Steering column squeak

menelaos · 05-07-2018, 10:35 AM

Just started experiencing light squeak when going up and down while starting/stopping...time to disable via coding?

CatalinP · 05-07-2018, 11:41 AM

Too late.

menelaos · 05-07-2018, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by CatalinP

Too late.

You think it will get stuck soon?

Kzang · 05-07-2018, 11:51 AM

Yup.. It did the same to mine.. I had to have the steering column replaced twice in the last 3 years.

originalgoods13 · 05-07-2018, 11:55 AM

I waited for mine to go away and it did after a month.

menelaos · 05-07-2018, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzang

Yup.. It did the same to mine.. I had to have the steering column replaced twice in the last 3 years.

Can you share part numbers so I can be prepared?

Kzang · 05-07-2018, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by menelaos

Can you share part numbers so I can be prepared?

I don't remember what the part number is but I still have the work order document that has all the details that I can share when I get home later tonight.

menelaos · 05-07-2018, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzang

I don't remember what the part number is but I still have the work order document that has all the details that I can share when I get home later tonight.

Thanks, please PM if need be!

This is what I found, but I could be wrong!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18245558203...m=182455582034

RubyRube · 05-07-2018, 02:17 PM

Should I be worried and disable my automatic up & in on shut-off?
No noise....yet.

menelaos · 05-07-2018, 02:37 PM

Most of us had been "warned"....you're now included!

RubyRube · 05-08-2018, 11:47 AM

Forewarned is forearmed.

deutsch100 · 05-08-2018, 04:24 PM

CAN this be disabled in a 2017 without coding? I went into iDrive just now and nothing about disabling entry/exit for the steering wheel, and the owner's manual does not mention how to disable!

I turned it off in my last 3 Range Rovers and G-Class. It always seemed like a "fat person" option! LOL

mnx5er · 05-08-2018, 09:49 PM

Had this happen on a previous X I owned and they added some teflon tape somewhere to make the noise go away. My SA was very familiar with the problem. He also was familiar with everyone complaining the movement couldn't be shut off.

menelaos · 05-08-2018, 10:18 PM

I want to code it out, but a fellow member says it's too late now.

perry8912 · 05-08-2018, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by menelaos

I want to code it out, but a fellow member says it's too late now.

Don’t code it out now!
Go play with your steering column from now and then, and let it broke before warranty expires....

menelaos · 05-08-2018, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by perry8912

Don’t code it out now!
Go play with your steering column from now and then, and let it broke before warranty expires....

No warranty, am on my own.
Wish I could code it out and not have to replace, but part I think is required does not seem expensive.

mkdan2004 · 05-09-2018, 12:48 AM

People were talking about 5000$ repair at the dealership. I doubt it is just a 55$ part. Could not confirm however, mine was covered by warranty. I would code it. Mine was making absolutely no noise or squeak before breaking down.

CatalinP · 05-09-2018, 03:16 AM

That 55$ Part might have the same problem... menelaos, I bet you can build yourself an X5 using eBay parts...

menelaos · 05-09-2018, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CatalinP

That 55$ Part might have the same problem... menelaos, I bet you can build yourself an X5 using eBay parts...

I found the motor for $160 on ebay. Will have a mechanic do it.
Just curious if there are other parts involved.

perry8912 · 05-09-2018, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by menelaos

No warranty, am on my own.
Wish I could code it out and not have to replace, but part I think is required does not seem expensive.

Well, I don’t know why there is no warranty on your 2015 x5. But if you do want to code it off, here is how:

“In BDC Body:

You have to set to AKTIV the following 2 lines:

BDC Body -- V_MAX_AKTIVER_EINSTIEG_AKTIV
BDC Body -- V_MAX_DEAKTIVIER_EINSTIEG_AKTIV

and the you have to check that

BDC Body -- V_MAX_AKTIVIERUNG_EINSTIEG
BDC Body -- V_MAX_DEAKTIVIER_EINSTIEG

are set to WERT_01.”

menelaos · 05-09-2018, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by perry8912

Well, I don’t know why there is no warranty on your 2015 x5. But if you do want to code it off, here is how:

“In BDC Body:

You have to set to AKTIV the following 2 lines:

BDC Body -- V_MAX_AKTIVER_EINSTIEG_AKTIV
BDC Body -- V_MAX_DEAKTIVIER_EINSTIEG_AKTIV

and the you have to check that

BDC Body -- V_MAX_AKTIVIERUNG_EINSTIEG
BDC Body -- V_MAX_DEAKTIVIER_EINSTIEG

are set to WERT_01.”

When coding, can ignition be in any state?
Quite a novice!

Kzang · 05-09-2018, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by perry8912

Well, I don’t know why there is no warranty on your 2015 x5. But if you do want to code it off, here is how:

If the mileage is passed the warranty threshold.

05-07-2018, 10:35 AM	#1
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Kzang Major General 3239 Rep 5,066 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 35i Msport SG Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Yup.. It did the same to mine.. I had to have the steering column replaced twice in the last 3 years. __________________ 2015 F15 X5 35i Msport Space Grey M Performance parts MPPK, MPE
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deutsch100 Colonel 3942 Rep 2,386 Posts Drives: i7 60, XM, M3 Comp, 911 GTS Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calabasas, CA iTrader: (0)	CAN this be disabled in a 2017 without coding? I went into iDrive just now and nothing about disabling entry/exit for the steering wheel, and the owner's manual does not mention how to disable! I turned it off in my last 3 Range Rovers and G-Class. It always seemed like a "fat person" option! LOL Last edited by deutsch100; 05-08-2018 at 04:35 PM..
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mnx5er Captain 563 Rep 829 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW X5 3.5i Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	Had this happen on a previous X I owned and they added some teflon tape somewhere to make the noise go away. My SA was very familiar with the problem. He also was familiar with everyone complaining the movement couldn't be shut off.
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menelaos Lieutenant Colonel 1226 Rep 1,915 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW X5 F15 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Cheboygan, MI iTrader: (0)	I want to code it out, but a fellow member says it's too late now.
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mkdan2004 Private First Class 48 Rep 103 Posts Drives: BMW X5 F15 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Bucharest, Romania iTrader: (0)	People were talking about 5000$ repair at the dealership. I doubt it is just a 55$ part. Could not confirm however, mine was covered by warranty. I would code it. Mine was making absolutely no noise or squeak before breaking down.
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CatalinP Major 590 Rep 1,260 Posts Drives: BMW X5 F15 2014 3.0xd Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: RO iTrader: (0)	That 55$ Part might have the same problem... menelaos, I bet you can build yourself an X5 using eBay parts...
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