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Originally Posted by 2011 550XI GT
I picked up the new 2011 BMW 550 XI GT this past Saturday...noticed the wierd noise immediately. Everything seemed to be working fine, but I brought the car to the dealer today, Thursday. The main troubleshooting technician drover the car and heard the noise. He said he's seen the problem with other 5 series and 7 series cars. His educated guess was that it had something to do with the stabilizer bars, that because they move hydraulically on either end of the bar, the bushings are being torqued, thus causing the noise.
He said he would post the complaint with BMW NA and was confident there would be a fix designed in fairly short order...a new bushing design or something simple.
It's not that big a deal, now that the tech assured me nothing is going to fall off or break because of the noise.
It's not detracting from my enjoyment of the car thusfar. Every time I drive it, I find something else I like. This car is definitely the total package. It looks great and is amazaing fast and a handling dream...lots of toys, too.
If anyone comes up with a clear diagnosis of the wierd noise problem, I'll be happy to pass it along to my dealer.
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Thanks for the update. Great summary of the car as well.
