Creaking/crackling noise from back of interior

cfabluenose · 01-31-2010, 05:34 PM

So far I find my '09 pretty quiet. A couple of times I was initially distracted by an odd noise/rattle. But I found that generally the noise was coming from something I was carrying in the car - my cell phone, some package I picked up at a store, etc. Compared to my old Saab, this car is so quiet that I can actually hear noises from stuff that is carried in the car.

Ryan323i · 02-02-2010, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by opdare01

I have the same noise. Let us know what the dealer says and how they fixed it. I might want to take mine in too.

So I took my car in yesterday for this issue as well as a few others. I went for a drive with the mechanic and the car was dead silent inside the whole time! Even when going over speed bumps!!! Go figure...

opdare01 · 02-02-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkRyan323

So I took my car in yesterday for this issue as well as a few others. I went for a drive with the mechanic and the car was dead silent inside the whole time! Even when going over speed bumps!!! Go figure...

The noise happens when i go off curbs at an angle and not straight on...

freshwhite335 · 02-02-2010, 12:50 PM

i had it too. dealer "couldnt replicate customer concern" bullshit!

Kiemyster · 02-02-2010, 01:03 PM

the only time my car creaks is when i have the top compartment of the armrest full of stuff or my Aux cable running out of it with it closed. thank GOD.

teemuturunen · 02-02-2010, 01:29 PM

Try to clean with pure alcohol or brake cleaner fluid(alcohol) your door seal's and also the places where they hit on a body... if not help .. install (teflon) tape to body where door's highest seal hit .. tape has to be like about 3 meter's long on each side of the car... problem in the door seal's is that they swet silicone...and in these seals should not be used any lubricant!!..

rag133 · 02-09-2011, 06:30 PM

Get some 1/4 or 5/16 inch vacuum tubing from the hardware store, $1.20 total. Jam it with a flathead screwdriver in the crease between the rear window and the rear deck. Really get it in there as far as you can using the flathead. PROBLEM SOLVED! No noise in 6 months or so now.

mmenghani · 02-17-2011, 07:59 AM

I have a 2010 328. noticed crackling sound in cold coming from rear shelf. got it fixed twice at dealership - they refitted the shelf and then put a felt tape. the sound has become a lot worse. very irritating crackling sound which lasts through out my commute in cold weather. have decided never to buy a bmw again.

prototyp · 02-18-2011, 12:23 AM

Yes, a pretty poor design and materials engineering decision and it's not the only one inside these cars. BUT, it's a pretty simple fix; the felt just needs to go on the right spots. Not a peep out of mine since I fixed it a few years ago. However, I bought my 3er used so I'm not nearly as sore about having to correct a few things about it.

slavke · 02-18-2011, 07:55 AM

just want to add that I did follow one of the threads on how to get to the plastic piece and take it off. It took me about 2 hours to do it I put some tape on the bottom and now the car is completely silent from the back. Just take your time when you are taking the stuff out dont force anything. Good luck.

rag133 · 03-29-2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slavke

just want to add that I did follow one of the threads on how to get to the plastic piece and take it off. It took me about 2 hours to do it I put some tape on the bottom and now the car is completely silent from the back. Just take your time when you are taking the stuff out dont force anything. Good luck.

5 minute fix. 1/4" vacuum tubing cut to fit the bottom of the rear window. Jam it into the groove between the window and the rear deck. Use flathead to push it deeper. Problem solved.

Alan l. · 03-29-2011, 02:50 PM

My car did this ever since new too. Annoying as shiet.

Also like someone mentioned get some rubber lube for the door seals as well as the rubber trim that holds the window in place. Those also creak when they dry out.

Alan

530i-2002 · 03-29-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan323i

So I took my car in yesterday for this issue as well as a few others. I went for a drive with the mechanic and the car was dead silent inside the whole time! Even when going over speed bumps!!! Go figure...

This sounds so familiar...back 8 years ago when the car was new I thought my e39 was a complete rattlebox

ennis · 03-29-2011, 04:15 PM

I went with the vacuum tubing solution. A little ghetto, but it beats a trip to the dealer just to fix that problem. Cheap, quick, and completely solved the problem.

