Questions about BMR Auto and BMW, luxury and exotic car service in South Florida.

No, not by itself. The Federal Trade Commission says you do not have to use the dealer for maintenance or repairs to keep your warranty in effect, and a maker cannot void a warranty or deny coverage solely because you used an independent shop. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act bars a maker from tying the warranty to its own brand of parts or service unless it provides them free. The maker can still deny a claim when the outside work or part caused the failure. Keep the written invoice for every job. See Your warranty and the dealer.

No. The Federal Trade Commission says you do not have to use the dealer for maintenance or repairs to keep your warranty in effect. The exception is free scheduled service: if your car came with it, the maker can require that service to be done at its dealers. See Your warranty and the dealer.

Yes, when it shows that outside work or a part caused the failure, or that the damage came from missed maintenance. The maker could ask for your maintenance records, so keep every invoice and receipt. See Where the law stops.

No. The FTC says your warranty stays in effect if you use aftermarket or recycled parts, and the maker must prove that such a part caused the damage before it denies coverage. See Your warranty and the dealer.

The maker’s dealer, free of charge. When a warranty says the work will be done free, the FTC says the maker can require you to use the repair facilities it chooses, and recalls are also repaired free at the dealer. You can check your VIN for open recalls on the NHTSA recall lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or send it to us and we will check it for you. See Recalls, warranty and the dealer.

Use the program at the dealer for what it covers, because a prepaid or included maintenance program pays only for work done at the dealer. Bring us what it leaves out, such as brake pads, discs and wiper blades on BMW Ultimate Care, and everything after it ends. On a new 2026 BMW, Ultimate Care runs 36 months or 36,000 miles. See Prepaid dealer programs.

Recall and warranty work, Mercedes-Benz ignition and key programming, keys that only the maker can make, hypercar factory work, and any function our equipment cannot perform on your car. Warranty and recall work on a high-voltage battery goes there too. Each brand page says which jobs go to the dealer for that make. See When we send you to the dealer, Keys that go to the dealer and Brands.

BMR Auto programs added and replacement keys for BMW and Rolls-Royce in its Dania Beach shop, and makes new keys with every key lost on McLarens from the 12C to the 720S generation. For a Mini or another make, call with the VIN, and we tell you whether the key can be made here or has to come from the dealer. See Keys.

Yes. On 2009 to 2018 cars we program an added key when you still have one that works, and we can make a key with every key lost, with the car brought to the shop. Prices depend on the car and the job, so call with the VIN for a quote. See Keys.

On a McLaren from the 12C to the 720S generation, yes: we repair and reprogram its body control module and program new keys to it, for about half the dealer price. On 2009 to 2018 Rolls-Royce Ghost, Wraith and Dawn cars, yes, with the car brought to the shop. On a BMW or Mini, call us with the VIN first, and we tell you whether the key can be made here or needs a dealer key ordered from BMW by VIN. On newer Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and several other makes, the key comes from the dealer. See Spare key or all keys lost.

For most models from about 2015, which use the FBS4 system, yes: Mercedes-Benz builds the key for your VIN and it comes through a dealer. For an older car, call us with the VIN and we will tell you where the key has to come from. See Keys by brand.

Your driver’s license in the name on the title or registration, the title or current registration, and every key you have. We make keys only for the owner, or for someone the owner authorizes in writing. See How a key job works.

Ask us before you buy. Many used keys are locked to the car they came from, and many aftermarket keys cannot be programmed at all, especially on Porsche, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz. See Used and online keys.

It can be. On the N20 and N26 four-cylinder engines, timing chain failures led to a class action and a settlement. We read the cam and crank data and listen to the engine before quoting. See Timing chains and belts.

A whir, a buzz, a loud click or grinding usually points to a worn solenoid, poor current flow, a failing starter motor or an electrical fault. Silence usually means a failed battery, a relay or a corroded connection. If you see smoke, stop trying to start the car. See Starters and no-starts.

Often a leaking air spring, according to one independent shop’s guide to Mercedes AIRMATIC, and one parts supplier’s owner guide names the same sign on Rolls-Royce cars. The same shop warns that driving on with a suspension warning can damage the compressor. See Air suspension.

Not by thickness, because the discs lose mass while their thickness stays largely the same. For Ferrari, a Ferrari dealer names weighing the disc and bell against the minimum weight stamped on it as the definitive check. On Porsche, an owners’ forum administrator says Porsche Centres use a density tool and no longer approve weighing. Carbon-ceramic discs cannot be machined or resurfaced. See Carbon-ceramic brakes.

If it is low, it has a leak, so a top-up alone only lasts until the refrigerant escapes again. We find the leak before we recharge the system. See How we diagnose the AC.

