[ixDriver]

My panel started making the same noise in cold as well. Thought it was roof then debugged it with help of this thread. I also have the v4 part so presumably can get it swapped for v5.

Wondering if there’s any first or third party options like just putting a netting there instead?

Right now I just have the shelf panel removed and on the back seat until needed or swapped.

Need to go to dealer for software update anyway. Won’t make it til March though given my schedule.

[Carnook]

In addition to the already mentioned parcel shelf the sound is also known to come from the D pillar plastic covers right above the parcel shelf. Solution is to remove the D pillar pieces, line inside with felt tape, and re-attach. Works like a charm and BMW can do it under warranty of course.

It is not the glass roof.

[rj3series]

Originally Posted by Carnook

In addition to the already mentioned parcel shelf the sound is also known to come from the D pillar plastic covers right above the parcel shelf. Solution is to remove the D pillar pieces, line inside with felt tape, and re-attach. Works like a charm and BMW can do it under warranty of course.

It is not the glass roof.

Carnook: do you happen to have a work order with this info that can be shared? These noises are driving me crazy and it would be great to show my service center what others have done that has been effective. Also, to be clear, you are not referring to the plastic covers above the seatbelts, correct?

[Carnook]

Originally Posted by rj3series

Carnook: do you happen to have a work order with this info that can be shared? These noises are driving me crazy and it would be great to show my service center what others have done that has been effective. Also, to be clear, you are not referring to the plastic covers above the seatbelts, correct?

Sorry I'm traveling and don't have my paperwork/records with me.

You are right, I am not referring to the flat plastic covers above the seatbelts. On each D pillar there is an upright panel running front to back in the middle of the pillar. I found a picture. It's the panel his thumb is touching.

My tech removed the panels, sound went away, applied felt tape to prevent plastic touching plastic... problem solved. Hope this helps!

[deutsch100]

Originally Posted by ixDriver

My panel started making the same noise in cold as well. Thought it was roof then debugged it with help of this thread. I also have the v4 part so presumably can get it swapped for v5.

Wondering if there’s any first or third party options like just putting a netting there instead?

Right now I just have the shelf panel removed and on the back seat until needed or swapped.

Need to go to dealer for software update anyway. Won’t make it til March though given my schedule.

Please read my post about how I greased up the parcel shelf and the noise went 100% away and has been over a week with silent driving! We did both our iX, and this worked perfectly on two iX.

[ScullyD]

Originally Posted by TechCTU

Anyone notice a creaking coming from the sunroof when temps have dropped.

I am hearing creaking noises that were not there in the summer.

Anyone else?

Originally i thought this was the sunroof. It turned out it was the rear trunk cover. I reseated it, and the creaking stopped. The sound was reverberating off the sunroof behind me and made it sound like a sunroof creak.

[ScullyD]

Originally Posted by deutsch100

Please read my post about how I greased up the parcel shelf and the noise went 100% away and has been over a week with silent driving! We did both our iX, and this worked perfectly on two iX.

I can 100% vouch that this was the cause for me as well, and i fixed it the same way.

[Snowbird_UT]

So, for us the solve was this screw, which is seated on the right hand side of the tailgate, which is holding the rear parcel shelf. these screws even when tight are slightly movable by design. On the right hand side the tailgate plastic cover would rub against the screw when it's cold. And the parcel shelf would make the sound louder and worse. Adding a bit of felt tape around the screw solved the problem.

[BimmerCam23]

Thanks Snowbird_UT. Both of my shelves are of the 05 series so the shelf replacements does not seem to be the fix. How did you determine that it was the right post/screw? And did you remove it, put felt tape behind it, replace it and put something over it too?

[Bornagain73]

Originally Posted by TechCTU

Yes, just driving and hearing creaking. It has settled down somewhat but still happens. No leaking or anything, I figured it was all the glass weight and cold was causing some creaks but it keeps happening.

I’ve been hearing it now. Normal driving conditions, and southern California weather.

[BimmerCam23]

For my creaking, I have tried with the parcel shelf in and out and the tailgate shelf in and out. I only hear the creaking with the parcel shelf in. It does not matter in may case if the tailgate shelf is in or not. Both of my shelves are version 05.

So I'm running with the parcel shelf as the source and will apply felt tape to it this weekend.

[jebs2k]

Originally Posted by Carnook

Sorry I'm traveling and don't have my paperwork/records with me.

You are right, I am not referring to the flat plastic covers above the seatbelts. On each D pillar there is an upright panel running front to back in the middle of the pillar. I found a picture. It's the panel his thumb is touching.

My tech removed the panels, sound went away, applied felt tape to prevent plastic touching plastic... problem solved. Hope this helps!

Do you know how to remove that panel? I tried but it seems to be held in place by the lower bigger panel...

[Paladin1]

Originally Posted by hugo_nz

I think it's fair to say that we as a collective know more about the IX than any dealers

Having mulled it over for awhile, fixed it for you!

[Snowbird_UT]

Paladin1 : apologies for the slow response. the right hand side screw would hit the plastic and make a clacking sounds when wiggling it. Those screws are seated in a flexible/wiggly base on purpose, I guess. Ours, on the right hand side, does not sit fully in the center of the hole in the plastic trim.

[mikola]

Originally Posted by VirtualGuitars

Are you guys hearing it under normal driving conditions, or when you’re backing out of the driveway at an angle, for example? I don’t think it’s too uncommon for the chassis to flex.

I hear it exactly under the circumstance you deacribed

[Tigershark321]

I think that iX parcel shelf is one of the worst design pieces ever. It is flimsy and useless with no way to stow it away inside the vehicle.