Time to panic?

[alxy]

Was driving like any usual day when all of a sudden, got 3 warning messages:Engine failure reduced power, Cruise Control Failure and Drive control FailureCar then suddenly went about quite slowly (i.e. reduced power) and even started to shake a little. Stopped car at side of road. Switched off car and then back on again after 30 seconds. All OK. Managed to drive to my next stop. Off car, did my business, on again and drove to next destination without any fuss.So just want to know if I should panic now? Is this a sign of worse damage to come? Or maybe just some once in a blue moon sensor/software glitch?Mine is 2004 E60 Jap-spec 530i.

 

[moots]

panic....no need la.it may be one of those episodes where an electronic component decides to have the chills.i would do a diagnostic check to confirm the current status.previous errors are logged and can be viewed thru the computer.

good luck

 

[cafee]

Code should be stored - get it diagnosed.

Probably nothing to worry about - batteries new ?

 

[msyizz]

Battery prob / altenator!!

 

[alxy]

Battery and alternator are relatively new. Just changed last year. Might be some dirty sensor according to some foreign forums. Just wondering is anyone here has got the same error codes before. But normally in my experience so far, error messages are just a precursor to some major damage coming soon. Hope this is not the case this time