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When gas pedal applied it has no power

Tiny
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  • 2003 BMW X5
  • 55,000 MILES
Change cvv, engine idols okAY, runs rough and smells like it burning lean. I was tol to disconnect battery then reset key for 10 second twice with power back on. Now it's telling me engine failure program. Also my abs and brake light is on.
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 AT 2:05 PM

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Tiny
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If the battery was disconnected for an y period of time, the computers on the vehicle have to relearn their functions. It could take a little time.
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 AT 5:12 PM
Tiny
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This is possibly an internal failure in the instrument cluster.
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