just because the battery isn't very old doesn't mean that it can't be faulty. never assume, assume is spelled ass u me. i would get the battery load tested to verify health.

also possible that there's a problem with the alternator and battery is not getting charged. ground fault is very possible. silly things too, clean the battery contacts if needed. are you getting any squealing noises? could indicate slipping belt. after that i'd be suspecting some sort of electronics failure. a relay not holding is also possible.

 

Yeah, I'm not ruling out the battery or even the alternator. No squealing noises so probably can rule out the belt. I think I'll bring it is to have the charging system looked at. I'm hoping a bad alternator is the worst case scenario.

 

Sounds like a loose connection or a bad ground. Before you spend any money, check the battery terminals and see if they are loose, and look for any loose ground wires.

 

I'd also check for any corrosion in and around the fuse block terminals. I was seeing if I could disable stability control via pulling the fuse and it was a very colorful dash experience.

 

I brought my car in and it was the alternator. I had it replaced along with the belt.

 

Well the problem came back except this time the car only stuttered a brief moment and a couple of lights on the dash flashed and right back to normal except the gear display stopped showing. BSM works fine, radio works fine, etc. Then when I shut the car off and start it back up everything is normal again.... until the next time it happens. This is really annoying and I'm going on a long trip is a couple of weeks.

 

I actually checked the negative terminal to the battery and sure enough it was loose. I tightened it up and hopefully this solves the problem.

 

Did this end up fixing your issues?