95 530i - Won't Start

[REtzler]

My car is:
1995 BMW 530i
77,000 miles

I think I am having an electrical problem. About three/four weeks ago the passenger side window stopped working. I can hear it faintly, but the window will not go down.

Around the same time I noticed that sometimes when I would turn the key in the ignition the car wouldn't start. If I pulled the key out of the ignition, put it back in and tried again, it would start.

I went out yesterday morning to drive the car and the first sign of trouble I had was when I turned the key to unlock the doors they responded slowly - a stuttered unlock. Then the car would not start. The sun-roof still opens, but none of the car interior windows will open. The radio doesn't come on. However, the LED lights/display on the dash and the center console appear to be working (possibly slightly faint).

To me, it seems like an electrical issue. However, I don't understand how some electrical parts (the sun-roof) work, but others don't.

Please help! Your assistance is greatly appreciated.


Robert

[ThoreauHD]

77K miles.. that's interesting. Anyhow, if your battery or alternator isn't dead, you can check this doohickey.



http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/maintenance/electrical/fusible_link.htm

[REtzler]

When trying to remove the back seat
1) Are there any bolts, hooks, latches or screws?
2) Pull straight up from the middle?
3) Will the whole seat come out or will it rotate like a door on a hinge?

Robert

[Eric Clark]

When trying to remove the back seat
1) Are there any bolts, hooks, latches or screws?
2) Pull straight up from the middle?
3) Will the whole seat come out or will it rotate like a door on a hinge?

Robert


Entire seat bottom comes out. Just yank at each end. There is nothing you can break.