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Interior rattles, noises and/or creaking sounds?
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2010 E550, 273 Engine: 2012 S550, 278 Engine
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2012 w221
Mine has that too.
It sounds like the harddrive seeking inside the COMMAND unit. I wish they used SSD in them. It's random too.
They car is so quiet around so we end up hearing little noise from the new technology
My car is at the shop now for this
LI91.40-P-057018 SEPT13 – 212, 176, 242, 246, 204, 117, 222 creaking noise from left or right front seat belt height adjustment mechanism, replace belt height adjuster.
It sounds like the harddrive seeking inside the COMMAND unit. I wish they used SSD in them. It's random too.
They car is so quiet around so we end up hearing little noise from the new technology
My car is at the shop now for this
LI91.40-P-057018 SEPT13 – 212, 176, 242, 246, 204, 117, 222 creaking noise from left or right front seat belt height adjustment mechanism, replace belt height adjuster.
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'19 MBZ E450 Wagon, '19 BMW 530e
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added a few medium density foam tape to get rid of rattles from under seat box and center arm rest.
added a few medium density foam tape to get rid of rattles from under seat box and center arm rest.
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From: British Columbia
2011 E350 4 Matic
Not exactly an interior sound issue but occasionally when I reverse the car i hear (and felt) a fairly loud clunk, at one point i thought I drove over something (but didn't) and i think it is coming from the brakes but for sure the foot brake was not applied.
anybody have something similar happen? or an idea what it could be? car is going in for service at the end of the month (busy schedule)
anybody have something similar happen? or an idea what it could be? car is going in for service at the end of the month (busy schedule)
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2011 E350 4 Matic
This noise was driving me crazy, I applied some lube and its gone. Such a simple remedy but big satisfaction!! Saved me from removing the wood paneling and cables.....
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'19 MBZ E450 Wagon, '19 BMW 530e
Brought it back and dealer finally fixed the creaking by replacing the driver seat rail.
Now if they can get the B-pillar ring/rattle away then the car will be up to standard. However the grease marks and stains from all the R&R will stay to remind me how much trouble this car cause everyone.
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Not exactly an interior sound issue but occasionally when I reverse the car i hear (and felt) a fairly loud clunk, at one point i thought I drove over something (but didn't) and i think it is coming from the brakes but for sure the foot brake was not applied.
anybody have something similar happen? or an idea what it could be? car is going in for service at the end of the month (busy schedule)
anybody have something similar happen? or an idea what it could be? car is going in for service at the end of the month (busy schedule)
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'19 MBZ E450 Wagon, '19 BMW 530e
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Major props to Keyes European for knocking out the seatbelt ting/bell rattles
"REPLACED ENTIRE B PILLAR SEAT BELT ADJUSTER, SEAT BELT ASSY AND RELATED SIDE PANELS"
"REPLACED ENTIRE B PILLAR SEAT BELT ADJUSTER, SEAT BELT ASSY AND RELATED SIDE PANELS"
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2010 E550, 273 Engine: 2012 S550, 278 Engine
So, after the dealer replaced the center brake light that made the rattle a bit better I ended up doing the job myself this past weekend.
Took the rear shelf with the rear window blind out of the car. Found the power wire for the light in between the light assy and the blind assy and this tells me the dealer changed the light assy without taking the blind assy out of the car. It is absolutely impossible to miss the wire between the parts if it is out of the car. Easy to miss if it is in place.
Anyway, the rattle of the brake light comes from the two sandwiched plastic parts rattling against each other. I put some hot melt glue in the seam between the parts and no more rattle from the brake light assy.
Also found another rattle source. This is the seat belt "rollers" on both sides. Just a small bump on those and they make rattling noise. This is internal parts of the roller assys rattling so I don't think there is a fix for this unless someone knows about a TSB that address this issue and allow change of these under warranty. I'm quite sure MB has quiet seat belts on the S-Class...
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2014 E350 Sport
I seem to have a very slight fan "puttering" sound that is located near the rear vents. If I turn off all the climate controls it is still there.
I thought it was the fan as it seems to be slower at times and even stops but it always returns.
