Clink when Shifting into reverse / Vibrate / Squeaky Sunroof

[dandog96]

I've had my X5 for about half a year. Throughout this time I've had some issues that kind of pester me. The car drives great but all these minor noises are starting to drive me crazy.

1). Shifting the car into reverse there is a loud metal on metal clink and a slight jerk. The car goes into reverse successfully, however the shift itself is unpleasant. The noise is like that of a hammer hitting a crowbar.

Furthermore if I leave the car in reverse with my foot on the brake there is a very loud rattling / vibrating noise under the car like a heat shield. (My theory is the transfer case but I hope this is not the case).

2). The car has a very tangible vibration. When the car is warmed up the rpms dip to around 600 and the vibration makes the steering wheel shake a little and the side panels of the doors vibrate making a loud noise. (I do not believe that this is due to bad motor mounts though. The engine doesn't seem to shift around or anything.

3). The sunroof squeaks quite a bit. Hitting a bump in the road it will obnoxiously squeak. The sunroof itself works fine. (It is the non-pano sunroof).

4). Idle Tensioner pulley noise in the engine. When I replaced the voltage regulator on the alternator recently I made sure to replace this pulley. The part was not genuine BMW but was from a good German made company. For a week the noise went away but it came right back. It is a chirping type noise.


If anybody could point me to what steps I should take to remedy these issues I would be very thankful. My car is a 01 3.0 E53.