Tailgate Rattle

flash3 · 08-20-2012, 09:56 PM

I have noticed an increase in rattles and noises as I drive around.

Sounds like it's coming from the rear. Like I have a bag of pipes and each bump i go over. a metal clunking noise comes from the rear

Anyone got anything similar, or is this just normal for such a car?

purpleplus2 · 08-20-2012, 10:30 PM

Check the black rubber adjustable bumpers on the trunk. One on each side. Try adjusting them, helped fix mine.

flash3 · 08-20-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by purpleplus2

Check the black rubber adjustable bumpers on the trunk. One on each side. Try adjusting them, helped fix mine.

Adjust them how? With what?

April1 · 08-20-2012, 10:55 PM

Unscrew them a little. Tailgate should equally rest on them.

purpleplus2 · 08-21-2012, 08:41 PM

You can turn them by hand, no tools needed. Keep adjusting till rattle stops.

RSchneider · 08-22-2012, 12:34 AM

My dealer did adjustments three times so far, and it keeps coming back. And actually I'm not sure it has to do with these spacers. I think that sound is a result of some lateral movement of the hatch when the car body flexes, and that can't be mended by adjusting the spacers.

swat4167 · 08-22-2012, 01:02 AM

I found the similar sound come from the storage compartment, when you open it, can see the big plastic storage in which 2 top sides hit the alumimum bars! Try try!

clivem2 · 08-22-2012, 04:56 AM

I find only one of the plastic bumpers rotates. The other seems to be fixed or is it stuck?

Jurisprudent · 08-22-2012, 12:01 PM

Clive I thought the same, but a little more force and the one that seemed stuck came loose. Turning it counterclockwise, I believe.

I'm still battling this issue (or one very similar), but adjusting them has helped a little. Still get some noise, but not as much. Will keep trying, as dealer just wants to ride along/doesn't hear anything (naturally). I'm going to have better luck doing it myself, I'm sure.

Mingstar88 · 08-22-2012, 02:46 PM

sounds like an issue im having, im not 100%, dealer cant fix the issue, said something about plastic is expanding crap. i drove their loaner x3, no noise whatsoever.

THOSE who have fixed it, please post pictures to share with the community please!

flash3 · 08-22-2012, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mingstar88

sounds like an issue im having, im not 100%, dealer cant fix the issue, said something about plastic is expanding crap. i drove their loaner x3, no noise whatsoever.

THOSE who have fixed it, please post pictures to share with the community please!

Jurisprudent · 08-26-2012, 08:53 PM

Still working on it. Once I'm confident I have actually fixed I'll try to post pictures. The metallic rattle is getting much better, but I still get a creak every now and then on flex

pantong · 08-27-2012, 10:58 AM

I just picked up my new X3 last week and I'm having the same problem. Please post some pictures on how to fix it. Thank you!!!!

plob · 08-27-2012, 12:26 PM

Hi all
I had a similar issue with my car. It turned out to be the extensible cover in the boot (trunk).
Take a look at the following thread
http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687509

This may not be the same problem you are having but I hope it helps

Cheers
P

fr33styl3 · 02-05-2013, 07:30 AM

Sorry to bring back an old thread but I've had the dealer tried to fix this 3 times now and each time it comes back within a matter of weeks. So tired of this issue. Just wondering if anyone has had a fix completed and not have the issue come back since?

On another note, does the tailgate make a really loud noise when you open it electronically from the inside? I feel like it's the sound of someone slamming the door shut really loudly. Not sure if this is normal or not.

pokerface · 02-05-2013, 08:11 AM

BMW Toronto (downtown) fixed the tailgate issue for us. They just reseated it in the manner as others described. Hasn't come back.

The tailgate does make a noise. Sounds more like a tupperware popping than a slammed door though

BenDiem · 02-05-2013, 01:16 PM

I had rattling emanating fom the rear cargo area as well. I opened the rear hatch and adjusted the rear seats; I essentially pulled the seats into their track...

My issue was a loose rear seatback, not fully retracted in the locked/upright position.

Let's hope that is your fix as well.