BMWRF · 03-30-2012, 08:17 PM

I've got the same problem it started when it got cold out but now that its warmed up the problem hasn't gone away. I took it to my local dealer, they asked to keep it for an extra day so the regional rep could take a look at it. Whatever they did it must have been extensive because when I tried to pick it up they said the interior was completely disassembled and they were going to need another day. BTW, the loaner the dealer gave me had the same problem. When they returned it they informed me that they had "adjusted" the package tray and they hoped for the best. The problem remains.

I'm going to try the vacuum tube thing tomorrow.

Eric335 · 03-30-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 46bmw

I have the same noise, drives me crazy!!

This! I have a bunch of squeaks where my back seats are. And yes, fully latched and closed

BMWRF · 04-03-2012, 02:28 PM

4 days later and no creaks or pops from the back. I'm going back to the dealer to rub it in.

axis · 04-03-2012, 03:52 PM

What type of vacuum tubing did you guys get? Like the clear vinyl kind or what?

parabmw · 04-18-2014, 07:58 PM

I have a creaking now after having 4 tires in rear for a couplr days. coincidence?

momed63 · 06-14-2014, 03:35 AM

I've had rattles which seemed like interior (rear) rattles... drove me nuts.
Turned out that my rear left wheel arch and rear left fender supporting bolt were missing (1 bolt each). Once fixed, problem solved!

SLOWER · 06-19-2014, 07:29 AM

It's definitely the window seals. If I crack my windows the sound is immediately eliminated. What can you put on those seals that wont grease up the window?

Rube · 09-20-2018, 08:02 PM

Old thread but I have to give credit to the person who mentioned the vacuum tube solution. I had all types of creaks pops and rattles coming from the rear shelf on my 07 E92. I used a 4’ roll of windshield washer tubing 7/64” and shoved it into the area where the plastic part of the rear shelf contacted the base of the rear window. I used a screwdriver to push it in along the entire length of the window ......now it’s silent.

