It is never relaxing to listen to a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you establish a noise that persists in the cabin of your BMW X3? It is highly possible that this is a unimportant issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some verifications. Our team has produced this content to help you identify and solve this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, later noises from the cabin, the doors, and finally the plastic noises on BMW X3 that show up when it is hot.
Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your BMW X3
I encounter plastic rattling noises on the dashboard BMW X3
One of the possible reasons that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your BMW X3 is that your dashboard, after an intervention or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to establish the specific place of this plastic rattling noise on BMW X3 and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to examine the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your car to your mechanic.
I feel noises in the cabin BMW X3
The second most common possibility of a cabin noise in your BMW X3 is that some components that come apart may be loose, either because of too frequent disassembly that would have reduced the holding between these parts, or because of vibrations. Think about looking at your ceiling light which is sometimes the reason of a cabin noise on BMW X3. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the origin of the noise and examine all the openings, covers that are installed there, some may have moved and therefore vibrate while driving. In most cases putting them back in place or gluing them is enough to fix the issue.
I feel door noises on my BMW X3
If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your BMW X3, it is possible that it is one of your door trim fasteners that is broken, or a screw from an internal mechanism of the glass for example or the loudspeaker that has unscrewed and therefore makes the component in question to rub against the door interior. Feel free to disassemble your door trim to find the reason of this plastic door noise on BMW X3. For more details on door noises on BMW X3, feel free to look at this article.
I listen to a cabin noise when hot BMW X3
If, on the other hand, you listen to cabin noises in your BMW X3 when summer comes or when the outside temperature is warm, it is sadly obvious that this symptoms manifests itself more during these periods. Indeed, plastic being a rather flexible material will expand with heat and will therefore much more easily rub on other plastic or metal parts, this is what will induce cabin noises when hot on your BMW X3. It is difficult to resolve this issue, you can always look for the exact origin of the noise, and try to put foams or tape between the expanding units to limit their noise from their expansion.
