[jpf340]

Originally Posted by bobkat09

Seems to be at lower speeds. Usually between 30-40 MPH over coarse pavement

I have something similar to what you are describing. Do you have the curved display or the one from iDrive 7?

[bobkat09]

Originally Posted by jpf340

I have something similar to what you are describing. Do you have the curved display or the one from iDrive 7?

I have the id8 curved screen. I know some guys are hearing the vibration noise coming from the left side of the screen but what I hear seems to be coming from underneath the steering column. It’s intermittent and subtle

My wife’s 2015 435 has a similar noise and that is definitely coming from the steering column

[jpf340]

Originally Posted by bobkat09

I have the id8 curved screen. I know some guys are hearing the vibration noise coming from the left side of the screen but what I hear seems to be coming from underneath the steering column. It’s intermittent and subtle

My wife’s 2015 435 has a similar noise and that is definitely coming from the steering column

Yeah, that definitely fits my description too. It’s been difficult to pinpoint because it goes away so quickly when I try to pinpoint it, press on trim, etc.

[bobkat09]

Originally Posted by jpf340

Yeah, that definitely fits my description too. It’s been difficult to pinpoint because it goes away so quickly when I try to pinpoint it, press on trim, etc.

It seems that when the vibration from the road hits a certain frequency it vibrates. Sometimes by speeding up or slowing down it goes away.

I’m not sure it’s worth the effort to take it to the dealer. I’m sure they would just say “ unable to duplicate “

[jpf340]

Originally Posted by bobkat09

It seems that when the vibration from the road hits a certain frequency it vibrates. Sometimes by speeding up or slowing down it goes away.

I’m not sure it’s worth the effort to take it to the dealer. I’m sure they would just say “ unable to duplicate “

Same here. I’ll keep an eye out in case someone had the same issue but found a definitive fix for it. I did have a good experience from the dealer when my previous F30 had a buzzing in the A pillar. They took it seriously and helped to isolate and fix it.

[SNOW_G42]

same her but mine is from the passanger side from the dash also only in sport its noticable 23 M240I i have it lowered,thought it was from that but i guess not.

[Scolpendra]

I have this rattle, it's a metallic tinny sound that lightly vibrates over certain road surfaces. I checked the springs under the centre storage door and it did not solve it. I'd love to find out how to get rid of this.

[Danman5666]

Originally Posted by Scolpendra

I have this rattle, it's a metallic tinny sound that lightly vibrates over certain road surfaces. I checked the springs under the centre storage door and it did not solve it. I'd love to find out how to get rid of this.

This popped up on my G87 today coming back from the dealer after the break-in service. It seemed to be prevalent under load and sounded like a spring rattling at about 70mph. It would go away if I took my foot off the accelerator, but then come back when I pushed it.

I'll play around with the center storage console lid as it really did sound like it came from here

[Littlecoupe]

This same rattle came back win a vengeance this morning...

I pulled off the trim off the console lid to play around with the springs, and it wasn't the springs. Some combination of pressing and pushing on the cupholders in the center console and removing and putting the 12V socket plug back in made it stop for the rest of the drive.

Could be something to do with the cupholders, or the 12V socket. There are springs in the cupholder, for those nubs that hold your cup. Those could be a culprit too. Maybe me pushing and banging around that area set the springs back in place.

[koopa]

Originally Posted by Littlecoupe

Could be something to do with the cupholders, or the 12V socket. There are springs in the cupholder, for those nubs that hold your cup. Those could be a culprit too. Maybe me pushing and banging around that area set the springs back in place.

Funny you mention that, since I picked mine up there has been a rattle that appears to be coming from the cupholder area and it gets worse when a cup is in the right cupholder. At first, I thought the cup I had was maybe too big and was vibrating enough while driving to constantly tap the cover for that area but that was not the case (and it didn't happen in my G20). I've suspected there was something going on there with the nubs but haven't had a chance to dig into it yet.

[inevitab1e]

I have a '23 and it's a very faint quick rattle on my left front dash. Pulling the top left corner of the screen resolves the problem. Pushing the dash down to the left of screen also clears It The crease between the dash and screen seems to be my issue

[Littlecoupe]

No bueno on my fix. Back again this AM. Literally driving me insane. Some days I absolutely despise this vehicle, and I'm stuck with it for another 3 years.

Regardless, it's already going back to the dealer for another remediation (part came in, sunroof shade and rails), guess I'll add this to the list, too.

[Scolpendra]

Solved my issue. I cut out a piece of card board about 8 cm wide and 30cm long. Then I pushed it in the gap between the top of the flip lid on the dashboard central storage and the dashboard above it. It goes in a long way, but toward the centre I could feel the cardboard press on some cables and the tapping has been fixed!

Fingers crossed it lasts!

[semox]

Originally Posted by inevitab1e

I have a '23 and it's a very faint quick rattle on my left front dash. Pulling the top left corner of the screen resolves the problem. Pushing the dash down to the left of screen also clears It The crease between the dash and screen seems to be my issue

Currently dealing with this same problem, pulling lightly on the corner of the screen to give space between the screen and the back of the dash makes it go away. I heard someone had luck with putting a piece of rubber / felt in this area. Something to do with the screen hardware hitting the attachment points. Don't really feel like this is something we should have to DIY "fix" though, so I will bring it up with my advisor next time I go for service...

[inevitab1e]

Originally Posted by semox

Currently dealing with this same problem, pulling lightly on the corner of the screen to give space between the screen and the back of the dash makes it go away. I heard someone had luck with putting a piece of rubber / felt in this area. Something to do with the screen hardware hitting the attachment points. Don't really feel like this is something we should have to DIY "fix" though, so I will bring it up with my advisor next time I go for service...

I mentioned it when I was in service and the tech said they replaced 4 clips. It didn't fix anything.
A couple days ago I wedged a piece of thin rubber behind the left side of the display where it meets the dashboard. I used a credit card to push it down. The rattle is gone now

[semox]

Originally Posted by inevitab1e

I mentioned it when I was in service and the tech said they replaced 4 clips. It didn't fix anything.
A couple days ago I wedged a piece of thin rubber behind the left side of the display where it meets the dashboard. I used a credit card to push it down. The rattle is gone now

Well that's a bummer. You shouldn't have to DIY a solution on a car in this price range... maybe I'll bring them a printout of the other thread and see if they can do the same fix. If not I guess I'll head to the hardware store

[jpf340]

Originally Posted by bobkat09

It seems that when the vibration from the road hits a certain frequency it vibrates. Sometimes by speeding up or slowing down it goes away.

I’m not sure it’s worth the effort to take it to the dealer. I’m sure they would just say “ unable to duplicate “

Was able to get my main issues fixed at the dealer as part of my scheduled maintenance interval.

For the rattle coming from the iDrive 8 screen and the dash behind it, they took it apart and added felt tape throughout. Completely fixed the issue (and they could clearly reproduce my complaint). It helped to mention a slight pull forward from the left corner made the noise go away.

I also had some weird creaks in the steering wheel. Putting any sort of lateral pressure (forward/back) at the 9 and 3 position revealed it. They had to drill two tiny holes in the steering column to access the airbag compartment and tighten two screws that were likely the culprit. I was hesitant to ok this, but it is apparently an official BMW service bulletin. This also fixed the issue, so I suppose two miniscule drill holes that aren’t visible / can’t be felt were worth it.

Now I’m left with an occasional creak (from I think the headliner / c pillars?) when going over pronounced speed bumps slowly, but I’m very thankful to have the two more frequent annoyances resolved.