Like the OP and others, I think an SUV will eventually lend itself to some creaks/rattles, due to the rear cargo cover and moveable rear seats. I believe it's the nature of the car...

GL/Cheers,

BB

Mingstar88 · 02-05-2013, 01:28 PM

read this
http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showpo...73&postcount=5

BenDiem · 02-05-2013, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mingstar88

read this
http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showpo...73&postcount=5

^^^

Thanks for sharing!

Shaw · 02-06-2013, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flash3

I have noticed an increase in rattles and noises as I drive around.

Sounds like it's coming from the rear. Like I have a bag of pipes and each bump i go over. a metal clunking noise comes from the rear

Anyone got anything similar, or is this just normal for such a car?

YES YES ME ME!!!
I still haven't been able to explain the cause and effect, but based on your description we are having an identical situation...

plob · 02-07-2013, 01:44 AM

Are you sure it is the tailgate that is rattling? The reason I ask is that some of us on this forum experienced a similar problem which we traced to the cover in the boot (trunk) area. I'm talking about the one that attaches horizontally across the back seats that you pull out with a handle so that it disguises the contents of the boot.
I don't know how to attach a link to the thread (sorry - I couldn't figure it out) but if you search for "Bloody rattling cargo / trunk / boot cover" you will see some more information.

I'm not saying this is the same problem you are having but it is worth checking out as it is easy to fix if it is.

Good luck

Cheers
P

Mingstar88 · 02-07-2013, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plob

Are you sure it is the tailgate that is rattling? The reason I ask is that some of us on this forum experienced a similar problem which we traced to the cover in the boot (trunk) area. I'm talking about the one that attaches horizontally across the back seats that you pull out with a handle so that it disguises the contents of the boot.
I don't know how to attach a link to the thread (sorry - I couldn't figure it out) but if you search for "Bloody rattling cargo / trunk / boot cover" you will see some more information.

I'm not saying this is the same problem you are having but it is worth checking out as it is easy to fix if it is.

Good luck

Cheers
P

hey plob, not sure if u missed my post earlier in the thread

i added your post from the other thread here http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showpo...73&postcount=5

