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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Car making intermitent buzzing when off???

One thing is for sure, this thing lives up to the name Beast. With all the whines, whirls and buzzing...it's like it's alive sometimes.

Just checkin though...car has been off for bout 30-40mins and I pop out to the garage and it is making this intermitent higher pitch buzzing type sound....almost sounds like those old old printers (dot matrix). Buzzing is coming from engine compartment and happens bout every 10-15 secs and lasts for less than a sec. Maybe just brake system or blower releving pressure...wasn't sure.

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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Same thing happened to me several months ago. Was in the laundry room which is off the garage and kept hearing this really hight pitched whine. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from, so opened garage door and it got louder. Walked over to the car and sure enough, it was coming from the engine bay area. Did it for a few seconds every few minutes. Can't say I've heard it since.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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Its all those electronics in the car that are making the buzzing sound. Its quite normal as all the E55's seem to be doing this. As to why it does this, who knows.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:00 AM
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Its an E class thing, not an E55 thing

I think the noises are quite pleasant... An almost calming ambience. I could fall asleep to it.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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It's the noise of the beast telling you he wants to go on a road rage.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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I had the problem, they fixed it at mb, heres my post.


https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...=whistle+sound

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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Jakpro1
One thing is for sure, this thing lives up to the name Beast. With all the whines, whirls and buzzing...it's like it's alive sometimes.

Just checkin though...car has been off for bout 30-40mins and I pop out to the garage and it is making this intermitent higher pitch buzzing type sound....almost sounds like those old old printers (dot matrix). Buzzing is coming from engine compartment and happens bout every 10-15 secs and lasts for less than a sec. Maybe just brake system or blower releving pressure...wasn't sure.

Any input??
I was at the dealership a couple of weeks ago and a S500 came in with a similar problem. Service rep told me that it was the air pump to the suspension was bad. His was makin a terrible racket inside right front tire and smelled like smoke. Needless to say they replaced it. Mine makes a similar sound from time to time after it is cool but so far I haven't had any malfunction from it. I think it's probably normal. IT'S ALIVE.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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I have gotten the intermittent buzzing also. Is it a malfunction?
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