NOCO fried the fusebox on my BMW M5 F10

waybar17 · 02-02-2018, 10:28 AM

I bought a NOCO Ultra Safe G7200 charger, to keep my car topped up when not in use in the winter months, having used NOCO products for years

I also purchased the ODB charge cable, for a simple hook-up

When I plugged it in, the windscreen wipers came on, and one side mirror folded and everything else died - car wouldn't start, car wouldn't lock and windscreen wipers would not turn off. For 3 hours I tried to reset my ECU, then started looking through the fusebox in the dash and boot, and to my alarm, a lot of the 3.5amp and 5amp fuses had been blown, including the ECU fuse.

Eventually I replaced all the blown fuses and the car gradually came back to life. If the fuses hadn't done their job I'm sure the damage would have been a lot worse, including possible expensive damage to the ECU

Please share your experience of using the OBD cable with a G7200 charger and help me make other BMW owners aware of the potential risk to their cars by marking my reviews on Amazon as 'helpful'

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R270...p_perm?ie=UTF8

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https://www.amazon.com/review/R1671S...SIN=B004LWTHP2

R3dliner · 02-02-2018, 10:35 AM

Check out the Ctek chargers. A lot of folks here use it.

02-02-2018, 10:28 AM	#1
waybar17 Private 10 Rep 55 Posts Drives: E93M3, F10 M5, E70X5, F11 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Doncaster, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2000 Westfield SEiW [0.00] 2013 BMW F11 520d [0.00] 2012 BMW E70 X5 [0.00] 2010 BMW E93 M3 [0.00] 2012 BMW F10 M5 [0.00]	NOCO fried the fusebox on my BMW M5 F10 I bought a NOCO Ultra Safe G7200 charger, to keep my car topped up when not in use in the winter months, having used NOCO products for years I also purchased the ODB charge cable, for a simple hook-up When I plugged it in, the windscreen wipers came on, and one side mirror folded and everything else died - car wouldn't start, car wouldn't lock and windscreen wipers would not turn off. For 3 hours I tried to reset my ECU, then started looking through the fusebox in the dash and boot, and to my alarm, a lot of the 3.5amp and 5amp fuses had been blown, including the ECU fuse. Eventually I replaced all the blown fuses and the car gradually came back to life. If the fuses hadn't done their job I'm sure the damage would have been a lot worse, including possible expensive damage to the ECU Please share your experience of using the OBD cable with a G7200 charger and help me make other BMW owners aware of the potential risk to their cars by marking my reviews on Amazon as 'helpful' Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R270...p_perm?ie=UTF8 Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/review/R1671S...SIN=B004LWTHP2 __________________ E93 M3 F10 M5 Westfield Carbon E70 X5 F11 Last edited by waybar17; 02-03-2018 at 01:23 AM..
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02-02-2018, 10:35 AM	#2
R3dliner Lieutenant Colonel 935 Rep 1,930 Posts Drives: 18 M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NYC iTrader: (5)	Check out the Ctek chargers. A lot of folks here use it.
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