Originally Posted by tooslo

I had the creaking in the front doors of my 2011 X5 starting late last year. I took it to one dealer and they said that the door seals needed to be lubricated. So, they smeared some sort of grease all around them and all that did was get on my hands whenever I would open or close the door. It did not solve the problem.

So, I just took it to a different dealer and they said that there is a service bulletin for the issue that says the door seals are the problem and they have a new door seal design. He ordered the new door seals for all four doors (even though only the front doors seem to be creaking) and the noise is gone. I would hear it any time I was driving slow and would go over any slightly uneven surface. I would especially notice in when turning into our driveway - which isn't very steep.

The bulletin is SIB 51 05 11.