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Vibration/Rattling noise on i4?

4.9K views 15 replies 12 participants last post by  i4Canada  
#1 ·
Hi Folks,

I have a service appointment booked but service advisor mentioned they were not able to replicate this issue last time. Has anyone seen a similar issue where the car has an intense rattling/vibration noise?

Reproducing through:
  • Car rattles/vibrates intensely while braking
  • While parking, e-brake engaged but still turned off
  • While left turning

This is a 2023, Jul manufactured car.

Video below of issue and apologies for poor video quality! I was so shocked that it was louder than usual so had to quickly record it.

Thanks!
 
#2 ·
No to the first and third, no clue what you mean by the second.

The only rattle I get is the passenger side seat belt against the B column, but that's easily fixable, even if annoying that I have to do so every time the daughter gets out of the car.
 
#3 ·
That's really crazy! How is it they can't replicate? That's obviously an issue.
 
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#13 ·
I have the same issue.
After sending a video to my BMW dealer here in Sweden they recommended to have it looked at.
However they could not reproduce the problem and I ended up having to pay for this.

Problem still exists and is often reproduced at slow speeds when temperature has been around freezing temperature.
 
#14 ·
I have the same issue. New car starts with rumble when startup, the was silent. Service have replaced my heat pump, now it is different, but worse. Car slighty vibrates (in pulse) to the steering wheel and to the body, with annoing low noise. It is noticeble when standing on traffic lights. I will put it back to the service.
 
#16 ·
Wow, crazy how time flies and this was a year

for anyone else looking at this issue, they said it’s a known issue and were able to replicate it with other cars.

It requires putting some insulation foam around some piece (can’t remember) but believe it was the heat pump. Other folks came forward in my local area with it and got it addressed as well.