[ZoranTerzic]

Hi guys
Posting this to help someone who has this problem and need to find the potential fix quickly without digging through hundreds of posts.

Have had the most annoying creaking in the rear parcel tray area going over any undulation in the road. Speed bumps etc.

Could not figure it out for the life of me.
Took it to BMW and they fixed it under warranty.

They adjusted the tailgate latch, replaced the lateral tailgate stoppers, replaced top tailgate rubber seal, and lined tailgate with felt tape.
Took them a few days to trouble shoot but it’s fixed - all under warranty.

Common issue on the X5 as the tailgate has a lot of flex in it.

Hope this helps someone!

Cheers

Zoran

[gfeiner97]

Got pics of where they placed felt tape?

[ZoranTerzic]

Originally Posted by gfeiner97

Got pics of where they placed felt tape?

Underneath where the stoppers are
Just a tiny piece of felt on either side
Can’t see any other places they put it on!

[Henry991]

Thanks.

My 2020 45i has the same issue - I will take the car to service to have it fixed.

[ZoranTerzic]

See attached images:
Just below the stoppers

[ZoranTerzic]

Hey guys - found a couple more places they put the felt tape
1) lined bottom tail gate (inside plastic cover for boot controls)
2) top of tailgate (where it touches bottom tailgate when shut)

Thanks!

[gfeiner97]

That last pic of the felt on the leading edge of the top gate is surprising. That area does not make contact with the bottom tail gate. The fat rubber seal front of that felt tape is what makes contact with the bottom gate. If the area on the top gate where they put felt tape were making contact with the bottom gate, that would mean it was metal-on-metal contact and it would have made obvious paint damage to both gates.

[chefwong]

the Vortex of dirt, wind driven rain, etc makes it to the top hatch and bottom.......
I would not want porous felt on either....and just have the OE weatherstrip there.

How often do you clean your cars. If *not often*, take a paper towel and run it against the top rubber after driving in the rain and or the lower door seals. Road film and such always makes it to these area.