Steering Wheel Noise?
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Lately when I am about to start the car the steering wheel starts moving down and there is a grinding / rattling noise coming from the column area. What could this be? Is there a simple fix? Thanks in advance.
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Try using some armorall or F21 or what not on the leather/pleather part covering the steering wheel. Get a can of spray white grease and try it if you're diassembling it.
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When you take the screw out of the bottom of the column surround make sure the little black square part that the screw threads into doesn't fall out once you pull the surround off. Mine fell out and I didn't even know til I had already put everything back together. You'll need a flashlight also to see the lifting mechanism or whatever its called. Everything else is pretty straight forward. Day 2 and no noise =)
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My Ride: 2006 550, Sports Package, Premium Package, Navigation, Winter Package
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Had the same problem and the dealer determined that it was related to the airbag rubbing against something. They replaced the airbag and the problem was solved.