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01-20-2012, 10:59 PM | #1 |
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high pitch noise in x5m
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.
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01-21-2012, 08:40 AM | #4 |
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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. |
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01-21-2012, 11:31 AM | #5 | |
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01-21-2012, 05:05 PM | #7 |
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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? |
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01-22-2012, 09:00 AM | #8 |
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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. |
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12-14-2012, 08:26 PM | #9 |
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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? |
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12-15-2012, 04:46 AM | #11 |
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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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