Rattle/ vibration from dash.................. - XBimmers

donsbabybeamer · 04-30-2013, 03:35 AM

Bringing my 5 day old X1 in to dealer this morning to check a few items. I have read about the rattle/vibration some people have experiences from the dash area around the radio. I have also had this happen and can stop it by putting a little pressure on the right side of the radio surround.

What has been any ones experience in having the dealership correct this noise?

Thanks for any info

UMBC2015 · 04-30-2013, 12:59 PM

Please let me know what comes of this issue! I have the same noise that is driving me nuts. Was going to take it to the dealer, but I don't want them to attempt to correct this issue and cause another one.

donsbabybeamer · 04-30-2013, 02:01 PM

i have a follow up appointment for service in 2 weeks to address the issues they looked at today, once that service is done which includes the rattle noise I will post the outcome.

mullini · 05-01-2013, 10:40 AM

Just a quick note - that slight "crackling" from the dash facade was annoying me as well. Recently it is more intermittent and less noticeable. I trace this back to a weekend when I visited friends in Palm Springs. It wasn't PS at its hottest but it got into high 80s/low 90s while my car was parked outside. When I left to drive home it was pretty damn hot in there (all black interior). In the following days I began to realize, the crackling was not nearly so noticeable.

I'm not even going to speculate on any "physics" type explanation of why that is, if I am right that something about being left out in PS heat affected the cause of the crackling.

By the way, a previous time I visited those PS friends it was July, and I had an older IPod in the car. Parked in the sun again (no alternative). It developed black streaks across the screen! I didn't care since it was my oldest IPod, but at some point those streaks disappeared. PS heat requires a lot of attention. My friends said if they leave for a few days they have to set the AC to come on, because the house can heat up so much that there can be damage to the electrical system. To enjoy temps in the 60s-70s in winter, PS requires you live with 90-100 for about half the year...

Still curious to hear what a dealership could do regarding the crackling, as I have a feeling it may return.

leatherpants · 05-01-2013, 03:00 PM

I've got the same thing. I hope BMW releases a TSB on this apparently common problem so I don't have to take a service advisor for a spin to replicate the problem.

huacker · 05-09-2013, 05:52 AM

I have this problem too. Booked a service to raise the issue. Will keep you guys informed after the service.

04-30-2013, 03:35 AM	#1
donsbabybeamer Private Drives: 2014 x1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: New jersey Posts: 53 iTrader: (0)	Rattle/ vibration from dash.................. Bringing my 5 day old X1 in to dealer this morning to check a few items. I have read about the rattle/vibration some people have experiences from the dash area around the radio. I have also had this happen and can stop it by putting a little pressure on the right side of the radio surround. What has been any ones experience in having the dealership correct this noise? Thanks for any info
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04-30-2013, 12:59 PM	#2
UMBC2015 Enlisted Member Drives: 2013 X1 xDrive35i Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 43 iTrader: (0)	Please let me know what comes of this issue! I have the same noise that is driving me nuts. Was going to take it to the dealer, but I don't want them to attempt to correct this issue and cause another one.

04-30-2013, 02:01 PM	#3
donsbabybeamer Private Drives: 2014 x1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: New jersey Posts: 53 iTrader: (0)	i have a follow up appointment for service in 2 weeks to address the issues they looked at today, once that service is done which includes the rattle noise I will post the outcome.

05-01-2013, 10:40 AM	#4
mullini Mullini Drives: 2013 X1 sDrive28i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Redondo Beach CA Posts: 88 iTrader: (0)	Just a quick note - that slight "crackling" from the dash facade was annoying me as well. Recently it is more intermittent and less noticeable. I trace this back to a weekend when I visited friends in Palm Springs. It wasn't PS at its hottest but it got into high 80s/low 90s while my car was parked outside. When I left to drive home it was pretty damn hot in there (all black interior). In the following days I began to realize, the crackling was not nearly so noticeable. I'm not even going to speculate on any "physics" type explanation of why that is, if I am right that something about being left out in PS heat affected the cause of the crackling. By the way, a previous time I visited those PS friends it was July, and I had an older IPod in the car. Parked in the sun again (no alternative). It developed black streaks across the screen! I didn't care since it was my oldest IPod, but at some point those streaks disappeared. PS heat requires a lot of attention. My friends said if they leave for a few days they have to set the AC to come on, because the house can heat up so much that there can be damage to the electrical system. To enjoy temps in the 60s-70s in winter, PS requires you live with 90-100 for about half the year... Still curious to hear what a dealership could do regarding the crackling, as I have a feeling it may return.

05-01-2013, 03:00 PM	#5
leatherpants Enlisted Member Drives: 2013 X1 xDrive28i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Napville, WA Posts: 35 iTrader: (0)	I've got the same thing. I hope BMW releases a TSB on this apparently common problem so I don't have to take a service advisor for a spin to replicate the problem.

05-09-2013, 05:52 AM	#6
huacker New Member Drives: X1 S18d 2013 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 7 iTrader: (0)	I have this problem too. Booked a service to raise the issue. Will keep you guys informed after the service.