Does the 4yr/50k warranty cover rattles?

Nerdking · 11-14-2017, 09:32 AM

I've got a 2015 BMW that I picked up CPO, but it's still under the original warranty for other year. I've got 43k miles on it and I've got an annoying rattle. Are these still covered under the new car warranty or did BMW make changes? My last car had rattles covered but wasn't sure about newer cars like my 2015.

perryo91 · 11-14-2017, 09:33 AM

Yes, I've brought my car lots of times... they're able to fix it 90% of the time.

It's just annoying to not have your car and to drive to the dealership, thats the only inconvenience.

jeffc83 · 11-14-2017, 09:53 AM

Yeah they'll cover it but I work on my own creaks, squeaks and rattles as I don't need a tech screwing something else up in the process of fixing it. Too many incidents at various dealers caused me to react this way and my favorite experience was the oil/grease on my pillar AND headliner after getting an inspection. (happened at a Caddy dealer a few years back) All they needed to do was to remove old sticker then replace it with a new one but instead, I ended up without a car for a week and received a new pillar and headliner. Glass needed to come out for that too.

I'll "F" up my own car and certainly don't need their help with that haha

bavarianride · 11-14-2017, 10:52 AM

To OP, yes, new car warranty covers rattles.

bad karma · 11-14-2017, 03:57 PM

FYI, frequently rattles are caused by the door pins, and there IS a new part with felt in the interior that can fix this.

Kafkaesque328 · 11-14-2017, 04:45 PM

Yes, but how much luck you will have with the dealer actually fixing them is another matter.

Disaster · 11-14-2017, 04:48 PM

Mine did. Had a bad rattle/vibration under high torque on take off somewhere in the rear headliner between the dome light and rear third break light (so i thought).

Turned out it was the shelf between the rear seat and the rear windscreen (that flat bit behind the rear seat headrests that covers the truck area.

Dealership removed it and re-secured it. Warranty work. Problem solved.

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Nerdking Private First Class 67 Rep 153 Posts Drives: 2021 530i Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Does the 4yr/50k warranty cover rattles? I've got a 2015 BMW that I picked up CPO, but it's still under the original warranty for other year. I've got 43k miles on it and I've got an annoying rattle. Are these still covered under the new car warranty or did BMW make changes? My last car had rattles covered but wasn't sure about newer cars like my 2015.
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perryo91 Captain 373 Rep 937 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	Yes, I've brought my car lots of times... they're able to fix it 90% of the time. It's just annoying to not have your car and to drive to the dealership, thats the only inconvenience. __________________ Hi
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jeffc83 Lieutenant Colonel 725 Rep 1,615 Posts Drives: 2015 328i XDrive Luxury Line Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Philly Burbs, PA iTrader: (0)	Yeah they'll cover it but I work on my own creaks, squeaks and rattles as I don't need a tech screwing something else up in the process of fixing it. Too many incidents at various dealers caused me to react this way and my favorite experience was the oil/grease on my pillar AND headliner after getting an inspection. (happened at a Caddy dealer a few years back) All they needed to do was to remove old sticker then replace it with a new one but instead, I ended up without a car for a week and received a new pillar and headliner. Glass needed to come out for that too. I'll "F" up my own car and certainly don't need their help with that haha __________________ Originally Posted by jmg That seat was meant to be used, are you going to deny it's purpose in life?
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bavarianride Major General 1512 Rep 5,095 Posts Drives: bimmer Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: northern california iTrader: (0)	To OP, yes, new car warranty covers rattles.
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bad karma Captain 445 Rep 752 Posts Drives: 2015 328i F31 M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	FYI, frequently rattles are caused by the door pins, and there IS a new part with felt in the interior that can fix this. __________________
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Kafkaesque328 Major 483 Rep 1,267 Posts Drives: 2016 328i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: El A iTrader: (0)	Yes, but how much luck you will have with the dealer actually fixing them is another matter. __________________ 2016 Black Sapphire 328i \| M Sport Pkg. \| JB+ \| Premium Pkg. \| Heated Seats \| Driver Assist Pkg. \| Navigation \| Misc. Coding \| 35% Ceramic Tint Past: 2014 Black 320i \| Sport Pkg \| BMS Stage 1
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Disaster New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2014 F32 N26 XDrive Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Mine did. Had a bad rattle/vibration under high torque on take off somewhere in the rear headliner between the dome light and rear third break light (so i thought). Turned out it was the shelf between the rear seat and the rear windscreen (that flat bit behind the rear seat headrests that covers the truck area. Dealership removed it and re-secured it. Warranty work. Problem solved.
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