fix f10 idrive controller getting stuck on right side

#Fix f10 idrive controller getting stuck on right side how to

I paid less than $100 for a used controller. If your controller is in physically good condition you can probably find one that is cosmetically ugly but you can swap your buttons and switches if you want - that's what I did. The best I could recommend is look for a used controller. For whatever reason the iDrive controller seems to have some unpleasant way of handling some type of voltage spike. All I did was recharge the battery when it dies. A lot of people bring up issues when they get there battery replaced or alternator changed. I don't wanna go straight to replacing it because of the price but I just wanna know my options. But the car died again because the car sat there for a while and now it doesnt work at all after I recharged the battery. The only thing I've done was my battery died and I recharged it and it worked fine. I checked the voltage and on wire 1 and I'm getting (13.96v), Wire 2 (.002v), Wire 3 (.5v), Wire 4 (4.5v). The buttons on the console and steering wheel work just not on the controller. I'll try to remember to report my results.This is my first post on a forum. Also, thanks for the vid! I'll definitely try blasting the knob with air to see if that helps. If dust got in, it may have travelled around as I used the knob and started breaking other functions. This makes perfect sense as to why things started breaking one-by-one. Yeah, I'll give that a shot first before doing anything else. So the obvious flaw I see with this controller: the stem of the knob is open to the haptic area, so if anything liquid, or maybe even fine dirt/sand/dust gets under the knob, it’s going travel directly below the haptic buttons to ruin the haptic button function. It’s definitely worth a shot before dropping $150 on a new part. You might be able to fix yours the same way by blasting away any potential dust/debris that may be causing a problem. But I was able to take it apart just enough to blast it properly with compressed air.

#Fix f10 idrive controller getting stuck on right side how to

I had removed mine and tried to take it apart but not much luck because I couldn’t figure out how to remove the knob. Thankfully mine started working again after a 24 hour drying off period. I’m surprised yours halfway works (seems like it would be all or none). Yes, every button should deliver a firm haptic click. Buttons still work, but I might wanna replace it if it isn't supposed to move

Reading this post, I didn't know it's haptic feedback you're supposed to get rather than a physical movement. What's the part number for the controller? My back button physically moves, whereas the rest don't. I used this video to figure out how to pull it out I spilled coffee on my iDrive controller this morning, haptic buttons stopped working but knob still works. I've found the part, but can't find any instructions on how to actually do the replacement. I've also researched instructions on how to replace the controller module. Anyone know what the issue could be or have something that can point me in the right direction? I've been doing some research over the past few weeks when I've had time, but I've found nothing helpful. The rotation, click (press to select), and touchpad on the iDrive controller all still work fine as well. The shortcut buttons still work, but no lights at night or vibration on press. THEN a few days later the lights on the shortcut buttons stopped working. A few days later the tilt functions on the knob stopped working. The next day the haptic feedback on the shortcut buttons stopped working. After putting everything back together, the lights on the controller knob itself flashed, but never turned back on.

So I did the crystal iDrive controller conversion.