06 525xi electrical short

Asked by Guru9W2LXN Mar 07, 2021 at 09:18 AM about the 2006 BMW 5 Series 525xi Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 06 525xi randomly acts like the battery is dead
but it’s not. I had it tested came back good. When I
try to start the car the dash lights flicker and if I
continuously hold the key over instead of one click
over to start it it will eventually start. However
several codes will come on and then go away after
driving. Yesterday I had to put a jump box to the
battery and do the same thing till it finally started.
What could be causing this

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If the battery tested good it could be a ground or wiring issue. The issues you are having sometimes are an indication of a weak battery. Was the battery load tested? Have a BMW mechanic check it out.

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