Need help with CLEAR rattle noise

chocobo1104 · 10-29-2010, 01:08 AM

Ive been having rattle noise coming behind the radio knob for months now ever since couple of months ago... It sounds like a nail hitting a metal sheet. I took it to BMW and everytime they told me what they did was put some felt tape on some wires and that dampened the sound. However, after I drive off the BMW dealership like a day later, the sound comes back and can be heard VERY clearly. I took it to BMW about this issue for 4 times, last visit taking a week at the dealership. NONE of these visits clearly fixed my issue. What should I do? Should I be trying different dealership? Is that possible? If I buy BMW in 1 dealership, would the other Dealership help me because it is BMW car? And would that be free?

P.S Does anyone know how to access BEHIND the radio knob? I know you can pull out the vents and after that you gatta do something, but does anyknow how to access it? If so, could you tell me how?

P.P.S If this super rattle noise does not get resolved, what should my course of action be? I MEAN THIS IS BRAND NEW CAR WTF!!!

chocobo1104 · 10-31-2010, 11:42 PM

Can anyone give me any idea on what I should do?

chuck92103 · 11-01-2010, 10:06 AM

Do you hear the noise if the A/C and fans are off?

chocobo1104 · 11-01-2010, 10:41 AM

yea they are still there. I believe this noise issue has something to do with plastic rattle coming from behind the radio unit. How do I access that area...

chocobo1104 · 11-02-2010, 11:11 PM

Since this issue does not seem to get resolved by my dealership and they have no clue on how to fix it, should I be contacting BMW NA? This kind of noise issue coming from 65K car DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!

Batke · 12-22-2010, 11:48 AM

How did it turn out?

zaha · 12-22-2010, 12:04 PM

Which dealership in Toronto?
You can take your car to any BMW dealer and they will service it for free as long as it's on warranty.

10-29-2010, 01:08 AM	#1
chocobo1104 New Member 8 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X6 35i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Need help with CLEAR rattle noise Ive been having rattle noise coming behind the radio knob for months now ever since couple of months ago... It sounds like a nail hitting a metal sheet. I took it to BMW and everytime they told me what they did was put some felt tape on some wires and that dampened the sound. However, after I drive off the BMW dealership like a day later, the sound comes back and can be heard VERY clearly. I took it to BMW about this issue for 4 times, last visit taking a week at the dealership. NONE of these visits clearly fixed my issue. What should I do? Should I be trying different dealership? Is that possible? If I buy BMW in 1 dealership, would the other Dealership help me because it is BMW car? And would that be free? P.S Does anyone know how to access BEHIND the radio knob? I know you can pull out the vents and after that you gatta do something, but does anyknow how to access it? If so, could you tell me how? P.P.S If this super rattle noise does not get resolved, what should my course of action be? I MEAN THIS IS BRAND NEW CAR WTF!!!
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10-31-2010, 11:42 PM	#2
chocobo1104 New Member 8 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X6 35i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Can anyone give me any idea on what I should do?
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11-01-2010, 10:06 AM	#3
chuck92103 Major 91 Rep 1,209 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	Do you hear the noise if the A/C and fans are off? __________________ 2011 535i 2008 VW GTI
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11-01-2010, 10:41 AM	#4
chocobo1104 New Member 8 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X6 35i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	yea they are still there. I believe this noise issue has something to do with plastic rattle coming from behind the radio unit. How do I access that area...
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11-02-2010, 11:11 PM	#5
chocobo1104 New Member 8 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X6 35i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Since this issue does not seem to get resolved by my dealership and they have no clue on how to fix it, should I be contacting BMW NA? This kind of noise issue coming from 65K car DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!
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12-22-2010, 11:48 AM	#6
Batke 36th Chamber 13 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X6 xDrive50i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada iTrader: (0)	How did it turn out? __________________ '11 BMW X6 xDrive 50i (E71) - Space Grey '08 BMW X3 3.0si (E83) - Alpine White '04 BMW 745i (E65) - Black Sapphire Metallic '05 BMW 325i (E46) - Jet Black '99 Oldsmobile Alero - White
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12-22-2010, 12:04 PM	#7
zaha Private First Class 3 Rep 117 Posts Drives: Bmw X6M Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Which dealership in Toronto? You can take your car to any BMW dealer and they will service it for free as long as it's on warranty.
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