Any ideas?
I thought it was the fan as it seems to be slower at times and even stops but it always returns.
Any ideas?
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2012 W212 BlueTEC
Well... 43k miles on and I was starting to notice an increase in the amount of road noise on all types of paved surfaces (RWD, 23k miles on Primacy MXV4's) but that ended after I had the tires rotated (after inspecting the tread I realized the dealership never rotated my tires during the 30k or 40k service intervals.) I have a rattling sound coming from the instrument cluster but I've narrowed that down to a hairline crack along the top of the middle of the plastic cover over the gauges. Also worth mentioning, there seems to be an issue with air penetrating the windshield and creating a whining/whistling effect; it's coming from the upper left side of the windshield.
I am thinking about having the wheel wells and trunk lined with dynamat or some other type of sound-absorbing product.
I am thinking about having the wheel wells and trunk lined with dynamat or some other type of sound-absorbing product.
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From: Dallas, Texas
2015 S550 4MATIC
Seems I have the headliner rattle/buzz that others have mentioned. I bought my 2011 CPO and immediately took it in to have it looked at, but they couldn't reproduce the noise.
I have since deducted that the vehicle needs to be outside long enough for the roof to heat up from the sun. Then if the road is rough or I hit a bump or pothole, that produces a buzz or rattle in the headliner. Sometimes the stereo will also cause this noise.
If I tap on the headliner just behind the sunroof or at the edge next to the rear window, I can clearly hear it. Now that I know how to reproduce the sound, I plan to take it back in for service under warranty.
Any ideas what might be causing this noise?
I have since deducted that the vehicle needs to be outside long enough for the roof to heat up from the sun. Then if the road is rough or I hit a bump or pothole, that produces a buzz or rattle in the headliner. Sometimes the stereo will also cause this noise.
If I tap on the headliner just behind the sunroof or at the edge next to the rear window, I can clearly hear it. Now that I know how to reproduce the sound, I plan to take it back in for service under warranty.
Any ideas what might be causing this noise?
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From: Portland, Maine
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Rattles?
Never ever arable or squeak from interior and this is at 55k miles on a 2013 e550. I do however have my drivers side exhaust pipe tip rattle on cold start up. If ou just place your hand on it it stops......was thinking about putting those quad tip AMG pieces on.
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From: Connecticut
2010 E550
I've got three I need to track down. The passenger headrest, the driver's seatbelt height adjuster, and one I didn't catch in this thread, something in the steering column when I drive over rough roads. Since it's long out of warranty I'll have to do some poking around.
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Look at the plastic trim around the gauges. On the 2011 E350 that I had and the 2010 E550 that I how drive there is a gap between the trim and dash at the top left corner of it. In certain road conditions this rattles.
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2010 E550
Thanks to this thread, I found where the cluster rattle was coming from, but not the steering wheel one. There is also one I forgot about in the center console (the right "wing door" on it) that I think I fixed by putting some felt under the bumpers so it's a little tighter.
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2014 E350
I have a slight creaking sound from the dash at acceleration. Dealer confirmed the noise and heard it in other E350s. I was told this is normal. This is absurd for a car that is only 2 years old and hardly driven. Certainly didn't make that noise 2 years ago when I bought it. Love the way the car drives, but question the build quality. My two jettas and sentra don't make any noises like this and are much older. Nothing the dealer is willing to do about it. If anyone else has this issue and resolved it, please reply. Any information is appreciated.
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From: Nyack, NY
C300 Sport 4Matic
So I'm not sure if this noise is coming from outside or inside but I'm leaning more towards outside. This happens more in cold weather. This summer I was barely able to hear the noise but is still there. Every other time I accelerate from dead stop, I hear a noise like some metal part moved from the car taking off. It's a quiet and quick noise if that makes any sense. I'm going to wait til weather gets colder to replicate at dealer but I was wondering if any of you have experienced this. Sometimes I think it's one of the engine mounts or something like that but I should feel something moving and that's not the case. This noise drives me crazy every time I hear it lol Can't wait to find it and fix it!
