It is never relaxing to listen to a sound you don’t know anything about and comes from your car. So what if you define a noise that persists in the cabin of your BMW X6? It is highly plausible that this is a unimportant issue, but before being sure of that, it is better to do some checks. Our team has produced this document to help you find and adjust this cabin noise. First, we will look at those that come from the dashboard, later noises from the cabin, the doors, and at last the plastic noises on BMW X6 that show up when it is hot.cabin-noisebmw-x6

Reasons that can cause noise in the passenger cabin of your BMW X6

I experience plastic rattling noises on the dashboard BMW X6

One of the plausible causes that can generate a plastic rattling noise in your BMW X6 is that your dashboard, following a repair or vibrations suffered during its lifetime, it may have fasteners that have come loose or unscrewed. Try to define the precise place of this plastic rattling noise on BMW X6 and using your vehicle’s technical manual try to examine the tightness of all the screws concerned. Otherwise take your vehicle to your mechanic.

I feel noises in the cabin BMW X6

The second most regular possibility of a cabin noise in your BMW X6 is that some elements 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 examining your ceiling light which is often the cause of a cabin noise on BMW X6. Otherwise open your doors, those closest to the source 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 perceive door noises on my BMW X6

If you feel a plastic noise on the doors of your BMW X6, it is plausible that it is one of your door trim fasteners that is destroyed, or a screw from an internal mechanism of the glass for example or the loudspeaker that has unscrewed and therefore causes 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 X6. For more details on door noises on BMW X6, feel free to read this article.

I listen to a cabin noise when hot BMW X6

If, on the other hand, you discover cabin noises in your BMW X6 when summer starts or when the outside temperature is warm, it is sadly obvious that this symptoms manifests itself more during these periods. In fact, 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 cause cabin noises when hot on your BMW X6. It is difficult to cure 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.