2011 X3 passenger seat rolling noise

Spandog · 04-02-2019, 03:41 PM

Can anyone help? When I turn left or right I can hear something rolling around inside the passenger seat. Has anyone experienced this and found out what the cause is?

Barbera335 · 04-02-2019, 07:26 PM

There is a heat duct that runs underneath the carpet under the seat. Something is in there. You will need to remove the seat and pull the carpet back to get to the duct.

Spandog · 04-03-2019, 06:07 PM

Thanks, I’ll see if I can figure out how to remove the seat.

Opie55 · 04-03-2019, 09:59 PM

Before removing the seat, try to reach in the duct from under the seat while sitting in the back seat. Probably somebody in the back seat kicked something in it. Use a skinny stick with tape on it or a thin crevice tool and vacuum.

Spandog · 04-10-2019, 12:50 AM

Thx, I’ll give it a try!

TheCoolX3 · 04-11-2019, 08:24 AM

I have this same noise sometimes! Let me know your findings!

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Spandog Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW X3 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	2011 X3 passenger seat rolling noise Can anyone help? When I turn left or right I can hear something rolling around inside the passenger seat. Has anyone experienced this and found out what the cause is?
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Barbera335 Captain 169 Rep 660 Posts Drives: F25 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: socal iTrader: (0)	There is a heat duct that runs underneath the carpet under the seat. Something is in there. You will need to remove the seat and pull the carpet back to get to the duct.
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Spandog Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW X3 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	Thanks, I’ll see if I can figure out how to remove the seat.
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Opie55 Colonel 1190 Rep 2,904 Posts Drives: '15 650i Convertible Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Before removing the seat, try to reach in the duct from under the seat while sitting in the back seat. Probably somebody in the back seat kicked something in it. Use a skinny stick with tape on it or a thin crevice tool and vacuum.
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Spandog Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW X3 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	Thx, I’ll give it a try!
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