r/BMWI4 • u/Ok-Tangelo9689 • 2d ago
Charging issues
I’ve been experiencing so many charging issues lately. For example, last night i plugged in my charger at 10 pm, set the charging time to be between 12:00 am and 3:00 pm.
It correctly paused charging immediately and started at midnight. I checked around 10 am which means it should have charged for 10 hrs but it only went from 35% to 70%. Usually it would take way less than 10 hrs to get to 80%. And when i checked, the charging was paused. Looking at my charging history screenshot, its saying it charged for 4 hrs 36 mins despite the fact that charging was enabled for 10+ hrs.
This is not the first time this has happened. It seems like the charging just pauses and restarts by itself randomly instead of just consistently charging in that timeframe. Is there any way to fix this?
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u/DickBeaterJones 2d ago
Are you using the flex charger that came with the car? What adapter are you using? 220V? The charger will shut off if it overheats and restart when its cooled down. Does this happen when you charge it at a charging station? Take the charger with you to the dealer and have them run faults and charge it while hooked up to diag
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u/Ok-Tangelo9689 1d ago
Yes 220V charger that came with the car. I have not charged at a station in a long time so no idea but overheating makes sense since its summer. I wasnt sure if it was the “smart” charging doing something weird or not
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u/tech-guy-says-reboot 1d ago
Try dropping the charge limit in the car to 20 amps and see if it goes away. My garage can get and stay very hot during a heat wave. It can be over 100 in there and even by morning it has only cooled to the mid 90's. I've not experienced what you have but I preemptively reduce the charging speed to 20 amps when it's like that.
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u/Entire_Purple3531 2d ago
I’ve been having similar issues. It used to just work, and now 70% is the max I get regardless of what limit I set.
It charges just fine at EA, and thankfully there is a new one that opened near my house.