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Old 04-17-2011, 04:37 AM
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BMW has to step up their build quality. My x5 has 200 miles on it and the seat is creeking. I don't care if it's a fixable problem. A car that I payed 70k for sitting in the showroom floor should not have this bull. Waste of my time. Anyone who is reading this, please devote some time into writing a letter to BMW about their quality.
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Old 04-17-2011, 11:13 AM
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My 2007 and 2008 E70 had horrible creaking driver seats. My 2011 X5 was silent for about 3000 miles, and now my driver seat is driving me fricking nuts!!! I think it was ard that suggested fiddling with the black plastic piece below the seat controls to stop the noises. I did that, but it was a very, very temporary fix.

Mine is a constant clicking/creaking/popping most noticeably when making turns and going over bumps. Thank G-d, it does not do it with normal city driving or on the freeway. The amount of creaking/clicking though is making me not look forward to driving my car as much...and that is really sad, because I LOVE my X5.

If anyone knows a fix, or can please post their service repair from the dealership for this problem...I know a lot of us will be very grateful.

@ ShantF1.....there is no way a creaking driver seats would be a lemon issue. I agree that BMW (like EVERY other manufacturer) has build issues...but in the big realm of things, our creaking seats are a minor annoyance, not a lemon issue. Sorry!
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^ I agree. Although that would be annoying, it doesn't warrant a "lemon" issue.
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^ I agree. Although that would be annoying, it doesn't warrant a "lemon" issue.
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Hopefully they'll get you a fix though!
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The best fix is using your audio system to play good music.

All jokes aside things like that annoy me too, but half the time I have a trunk full of golf clubs and books etc flying around so I pay little attention to such issues.
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Yeah I need to take mine in as well for it but as CarsRmyVICE mentioned that is what Premium Sound is for.
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BMW has to step up their build quality. My x5 has 200 miles on it and the seat is creeking. I don't care if it's a fixable problem. A car that I payed 70k for sitting in the showroom floor should not have this bull. Waste of my time. Anyone who is reading this, please devote some time into writing a letter to BMW about their quality.
Why would you not allow dlr/BMW to fix the creeking (sic) seat?

I see this may be Lemon #2 for you...
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i guess op is a perfectionist. but for a perfect car, 70k can't do it. to get a perfect car op should consider a ferrari or lambo, but it might catch on fire. so maybe a AM or bentley should do it.
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It's just that I bought (previously) also a brand new 2009 xdrive48i, every other week it was giving problems (I have posts on this website about the details). I lemoned that and I was happy because they gave me my money back. I gave BMW another chance by purchasing a sport pack xdrive35i, 200 miles in and now this. I will inform their HQ, and see what happens.
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Why would you not allow dlr/BMW to fix the creeking (sic) seat?

I see this may be Lemon #2 for you...
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Because everytime I take the car to the dealer. They do a half-ass job and mess up something else. I run 5 businesses, I have no time.
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