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      02-23-2017, 05:27 AM   #1
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Like many on this forum I have the experience of terrible brake squeal. My 2016 X5M goes in next week for the fifth trip to have brakes fixed to reduce or eliminate the squealing sound at low speed stops. This time BMW will have two engineers on site to oversee the pad replacement with new experimental pads that supposedly have had good results in virtually eliminating the noise. They will be replacing the rotors again for a second time. The car has 10K miles on it and it has been extremely frustrating to hear the terrible noise. I have a 2015 M3 and have never heard the brakes many any noise whatsoever. I realize they are different size brakes but it seems like my X5M should be just as quiet. I'll report back if five times is a charm. Nothing more frustrating or embarrassing to have a $113K vehicle that sounds like a dump truck when stopping!
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      02-23-2017, 05:39 AM   #2
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Like many on this forum I have the experience of terrible brake squeal. My 2016 X5M goes in next week for the fifth trip to have brakes fixed to reduce or eliminate the squealing sound at low speed stops. This time BMW will have two engineers on site to oversee the pad replacement with new experimental pads that supposedly have had good results in virtually eliminating the noise. They will be replacing the rotors again for a second time. The car has 10K miles on it and it has been extremely frustrating to hear the terrible noise. I have a 2105 M3 and have never heard the brakes many any noise whatsoever. I realize they are different size brakes but it seems like my X5M should be just as quiet. I'll report back if five times is a charm. Nothing more frustrating or embarrassing to have a $113K vehicle that sounds like a dump truck when stopping!
Not going to matter at all. Had my two f10 m5's and now my x6m with the same brakes. High performance brakes squeak, that's how they are. Porsche, Mclaren, Ferrari, they will all squeak lol. Carbon ceramics are even worse. There's nothing embarrassing about squeaky brakes. The civic with the windows down isn't going to think less of you. Go to a race and listen to all the cars squeak as they pull into the pits. Don't want squeaky brakes? Don't buy an M that was designed to hang on a race track lol.
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      02-23-2017, 06:47 AM   #3
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I agree with the guy above that high-performance brakes are likely to squeak.

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      02-23-2017, 11:17 AM   #4
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My 2 Cents.. I had the same issue on my 2014 M5. About 6 months in, I started bitching about it. My CA advised of a service bulletin to fix the issue (you can search the F10 M5 board as it's out there somewhere). BMW replaced both front rotors and pads and retrofit some "weights" according the CA.

I literally NEVER heard another squeek or squeel again. Same thing happened to my buddy with an M6. They did the fix, never heard the noise again.

Point is, they can fix this issue..maybe they just haven't yet on the X6/X5M.
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      02-23-2017, 11:58 AM   #5
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My 2 Cents.. I had the same issue on my 2014 M5. About 6 months in, I started bitching about it. My CA advised of a service bulletin to fix the issue (you can search the F10 M5 board as it's out there somewhere). BMW replaced both front rotors and pads and retrofit some "weights" according the CA.

I literally NEVER heard another squeek or squeel again. Same thing happened to my buddy with an M6. They did the fix, never heard the noise again.

Point is, they can fix this issue..maybe they just haven't yet on the X6/X5M.
My M5 had the squeal as well, but it just seemed so different from the F85 squeal. I was able to remedy the F10 squeal with some bedding and a wash, the F85s just sounds different and is constant. No luck with anything so far.

One other member, I forgot who, tried the new pads, worked for a while, then it got worse than the stock pads. Same situation with the ceramic pads i bought, but never installed. I think JNosol might have been the one that tried.

I think im actually starting to just get used to it, very happy its just a lease though.
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i talk to my CA and he said BMW does not going to do anything about it. they can only check is there any major problem on the brake.
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i talk to my CA and he said BMW does not going to do anything about it. they can only check is there any major problem on the brake.
If there is a TSB (technical service bulletin) on this then you could take that to them and ask for a fix.
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If you haven't already check out this thread: http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1134078
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If there is a TSB (technical service bulletin) on this then you could take that to them and ask for a fix.
how to get a TSB? i only spoke to bmw ca about this when it is due for maintenance and he said they would check but if only noise there is nothing they will do to it.
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it is part of driving this incredible car, tbh it doesn't bother me much.

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how to get a TSB? i only spoke to bmw ca about this when it is due for maintenance and he said they would check but if only noise there is nothing they will do to it.
Another member on here might know.
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