No, my loaners are free. But they seem like they avoid work whenever possible - my headlights are literally aiming at the ground a metre in front of the car and my SA says "it's within correct range" I guess I'll have to do it myself...

My dealer refuses to even look at it without me paying for labour costs.

Everything but brakes, I believe.

I guess I'll revisit my SA today

 

Same break squeal, same SIB - no charge w/loaner.

 

I have the same problem. I'm in Switzerland. Asked my dealer and they said it must be the brake pads and I should wait until it's time to get them changed. The new ones will be OK.
But after what I'm reading here I'm not sure. Car is already out of warranty.

Greg

 

Depends on the level of squeel, a light squeel that can only be heard with the window down and can be removed by a couple of hard braking sessions is not a defect, it is pad glazing and it happens.

If on the other hand it is loud and cannot be solved by a couple of hard barkes from speed, take it back, it will be the fault.

 

I've been having the same problem with the brakes squealing but it seems 2 only happen when its really cold out (-20 degrees celsius). My SA told me that this usually happens with the ceramic brakes on the car. Didnt sound right 2 me so im still gonna complain when i bring in the car to get other problems fixed. Good thing is my car is still under warranty.

 

I have this problem on my X5, (a high pitched whine), but only when it is in reverse! It gets loud enough that people standing around the car stop and stare to see what is making such a noise! BMW actually replaced the pads last week as a kind gesture claiming that it wasn't a "Real" problem. Predictably enough, the car with fresh pads front and back (sensors too), made the same noise! It must be a brake pad dragging on the rotor, but they seem uninterested in diagnosing it and fixing it, BTW, the car never made this noise during the first few months of ownership! Oh well time to start chasing my tail again!

 

How loud is the squeal, Mine was loud enough to turn head throughout a parking lot.

It occurred after I stopped at a 4way and I heard a faint POP then phzzz, not thinking it was my car I motored on and 25 yards later "SQUEEEEEEL" I pulled into the gym and parked the car, looked at the front left, nothing as far as I could see, got back in the car backed it up, (Silence) monved forwared (Squeeeel), backed it up again and then forward, to my amazement, no squeal.

I have been squeal free for quite sometime now.

It is at the dealer w/ a list and that is on it.

 

I heard the squeal only when i was backing up. Dealer replaced front and rear brakes and sensors. Now when I back up.....I still hear the squeal..WTF?

 

mine only squeals when stopping at like a 4-way stop, nothing when im reversing. havent noticed if the squeals have been turning heads but its loud enough for me to hear with the music on n windows up

 

do TSB's only work if you're still under warranty? I bought a used 05 with 56k on it and the dealer wont' do shit to my car even if it's TSB'd.