My bmw 3 series is stopped some issue in the car... what can i do?
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So I happened to have bought this E90 a while back as I had always dreamt of owning one. Car worked fine for a fortnight but in the last 48 hours not one, not two but on three separate occasions while doing speeds between 50-100 kph the car lost all its electrical, the speedo needle stucked at the speed at which the car lost its electrical power and boom the steerings got jammed too! First time it was in the middle of the city at a crowded street so called the mechanic and he tried to jump start from the positive terminal using a battery + different car - both failed. It was then the car was taken on flatbed to a local workshop that does work on premium cars and rear seats were removed and he just removed the battery positive terminal, wiped it and reinstalled and the car got back to life. However he also mentioned some fuse that according to him had blown and he replaced but not sure on this...Said it wasn't anything major and there was some carbon deposit on the battery connection and the fuse issue and advised me to continue without any issue.
BMW 3-Series (E90) - Completely switches off on the move!-whatsapp-image-20180518-17.55.55.jpeg
BMW 3-Series (E90) - Completely switches off on the move!-whatsapp-image-20180518-17.56.31.jpeg
BMW 3-Series (E90) - Completely switches off on the move!-whatsapp-image-20180518-19.56.55.jpeg
Worked fine for the next few hours and 50 kms or so but again during an outstation trip nearby on the highway at 100 kph again same thing happened and missed a near mishap as suddenly the car lost all the power and steering was jammed completely. Was lucky enough to find a local mechanic who followed my instruction and did the same thing that was done that is removing the battery connection and reputting it and it immediately started. (Note: No jump start happens when the power is lost, neither is there power to open the boot). Left the trip, decided to return back home and this time didn't close the boot completely as just in case. 40-45 kms later same thing happened and within half a minute it got fine when the battery terminal was disconnected and reconnected. What are you guys' take on this? Changing the battery tomorrow but seems like a bigger problem...Alas, first pre-owned came with plethora of problems.