Creaking seats?

[bren3085]

Originally Posted by quackbury

Haven't seen this complaint in a while - it was an epidemic on the E39's, but haven't seen a thread on it on any of the E60, E53, M3 or E70 boards in ages.

FWIW neither our (previous) 2007 X5, or our current 2008 and 2011 X5's creak. (Maybe it's my less-than-svelte physique holding the seat down - try eating more spaghetti and see if that fixes your problems!)

now i feel lucky.. i've had 2 e39's and never ever encountered squeaky seats

On the other hand can't say the same about my e70..

[HaveADay]

Originally Posted by bren3085

now i feel lucky.. i've had 2 e39's and never ever encountered squeaky seats

On the other hand can't say the same about my e70..

Agreed, I've owned an e39 525, 540 and M5, none ever had squeaking seats. I had VWs that had squeaking seats but I thought I'd moved past that kind of quality control... Alas.

Ben

[bigx5er]

One thing that has always annoyed me with BMW in their inattention to minor build quality issues. Every X5 I have owned (six I think) has had a rattle from somewhere that needed repair in the first year.

My wife's current 328xi is a year old and has a suspension rattle.

We are currently considering a third car and sadly BMW is out of the running due to the quality quirks. We want one car that is very reliable (and doesn't come with run flats)

[jnvrgs]

1 week after picking up my 2011 x5, the driver's seat began creaking. Extremely annoying... Passenger's seat is fine...

Will be taking it in soon...

[E70x5]

Originally Posted by BGM

FYI if it's an unoccupied seat that is creaking also check your tire pressure---I had mine in for service the other week and apparently the porters or whoever put all four of my tires at 38 psi which is overinflated---I just happen to check yesterday.

Not to get off topic but what tire pressure do u run. I find 38 in thr rear and 36 in the fronts to be very comfortable.

[BGM]

Originally Posted by E70x5

Not to get off topic but what tire pressure do u run. I find 38 in thr rear and 36 in the fronts to be very comfortable.

I have to check again but I run 32 all the way around I think (don't have any rear passengers aboard--I'm single).

[Jarola]

Originally Posted by dbox

how about the creaky windows... that noise drives me insane. My 11 does it far worse than my 09 did.

I have a creaky driver side window, right in my left ear. It is driving me insane!! I am thinking about puting vasoline all over the window frame!

[Best4x4xFAR]

So the Drivers seat on our '13 started squeaking/creaking recently. Seems to get worse when its cold out. Car is equipped with the comfort seats.

Been searching around the web, seems like a lot of chatter around 2011 about this issue. And some mention of a Service bulletin pertaining to it (haven't found the SB yet).

There is apparently a test plan for the seat squeak (TEST PLAN AM5201_00012-FRONT SEAT), and appears to be a very common issue (hard to believe at this level, but..)

Fixes seem to range from replacing seat components, to entire seats. Appears some dealerships take the seats apart to find misaligned springs, etc.).

I'm obviously out of warranty, hoping someone has found an 'easy' fix for this issue?

P.S. - Rear Hatch creaks as well. I've adjusted the stops a couple of times, but there seems to be little if any improvement, afraid to keep 'running them out' for fear of it shortening the lifespan of the 'soft close' electric latch..

[BMTouring]

Thread of 2011....



but still relevant apparently



my drivers seat creaks, the very bottom plastic part needs a little push and it's gone for a while. Will add a bit of cloth-tape in the right spots to solve it.



hood used to 'tock' at flexing in slow turns over bumps: covered the stops (left and right, window side) and it's gone.



tailgate had a 'rat' (as in single rattle), adjusted the catch (body side) of the bottom tailgate and it's gone for now.



roof whistles since second repair (first was ok. second because rear got stuck again, had rear fixed in place, now front whistles when closes and howls when on ventilation. Now it's clear why the rear part pops up at ventilation: no howl of whistle (but high probability of getting stuck open).



pass. door creacks/draft: will try to lubricate, no damage in sight.



lots of noises from loose cargo in the various plastic compartments: must line them with sth. soft.



The blower has a high pitched whine at certain speeds. Aging, lubrication failing, especially when cold. Standard issue with E39, remove dashboard, replace unit, assemble. No thanks, just use the non-auto setting for a while....



Must have been a terrible car to buy new for a fortune. My 10 year old (392000km) E39 never had this kind of beginner car builders problems.

[eurotoy]

I had creaking from the bottom of the passenger seat. I removed the plastic trim pieces on the bottom side and from the bottom front - both just pulled off. Haven't put them back on, but I suspect adding some cloth tape to the points of the plastic that are shiny from rubbing - will stop the creaking when I put them back on