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Originally Posted by Lotus Man
Right there with you, buddy. Read my #9 problem:
http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum...-footwell.html
Apparently, it's a sensor glitch. Given the ambient temperature, and the brevity of the vehicle warm-up period, it is physically impossible to be up in over-heating temperature level. For crying out loud, some stock car racers board up their radiator air ducts and circle the lap a few times before the engine is up to "optimum" operating temperature! And they do this in the ambient Daytona/FL heat!
IMHO - Not worth scratching up your interior and contributing to more rattle noises by taking apart and reassembling your dash to correct this problem (if that even corrects it). Just turn your ignition off and back on every time this happens...what, 2 or 3 times in a calendar year? Peanuts. 'Sides, it's not repeatable in normal cold weather or other warm temperatures -- only in the EXTREME cold, thus difficult to duplicate at a shop unless you're able to pick that perfect ultra cold day, which happens to be after the vehicle has been parked overnight outside of the service shop, and for the technician responsible to witness the phenomenon upon start up. Because if the porter or service advisor even moves the car, turns the ignition on and off, the phenomenon is gone. In summary -- not really worth the hassle...and maybe even cause more damage along the way during diagnosing and fixing than just leaving it alone. Either way, it's your money.
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i strongly agree. even though mine is still under warranty i would not want them to remove a dash of an X5.
i got sooooooooo annoyed the other day i ended up spraying slicon between the windshield and dash.