[undecided]

I was in a buddy's RAV4 the other day, u know. the "appliance" mini-ute. Absolutely silent. Then I took the wife's 3 yr old A6 for a spin this weekend. Silent. Then I get in my 1 yr old 335xi. Sounds like a POS compared to those other cars. Just venting...

Thx for listening.

[mekeni]

what did the dealer say about it?

[choopy]

This really pisses me off.WTF is with all the rattling on the inside.
I seriously can not drive in my car with the radio off cuz either the rattling or the air coming in through the driver window apparently.

[Year's_End]

i bitched about this at my dealership. they said if they tried to look for the rattles by opening panels then more would probably surface. it's ridiculous. i told them to take apart the dash and try to fix it because it's as bad as it can get. in cold weather i feel like something inside my dash is going to break loose.

they ordered new plastic covers for the seat controls around both front seats under warranty. thank god. that's one area covered. now i need to find the rest.

[demosthenes]

The RFT's contribute to the rattles, especially if you drive rough roads. I just swapped them out and the difference is huge.

[tree]

at 1000mi, my 335 xi rattles more than my 7 yr old e39 5 series did. very disappointing

[noro]

Keep in mind the stiffness of the suspension can contribute to this as well.

[Kilgore Trout]

This is a total shot in the dark, so please forgive me if this is not at all helpful.

My last car, an Acura TSX, was known to have lots of problems with squeaks and rattles. I eventually discovered that the real problem had to do with low fault tolerances. the space in-between the various rubber gaskets around the car and the doors, windows, and sunroofs, was tiny. Any little grit go in there and the car would sound like it was falling apart.

The solution was to take a good vinyl treatment (like 303, Vinylex, etc) and clean and condition every single gasket. After that the, car was vault silent.

Also, you guys probably know that there is a service bulletin out for buzzing noises in the steering wheel poid.

[Seminole]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

i bitched about this at my dealership. they said if they tried to look for the rattles by opening panels then more would probably surface. it's ridiculous. i told them to take apart the dash and try to fix it because it's as bad as it can get. in cold weather i feel like something inside my dash is going to break loose.

they ordered new plastic covers for the seat controls around both front seats under warranty. thank god. that's one area covered. now i need to find the rest.

Mine does the exact same thing! Cold weather makes it 10x worse. Does your dash rattle sound like a loud metallic rattle when you hit a bump?

I still have the rear shelf rattle too. My car will also make odd noises from all different places going over any type of imperfection on the road, even something as small as a lane reflector.

My dealer has basically told me that on anything except a perfectly smooth flat road noises are to be expected and they are normal. They also chalk the rear shelf creak to body flex which is "normal" in every car. They aren't any help and since there are no other dealers for over 100 miles I can't afford to have a shitty relationship with them, so I just turn the radio louder and blow out my ear drums.

[dkhm3]

Originally Posted by sf_loft

My friend has a 5 year old Audi A4 and he totally trashes it driving like a maniac. It looks like crap on the outside, doesn't keep it clean on the inside, but even with the radio off, COMPLETELY silent. My old infiniti G35x started rattling after 2 years and my E92 after 2 weeks. I was in my friend's E90 that was 2.5 years old and its pretty quiet. I think its the E92's design compared to the E90's 4 door rigidity. I've noticed that my car is quieter when I have at least 2 passengers, 1 in the back seat. Actually its super silent when I have passengers. A tip is to also lubricate the rubber seal that meets your window. The dry weather will cause the rubber against glass squeaks.

I think that is a good point, I have a sedan with 15k miles and it doesn't really rattle much.- there seems to be bit, but not with what some of you are saying. Do most of you have coupes/converts?

[ramorendez]

I have some dashboard rattles and some door creaks, but I always wrote that off as a consequence of owning a vert.

[methodtim]

Originally Posted by ramorendez

I have some dashboard rattles and some door creaks, but I always wrote that off as a consequence of owning a vert.

Dashboard rattles will be fixed by the dealer under warranty. Apparently, they have to take apart the dash and replace (or add) some felt in strategic places.

[choopy]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

i bitched about this at my dealership. they said if they tried to look for the rattles by opening panels then more would probably surface. it's ridiculous. i told them to take apart the dash and try to fix it because it's as bad as it can get. in cold weather i feel like something inside my dash is going to break loose.

they ordered new plastic covers for the seat controls around both front seats under warranty. thank god. that's one area covered. now i need to find the rest.

Same here. I heard rattling in my speedo and it was drivin me fuckin nuts.

[SUperfunkMF]

less than a year and 8000 km my 335 rattles like a giant POS. Much more than my 3 year old Jetta and yes dare I say much much more than my 88 Cavalier parked up north. Useless.

[vinlikesred]

08 335i owner reporting in

i try to deal with it cuz while i think all the BMW dealers are liers, i do agree with one thing - they can open up and poke around the car to find the source of noise but it will create more noise/problems in the end

mine is, btw, the rattling noise from behind somewhere in the rear seat console area. i spent hours (okay probably about 20 minutes) trying to tap various parts of the console to see if anything is loose but so far no luck.

[blue2fire]

My Car rattles more when it is cold.
Still, better than the TL though.
...........NOT

[blue2fire]

Better not to let the dealer open the dash up as that would only bring up more problems in due time.

[Kilgore Trout]

Originally Posted by choopy

Same here. I heard rattling in my speedo and it was drivin me fuckin nuts.

There is a service bulletin about that rattle.

[Banker335i]

Yeah my car sounds like shit too. I go back and forth almost every day whether or not I’m going to keep this car. pffff this sucks man. It was my first BMW and I’ve had nothing but bad experiences. It makes me mad cuz when i got this car i really had plans to keep it forever. BMW" you know. but now I’ll be turning it in two years from yesterday. Maybe I’ll get a 2011 335i but if it’s the same car...not gunna waste my time.

[methodtim]

I've had mine for almost four months now and there's a slight tick/rattle somewhere to my left and rear when I go over rough road. It's very annoying but not annoying enough to do anything about yet. I'm just praying it doesn't get worse.

[GAaaAR]

I get what sounds like a distant *Beeping* noise when my Heat is turned off. Sounds like a trailer backing up, but of course not as loud. Does anybody have this. It sounds faint and if my radio is on i cant hear it. If the heat is turned on the beeping noises stops pulsating but instead u hear a steady drone of the beep, but its so faint that if the noise stops pulsating your ears basically get use to it and it doesn't even notice it anymore.


Does anybody have this?

[Vnak]

Originally Posted by GAaaAR

I get what sounds like a distant *Beeping* noise when my Heat is turned off. Sounds like a trailer backing up, but of course not as loud. Does anybody have this. It sounds faint and if my radio is on i cant hear it. If the heat is turned on the beeping noises stops pulsating but instead u hear a steady drone of the beep, but its so faint that if the noise stops pulsating your ears basically get use to it and it doesn't even notice it anymore.


Does anybody have this?

i think i hear the same noise you are hearing. its very subtle. did not check if it goes away when the heat is on tho. at first i thought it was my navi or something, but i don't think it is.

btw, i got an annoying ass rattle coming from the garage door button openers. it sounds so bad with the radio off. it'll dissappear if i apply pressure.