Found the rattle in the back.

[manny]

DinanX5

How did you fix the rattle between the 2 back seats. Mine is also coming from the back seat. When I have passenger at the back no matter what kind of driving/road surface I drive...no rattle at all. But without passenger at the back slight bumps and uneven road surface produce the irritating rattling noise. Thanks in advance for your help.

Manny

[gwinder]

Has anyone tried this? Take everything out of the storage area including the cover...wheel, tools etc.. Then take it for a ride and see if there's any rattles. I did this and added back items until I found the rattle. It was the storage area cover. There's a catch at the front but in the back there are just 3/4 hooks that fit into holes but there is a lot of play. I haven't fixed it yet but that's where my rattle is. Just an idea.

Gary

[Duncan]

If you look at the diagram on post #51 you will see a plastic/rubber peice that is magnified just right of part 23/24. This peice fits tight against the body inside of the hatch jamb to help keep water and other contaminants out of the hatch seal. As with everything else on our X5's when this peice hardens over time it can make a horrible cracking sound when you lift the hatch. It will also cause a mysterious popping noise when you slightly turn left right or just hit ta light bump in the road, and is caused by the slight movement of the hatch, or the twisting of the frame (which is very little) while the vehicle is moving. Solution: remove it which will likely break the little ribs that hold it into place, or llube it yearly with vasoline or some other plastic/rubber preservative. hope this helps. P.S. buying a new peice is not necessary as you will develop the same problem unless you remove it or lube it.

[X5V8]

I have had problem with the noise from the back since I bought the car (2003 model). Last week I went the the BMW dealer and ordered the small rubber bump that has been described in the previuos post. BMW charged 5 sek for it (less than a dollar). It really helped! The noise is all gone now! Finally! You have to close the hatch a bit harder to make it close properly after I installed it, but it is worth it. My car did not have any rubber stops next to the hatch locking previously. Thanks all of you who posted this info, without that I would never been able to explain to the BMW dealer what the problem was (as they had no idea).

[john4231618]

Make sure that the plastic spacers that fit in the lock are both present and complete?

[[UNDFTD]]

AHHHH! The SAME thing happens to me over bumps. Maybe I'll try the same thing.

[SilverBullet]

I found that I did not have one of the rubber stoppers next to my latch, and so I ordered one. I tried to get the srew to losen but it didnt, and I ended up stripping the bolt. I hate this stupid rattle.

[DinanX5]

Actually the rubber bumper can be fitted- on over the head of the torx bolt without unscrewing it, so don't worry about trying to remove it. Also, there's only supposed to be a rubber stopper on the left side, not on the right...

[SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by DinanX5

Actually the rubber bumper can be fitted- on over the head of the torx bolt without unscrewing it, so don't worry about trying to remove it. Also, there's only supposed to be a rubber stopper on the left side, not on the right...

Thanks. I gave it a shot, the screw is in pretty good, but I will try again tomorrow morning.

[SilverBullet]

I got the knob installed, however whenever I close it, the trunk sticks out and the trunklid open message shows up on the obd.