01-31-2010, 05:34 PM	#23
cfabluenose Lieutenant 38 Rep 430 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 328i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wolfville iTrader: (0)	So far I find my '09 pretty quiet. A couple of times I was initially distracted by an odd noise/rattle. But I found that generally the noise was coming from something I was carrying in the car - my cell phone, some package I picked up at a store, etc. Compared to my old Saab, this car is so quiet that I can actually hear noises from stuff that is carried in the car. __________________ 2009 328i
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teemuturunen New Member 0 Rep 20 Posts Drives: BMW 335DAT INDIVIDUAL C3 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335d [0.00]	Try to clean with pure alcohol or brake cleaner fluid(alcohol) your door seal's and also the places where they hit on a body... if not help .. install (teflon) tape to body where door's highest seal hit .. tape has to be like about 3 meter's long on each side of the car... problem in the door seal's is that they swet silicone...and in these seals should not be used any lubricant!!..
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02-09-2011, 06:30 PM	#29
rag133 Private First Class 12 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 2009 Montego Blue 335i XDrive Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0)	Get some 1/4 or 5/16 inch vacuum tubing from the hardware store, $1.20 total. Jam it with a flathead screwdriver in the crease between the rear window and the rear deck. Really get it in there as far as you can using the flathead. PROBLEM SOLVED! No noise in 6 months or so now.
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02-17-2011, 07:59 AM	#30
mmenghani Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: bm3 328xi Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ma iTrader: (0)	crackling sound from rear shelf I have a 2010 328. noticed crackling sound in cold coming from rear shelf. got it fixed twice at dealership - they refitted the shelf and then put a felt tape. the sound has become a lot worse. very irritating crackling sound which lasts through out my commute in cold weather. have decided never to buy a bmw again.
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02-18-2011, 12:23 AM	#31
prototyp Lieutenant 228 Rep 455 Posts Drives: '19 X3 M40i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2019 BMW X3 M40i [0.00] 2021 BMW X5 40i MSport [0.00]	Yes, a pretty poor design and materials engineering decision and it's not the only one inside these cars. BUT, it's a pretty simple fix; the felt just needs to go on the right spots. Not a peep out of mine since I fixed it a few years ago. However, I bought my 3er used so I'm not nearly as sore about having to correct a few things about it. __________________ 2019 X3M40i DGM/black vernasca, 2T4, 2VF, ZPX, ZPP, ZDA, DWS06+, etc, etc. Since July'19. 2021 X540i MSport CBM/black merino, 337, ZMP, ZPP, ZPK, etc. Since Dec'20. 2006 330i SGM/black, ZSP, ZPP, 217, HuberOps, M Splits, K Lines, AS 3 on EC-7. Sep'08-July'19.
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slavke Private First Class 8 Rep 164 Posts Drives: E90 330i sport & prem Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (0)	just want to add that I did follow one of the threads on how to get to the plastic piece and take it off. It took me about 2 hours to do it I put some tape on the bottom and now the car is completely silent from the back. Just take your time when you are taking the stuff out dont force anything. Good luck.
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03-29-2011, 02:50 PM	#34
Alan l. Major General 5427 Rep 8,801 Posts Drives: 2020 F95 X5M Competition Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: United States iTrader: (9)	My car did this ever since new too. Annoying as shiet. Also like someone mentioned get some rubber lube for the door seals as well as the rubber trim that holds the window in place. Those also creak when they dry out. Alan __________________
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03-29-2011, 04:15 PM	#36
ennis New Member 6 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 2011 328i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	I went with the vacuum tubing solution. A little ghetto, but it beats a trip to the dealer just to fix that problem. Cheap, quick, and completely solved the problem.
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03-30-2012, 08:17 PM	#37
BMWRF New Member 1 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Downers Grove, IL, USA iTrader: (0)	I've got the same problem it started when it got cold out but now that its warmed up the problem hasn't gone away. I took it to my local dealer, they asked to keep it for an extra day so the regional rep could take a look at it. Whatever they did it must have been extensive because when I tried to pick it up they said the interior was completely disassembled and they were going to need another day. BTW, the loaner the dealer gave me had the same problem. When they returned it they informed me that they had "adjusted" the package tray and they hoped for the best. The problem remains. I'm going to try the vacuum tube thing tomorrow.
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04-03-2012, 02:28 PM	#39
BMWRF New Member 1 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Downers Grove, IL, USA iTrader: (0)	4 days later and no creaks or pops from the back. I'm going back to the dealer to rub it in.
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axis First Lieutenant 18 Rep 345 Posts Drives: 2019 430i Gran Coupe Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida iTrader: (2)	What type of vacuum tubing did you guys get? Like the clear vinyl kind or what?
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04-18-2014, 07:58 PM	#41
parabmw Major 169 Rep 1,039 Posts Drives: 2018 m4 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	I have a creaking now after having 4 tires in rear for a couplr days. coincidence?
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06-14-2014, 03:35 AM	#42
momed63 Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 325D E90 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	I've had rattles which seemed like interior (rear) rattles... drove me nuts. Turned out that my rear left wheel arch and rear left fender supporting bolt were missing (1 bolt each). Once fixed, problem solved!
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06-19-2014, 07:29 AM	#43
SLOWER Lieutenant Colonel 309 Rep 1,733 Posts Drives: 2003 M3 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: MA iTrader: (8) Garage List 2024 BMW X5 M60i [0.00] 2003 M3 Convertible [0.00]	It's definitely the window seals. If I crack my windows the sound is immediately eliminated. What can you put on those seals that wont grease up the window?
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09-20-2018, 08:02 PM	#44
Rube Second Lieutenant 75 Rep 231 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Old thread but I have to give credit to the person who mentioned the vacuum tube solution. I had all types of creaks pops and rattles coming from the rear shelf on my 07 E92. I used a 4’ roll of windshield washer tubing 7/64” and shoved it into the area where the plastic part of the rear shelf contacted the base of the rear window. I used a screwdriver to push it in along the entire length of the window ......now it’s silent.
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