Often not. On many F-series BMWs the cause is the driver module or its software, and the module can be replaced and coded on its own. We diagnose the fault before any part is ordered. See BMW adaptive and LED headlights.

BMW and BMW M, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Maserati, Aston Martin, Land Rover and Range Rover. About 51 of the written Google reviews name a BMW, one names a Range Rover, and none yet names a Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Maserati or Aston Martin. If your make is not listed, call with the year and model. See Brands and Makes serviced.

Yes. BMW electronics are the shop’s specialty: diagnostics, coding, module programming and cloning, lithium battery recovery, keys and full mechanical repair, from the E46 to the current G-series and the M cars. KJ, the owner, has worked on BMWs and exotic cars in South Florida for more than ten years. See BMW and BMW M and About BMR Auto.

Yes. Mini is a BMW Group brand. It shares its diagnostic and coding systems with BMW and Rolls-Royce, and its keys and body electronics follow the matching BMW generation. Two Google reviews name a Mini so far, and both are about electrical work. See Mini.

Yes. The first-generation Ghost, the Wraith and the Dawn share their platform with the F01 BMW 7 Series and run on BMW electronics, which is the work we know best. The Phantom VIII, Cullinan, Ghost II and Spectre are built on Rolls-Royce’s own Architecture of Luxury, so call us first with one of those. One Google review so far names Rolls-Royce, and it speaks about the shop in general. See Rolls-Royce.

Yes. Bentley owners come to BMR Auto for oil service and repairs. Two Google reviews name a Bentley, and one owner calls the shop “the only one we trust with our Bentley Continental.” Call with the model for a quote. See Bentley.

Yes, including AMG diagnostics, electrical faults and 48-volt lithium battery repair. Ignition switch and key programming on many Mercedes-Benz models is done only by the dealer. One Google review so far names a Mercedes-Benz, and it does not name the job. See Mercedes-Benz and AMG.

Yes. BMR Auto does Porsche service and repair in its Dania Beach shop, and high-voltage battery repairs on the Taycan go to a Porsche dealer. The Google record on Porsche is still thin: one review names a Porsche, brought in for a fuel pump that went bad. See Porsche.

Yes. We handle diagnostics, electrical problems and service on Ferrari. Ferrari keys, recall repairs, factory warranty claims and high-voltage battery work on the SF90, 296 and 849 Testarossa go to a Ferrari dealer. No Google review of BMR Auto names a Ferrari yet. See Ferrari.

Yes. We handle diagnostics, electrical problems and service on Lamborghini. Keys on most models, recall repairs, warranty claims, hybrid battery work and carbon structural repair go to a Lamborghini dealer. No Google review of BMR Auto names a Lamborghini yet. See Lamborghini.

Yes, with diagnostics, electrical work and scheduled service. We also make new keys with every key lost on McLarens from the 12C to the 720S generation, by repairing and reprogramming the car's own body control module. Recall repairs, extended warranty claims, carbon tub repair and Artura high-voltage work go to a McLaren retailer. No Google review of BMR Auto names a McLaren yet. See McLaren.

Yes. BMR Auto does Maserati service and repair in its Dania Beach shop, including diagnostics and electrical faults. Maserati models from the 2017 model year sit behind a secure gateway that needs a registered tool to unlock, so call first with the model and year. No Google review of BMR Auto names a Maserati yet. See Maserati.

Call us first. Some work on these cars can only be done by the maker, and we will tell you plainly what we can take on. These makers keep diagnostics inside their own networks, and Bugatti sends its own technicians to owners. See Hypercars and the rarest marques and Hypercar diagnostics.

KJ owns BMR Auto and works on the cars himself. He has worked on BMWs and exotic cars in South Florida for more than ten years. See About BMR Auto.

BMR Auto opened in 2022. KJ, the owner, has worked on BMWs and exotic cars in South Florida for more than ten years, and Google reviews of his work go back to before the shop opened. See About BMR Auto.

Yes. BMR Auto LLC holds Florida motor vehicle repair registration MV116581, issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The current term runs to April 1, 2028, and you can look it up on the FDACS business search. See Registration and reviews.

5.0 on Google from 151 reviews, as of October 30, 2026. 149 reviews give five stars, one gives four and one gives three, and 131 include written comments. See Reviews.

No. BMR Auto is an independent repair shop. It is not a dealer, and it is not affiliated with, authorized by or certified by BMW, Rolls-Royce or any other vehicle manufacturer. See About BMR Auto.

KJ, the owner, works on the cars himself, alongside the rest of the BMR Auto team, and electronics, programming and keys are his own specialty. Customers write in their Google reviews that they get photos and updates while the car is in the shop. See About BMR Auto.