ppl should check out!! it worked for me

08-20-2012, 09:56 PM	#1
flash3 Captain 68 Rep 654 Posts Drives: X3 28i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Tailgate Rattle I have noticed an increase in rattles and noises as I drive around. Sounds like it's coming from the rear. Like I have a bag of pipes and each bump i go over. a metal clunking noise comes from the rear Anyone got anything similar, or is this just normal for such a car?
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08-20-2012, 10:30 PM	#2
purpleplus2 New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: X3 35i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: T.O. iTrader: (0)	Tailgate rattle Check the black rubber adjustable bumpers on the trunk. One on each side. Try adjusting them, helped fix mine.
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08-20-2012, 10:55 PM	#4
April1 Love All 170 Rep 740 Posts Drives: X3 28i 2011 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (2)	Unscrew them a little. Tailgate should equally rest on them.
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08-21-2012, 08:41 PM	#5
purpleplus2 New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: X3 35i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: T.O. iTrader: (0)	You can turn them by hand, no tools needed. Keep adjusting till rattle stops.
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08-22-2012, 12:34 AM	#6
RSchneider Private First Class 5 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 xDrive30d Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vienna, AUT iTrader: (0)	My dealer did adjustments three times so far, and it keeps coming back. And actually I'm not sure it has to do with these spacers. I think that sound is a result of some lateral movement of the hatch when the car body flexes, and that can't be mended by adjusting the spacers.
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08-22-2012, 01:02 AM	#7
swat4167 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: F25 28i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	I found the similar sound come from the storage compartment, when you open it, can see the big plastic storage in which 2 top sides hit the alumimum bars! Try try!
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08-22-2012, 04:56 AM	#8
clivem2 Colonel 539 Rep 2,073 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I find only one of the plastic bumpers rotates. The other seems to be fixed or is it stuck? __________________ Current: G01 M40i Silver / Tartufo Previous: E30 318iS, E39 520i 523i 523i, E46 vert 330i 330i, E93 vert 335i, F25 30D 35D
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08-22-2012, 12:01 PM	#9
Jurisprudent Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 226 Posts Drives: '15 335i M-Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Coastal SC iTrader: (0)	Clive I thought the same, but a little more force and the one that seemed stuck came loose. Turning it counterclockwise, I believe. I'm still battling this issue (or one very similar), but adjusting them has helped a little. Still get some noise, but not as much. Will keep trying, as dealer just wants to ride along/doesn't hear anything (naturally). I'm going to have better luck doing it myself, I'm sure. __________________
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08-22-2012, 02:46 PM	#10
Mingstar88 First Lieutenant 78 Rep 390 Posts Drives: BMW X3 35i Join Date: May 2011 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	sounds like an issue im having, im not 100%, dealer cant fix the issue, said something about plastic is expanding crap. i drove their loaner x3, no noise whatsoever. THOSE who have fixed it, please post pictures to share with the community please!
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08-26-2012, 08:53 PM	#12
Jurisprudent Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 226 Posts Drives: '15 335i M-Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Coastal SC iTrader: (0)	Still working on it. Once I'm confident I have actually fixed I'll try to post pictures. The metallic rattle is getting much better, but I still get a creak every now and then on flex __________________
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08-27-2012, 10:58 AM	#13
pantong New Member 1 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2013 X3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I just picked up my new X3 last week and I'm having the same problem. Please post some pictures on how to fix it. Thank you!!!!
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08-27-2012, 12:26 PM	#14
plob Private 7 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 650i GC Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Deepest, darkest Cheshire iTrader: (0)	Hi all I had a similar issue with my car. It turned out to be the extensible cover in the boot (trunk). Take a look at the following thread http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687509 This may not be the same problem you are having but I hope it helps Cheers P
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02-05-2013, 07:30 AM	#15
fr33styl3 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i & 2020 X5 40i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Markham, Ontario iTrader: (0)	Sorry to bring back an old thread but I've had the dealer tried to fix this 3 times now and each time it comes back within a matter of weeks. So tired of this issue. Just wondering if anyone has had a fix completed and not have the issue come back since? On another note, does the tailgate make a really loud noise when you open it electronically from the inside? I feel like it's the sound of someone slamming the door shut really loudly. Not sure if this is normal or not.
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02-05-2013, 08:11 AM	#16
pokerface Colonel 430 Rep 2,522 Posts Drives: F25 X3 N20 / F80 ZCP Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	BMW Toronto (downtown) fixed the tailgate issue for us. They just reseated it in the manner as others described. Hasn't come back. The tailgate does make a noise. Sounds more like a tupperware popping than a slammed door though
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02-05-2013, 01:16 PM	#17
BenDiem Private First Class 76 Rep 184 Posts Drives: '19 M240i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: OH-10 iTrader: (0)	I had rattling emanating fom the rear cargo area as well. I opened the rear hatch and adjusted the rear seats; I essentially pulled the seats into their track... My issue was a loose rear seatback, not fully retracted in the locked/upright position. Let's hope that is your fix as well. Like the OP and others, I think an SUV will eventually lend itself to some creaks/rattles, due to the rear cargo cover and moveable rear seats. I believe it's the nature of the car... GL/Cheers, BB
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02-05-2013, 01:28 PM	#18
Mingstar88 First Lieutenant 78 Rep 390 Posts Drives: BMW X3 35i Join Date: May 2011 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	read this http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showpo...73&postcount=5
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02-07-2013, 01:44 AM	#21
plob Private 7 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 650i GC Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Deepest, darkest Cheshire iTrader: (0)	Are you sure it is the tailgate that is rattling? The reason I ask is that some of us on this forum experienced a similar problem which we traced to the cover in the boot (trunk) area. I'm talking about the one that attaches horizontally across the back seats that you pull out with a handle so that it disguises the contents of the boot. I don't know how to attach a link to the thread (sorry - I couldn't figure it out) but if you search for "Bloody rattling cargo / trunk / boot cover" you will see some more information. I'm not saying this is the same problem you are having but it is worth checking out as it is easy to fix if it is. Good luck Cheers P
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