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Old 12-28-2010, 06:43 AM
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I was driving the other day and noticed that every time I would go over ~85 mph a noise would sound out of the dashboard/speedometer. Very annoying and also concerning.

The only thing that I changed recently were the tires, from the Dunlop runflats to a set of brand new Continental Extreme Contact DW, but it would be very surprising if that's the reason! over inflation maybe?

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Old 12-28-2010, 07:22 AM
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What's the error message?
Old 12-28-2010, 08:07 AM
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What's the error message?

There's no error message, I just hear the noise when I go over 85 mph
Old 12-28-2010, 08:10 AM
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could be the seal around your windshield, just coincidence that it happened now
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kinda sounds like a whistling noise, which would mean its air related.
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Never used it, but could it be the speed warning was turned on?
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try pushing on the windshield glass when u get the noise
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Good Point. I believe the speed alarm is a chime similar to seatbelt chime. can't remember exactly.

+1 Air related. AND Wear your seatbelt

When i was in at service one time my SA was tied up with a CPO vehicle that had the same thing happen and they'd been trying to pin-point the issues for days. lol
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Yes I also thought it was the speed alarm at first, but looked at the menu and it was off. I turned it on and it is indeed a chime, not a whistling.

Never had any issues with the windshield, don't understand why would that happen, the car has only 52K miles. If it is the windshield, do I need to reseal it?

No chance it's tire related?
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You need to get in the vehicle with a few people....perferably 1 female and try to listen carefully. 2 BMW tech's an SA and owner finally figured her issue out after replacing door seals and so forth...it was coming from a mis-aligment on the drivers side front door.........tell me how that's possible on a CPO. lol. Must have been an accident in the vehicle which was undisclosed.

I mentioned female because they have a good ear for these kind of things and once they've made up their mind, its made. So chances of them shifting to another area are unlikely.


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