Ok, I guess I should have made this clear. It's been in and out of Independents and Dealerships for the last year and a half and no one has a clue. So this noise has been happening for some time. They're guessing it's driveline related because of the symptoms. But no one can put a finger on it. It's slowly getting worse............ very slowly although.

And yes, I do understand that an X5 can make all kinds of noises.......... but most of those basics you have listed have pretty much been eliminated already.


I guess I'm just looking to see if anyone has run across this issue previously............... can shed some light on my frustrating situation.