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Biff Grissel · 01-20-2012, 11:59 PM

does anyone else experience a high pitch type of whistle or squeel? seems like it happens for the first 1-2 minutes of driving then it goes away.

TimZ · 01-21-2012, 12:05 AM

You mean a noise coming from the front right side of the cabin?

Biff Grissel · 01-21-2012, 01:12 AM

havent pinpointed it quite yet but yeah that seems about right.

mrpcar · 01-21-2012, 09:40 AM

There have been several discussion on this, lots of people are experiencing the same noise. Including my brand new 2012 X5M.

It only happens after you've parked your car after a drive when it is warm. Someone said it is the ECU's cooling fan, which explain why I never hear this noise when the car is cold.

Biff Grissel · 01-21-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mrpcar

There have been several discussion on this, lots of people are experiencing the same noise. Including my brand new 2012 X5M.

It only happens after you've parked your car after a drive when it is warm. Someone said it is the ECU's cooling fan, which explain why I never hear this noise when the car is cold.

ok my truck is a brand new 12 also. is this something that we need to have checked out? is it a problem other than being annoying for a minute or two of initial driving? if it was the ecu fan wouldent be noisy @ shutdown? this is a noise that can happen after being parked for a night or even a long period of time. also my gas guage never shows truly ful no matter how much i top off and my rear passenger door seems to not close totally flush.

DDP2011X5M · 01-21-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Biff Grissel

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Originally Posted by mrpcar

There have been several discussion on this, lots of people are experiencing the same noise. Including my brand new 2012 X5M.

It only happens after you've parked your car after a drive when it is warm. Someone said it is the ECU's cooling fan, which explain why I never hear this noise when the car is cold.

ok my truck is a brand new 12 also. is this something that we need to have checked out? is it a problem other than being annoying for a minute or two of initial driving? if it was the ecu fan wouldent be noisy @ shutdown? this is a noise that can happen after being parked for a night or even a long period of time. also my gas guage never shows truly ful no matter how much i top off and my rear passenger door seems to not close totally flush.

I noticed on my car when new. Now I don't hear the noise anymore.

BigBobDeuce · 01-21-2012, 06:05 PM

I have this same problem on my X6M. It started around 4000 miles. It only happens about 1 in 5 times that I start the car. Sometimes, though, it does happen when the car is completely cold (hasn't been driven in 12 hours, 40 degrees outside).

Out of curiosity, though, where is the ECU cooling fan located in the car?

mrpcar · 01-22-2012, 10:00 AM

If the ECU theory is correct then it's got to be located somewhere inside the dash or near the firewall. As far as I can tell that's where the noise came from.

Right now I just turn up the music when I drive so I don't hear anything else. I did mention this to the dealer and of course their standard SOP reply was "Never heard of this complaint".

Well, I am glad to read that I am not the only one with this problem. At least I feel better knowing that I am not that crazy after all.

alistair · 12-14-2012, 09:26 PM

I've got this problem with my new 2013 X5M (July 2012 build). It's driving me crazy.
I'm going to take it into the dealer soon - hopefully this can be fixed/located. I like to drive and just listen to the engine, and it's so loud...

Did they solve it?

Biff Grissel · 12-15-2012, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by alistair

I've got this problem with my new 2013 X5M (July 2012 build). It's driving me crazy.
I'm going to take it into the dealer soon - hopefully this can be fixed/located. I like to drive and just listen to the engine, and it's so loud...

Did they solve it?

Seems to have Gone away on its own after a few K miles. I think it is a common occurrence and seems to resolve itself. Gl

mrpcar · 12-15-2012, 05:46 AM

The noise is still there after one year and 17,000 miles later, comes and goes stays on for few minutes at a time. Dealer said they never heard of the problem I will need to leave my car for several days for they to reproduce it. Until they figure out what's wrong I am not interested to leave my car for them to use as experiment.

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01-21-2012, 12:05 AM	#2
TimZ Lieutenant Drives: X5M Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 560 iTrader: (0)	You mean a noise coming from the front right side of the cabin?

01-21-2012, 01:12 AM	#3
Biff Grissel killinit.com Drives: like a boss Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: west coast Posts: 456 iTrader: (0)	havent pinpointed it quite yet but yeah that seems about right.

01-21-2012, 09:40 AM	#4
mrpcar Private First Class Drives: 2012 X5M Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: United States Posts: 170 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 Toyota Pruis 3 [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayenne S [0.00] 2012 BMW X5M [3.83] 2002 Ferrari 360 sp ... [0.00] 1999 Porsche 911 Ca ... [0.00] 2000 BMW 328i [0.00]	There have been several discussion on this, lots of people are experiencing the same noise. Including my brand new 2012 X5M. It only happens after you've parked your car after a drive when it is warm. Someone said it is the ECU's cooling fan, which explain why I never hear this noise when the car is cold.

01-21-2012, 06:05 PM	#7
BigBobDeuce Private First Class Drives: 2012 BMW X6M Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 105 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW X6M [0.00]	I have this same problem on my X6M. It started around 4000 miles. It only happens about 1 in 5 times that I start the car. Sometimes, though, it does happen when the car is completely cold (hasn't been driven in 12 hours, 40 degrees outside). Out of curiosity, though, where is the ECU cooling fan located in the car?

01-22-2012, 10:00 AM	#8
mrpcar Private First Class Drives: 2012 X5M Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: United States Posts: 170 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 Toyota Pruis 3 [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayenne S [0.00] 2012 BMW X5M [3.83] 2002 Ferrari 360 sp ... [0.00] 1999 Porsche 911 Ca ... [0.00] 2000 BMW 328i [0.00]	If the ECU theory is correct then it's got to be located somewhere inside the dash or near the firewall. As far as I can tell that's where the noise came from. Right now I just turn up the music when I drive so I don't hear anything else. I did mention this to the dealer and of course their standard SOP reply was "Never heard of this complaint". Well, I am glad to read that I am not the only one with this problem. At least I feel better knowing that I am not that crazy after all.

12-14-2012, 09:26 PM	#9
alistair First Lieutenant Drives: 2013 X5 ///M Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WA, USA Posts: 386 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW X5///M [0.00]	I've got this problem with my new 2013 X5M (July 2012 build). It's driving me crazy. I'm going to take it into the dealer soon - hopefully this can be fixed/located. I like to drive and just listen to the engine, and it's so loud... Did they solve it?

12-15-2012, 05:46 AM	#11
mrpcar Private First Class Drives: 2012 X5M Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: United States Posts: 170 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 Toyota Pruis 3 [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayenne S [0.00] 2012 BMW X5M [3.83] 2002 Ferrari 360 sp ... [0.00] 1999 Porsche 911 Ca ... [0.00] 2000 BMW 328i [0.00]	The noise is still there after one year and 17,000 miles later, comes and goes stays on for few minutes at a time. Dealer said they never heard of the problem I will need to leave my car for several days for they to reproduce it. Until they figure out what's wrong I am not interested to leave my car for them to use as experiment.