016, 02:01 AM

Reading the main thread this morning it looks like 1200+ cars are now affected and BMW don't have the parts to fix all the cars

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dopper99 Lieutenant General 3528 Rep 11,291 Posts Drives: Golf R Mk8 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (1)	Must be a pretty serious problem if they are going to change diffs on 200+ cars. Even if it cost BMW £1K per car to fix it, thats over £200K. May be more than that. I'd dread to think how much a diff change would be at dealer prices if you'd have to pay out of your own pocket. __________________ Current: Golf R Mk8 Previous: Golf R Mk7.5 Mercedes AMG C63 S Coupe F80 M3 Competition Pack
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DR12FAN Private First Class 160 Rep 198 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Convertible (ZCP) Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Burnley, UK iTrader: (0)	So I phoned up BMW UK, who confirmed my car is affected. Dealer got back to me, stated all the comments that are mentioned before in relation to rear differential producing noises, no fix, delivery stop etc. there was no updated news as to when the fix is going to come in. Dealer said they had a stop on the 1 series last year, which was for 5 weeks!! Not looking promising.
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ajfoggy Brigadier General 1517 Rep 3,560 Posts Drives: C63s - S205 - Brilliant Blue Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Warrington iTrader: (0)	Mine is at 5055 which means it has a VIN now, but genius people said they cannot see the Vin is that right?
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brianeck Part Time Firetruck Crash Barrier 788 Rep 1,563 Posts Drives: 2022 M340ix Mineral Grey Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Nyack NY iTrader: (0)	My car falls into the dates AND my rear diff disconnected from the rear axle in my work parking lot 3 months ago. Go figure. __________________ m340ix Mineral Grey/Tacora Red
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