Clicking Sound
12-16-2005, 01:09 PM
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Has anyone had a problem with a clicking sound(like a starter going bad) when opening the doors or unlocking the car. The sound is coming from under the hood.
12-16-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by parsfdon' post='212238' date='Dec 16 2005, 05:09 PM
Has anyone had a problem with a clicking sound(like a starter going bad) when opening the doors or unlocking the car. The sound is coming from under the hood.
12-16-2005, 01:30 PM
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Very loud.
12-16-2005, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by parsfdon' post='212238' date='Dec 16 2005, 05:09 PM
Has anyone had a problem with a clicking sound(like a starter going bad) when opening the doors or unlocking the car. The sound is coming from under the hood.
[/quote]I'm sorry. It sounds like dealer time.
12-16-2005, 01:56 PM
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I have clicking, whirring and hissing sounds but when you floor it through the gears or slide it around an on-ramp at speed it sounds much better.
Kidding aside, I try not to get upset about minor noises unless it is affecting the function of something. When I bring the car in for something else I give the dealer my list.
Kidding aside, I try not to get upset about minor noises unless it is affecting the function of something. When I bring the car in for something else I give the dealer my list.
12-16-2005, 02:07 PM
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2004 545i | SMG | White/Black | Sport | NAV | Logic 7 | PDC | Fold-down Seats | Adaptive Headlights | Cold Weather Pkg | Clear-again Bra | Mud Flaps | Bluetooth | Coat Hangar | Aux Input | All Weather Mats | 18"X8.5" BBS RK w/ Michelin Pilot Alpin's (winter) | New steering rack @ 1.2K & 17K miles| Software V.19.1 | B&B Exhaust (vrrrroooooommm!) <---Click.
Uh, Oh! Here we go again...
If it is a rapid clicking sound that happens when you unlock the car it is very likely to be your steering rack. (I've been through two already - see my sig. ).
I'm not sure what causes the clicking but the two times I had it occur the end result was a new rack.
Typically it takes several days to complete the job and hopefully there is a steering rack somewhere in the country (both of mine had to come from Germany).
Hope I'm wrong but I'm probably right.
Good luck.
If it is a rapid clicking sound that happens when you unlock the car it is very likely to be your steering rack. (I've been through two already - see my sig. ).
I'm not sure what causes the clicking but the two times I had it occur the end result was a new rack.
Typically it takes several days to complete the job and hopefully there is a steering rack somewhere in the country (both of mine had to come from Germany).
Hope I'm wrong but I'm probably right.
Good luck.
12-16-2005, 08:27 PM
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If it's a "clicking" sound you hear when the steering wheel moves or down (during entry/exit), then it could also be an incorrect torque on the column. Mine was fixed by correcting the torque (according to my SA)
12-17-2005, 11:58 AM
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I have had a fast clicking sound emit from the dash board near the CD area, when the car is asleep and I open the door. Lasts 5 seconds or so and then stops. Has happened 4 times.
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Originally Posted by realtyman' post='212255' date='Dec 16 2005, 06:07 PM
Uh, Oh! Here we go again...
If it is a rapid clicking sound that happens when you unlock the car it is very likely to be your steering rack. (I've been through two already - see my sig. ).
I'm not sure what causes the clicking but the two times I had it occur the end result was a new rack.
Typically it takes several days to complete the job and hopefully there is a steering rack somewhere in the country (both of mine had to come from Germany).
Hope I'm wrong but I'm probably right.
Good luck.
If it is a rapid clicking sound that happens when you unlock the car it is very likely to be your steering rack. (I've been through two already - see my sig. ).
I'm not sure what causes the clicking but the two times I had it occur the end result was a new rack.
Typically it takes several days to complete the job and hopefully there is a steering rack somewhere in the country (both of mine had to come from Germany).
Hope I'm wrong but I'm probably right.
Good luck.