Fix BMW X6 Fail: Noisy Hatch Squeaking, Rattling Hatch (E71, F16), X4

It is a shame that your fix did not go viral. Truly thank you for the hard work exerted in this video. I have X6 2020 and the dealer have no clue or they keep acting that they have no clue because of the intensity of the work need to be done.

I had no idea how to remove the panels of the tailboard on my customers e71 until i watched your absolutely helpful video. Thank you sir and have a great day. Cheers from Turkey.

Great job! And you have a gorgeous car! My F16 drove me crazy for a year then I discovered the latch wasn’t adjusted correctly - closed in slightly skew position which put asymmetrical torsion across the whole hatch. I realigned the latch mechanism and now it is wonderfully quiet! Even opening and closing the hatch sounds more solid and less clunky.

Excellent video and thanks for sharing. I was hoping mine wasn't the only X6M rattling like a baby's rattle back there. BMW did a really really cheesy design and execution on all that cheap plastic crap back there. In fact, I can't believe there isn't outrage about this BS. Anyway, my strategy and approach was a tad different than yours. I had purchased some 1/4" vacuum tubing from the local auto parts store and wedged it in between the plastic surrounds and metal hatch wherever I could. My philosophy was that the plastic surrounds needed to be tensioned rather than floating. With bigger gaps I just wedged in some black weather stripping. Again the goal was to tighten up the plastic wherever I could. For the most part, it worked rather well. Only to discover that the rear license plate mounting frame was also rattling quite a bit so I applied some cushioning and tension there too. Still have a couple tiny rattles from time to time but I'm no longer going insane with this crappy BMW design. BMW could have been so much smarter just by applying rubber weather stripping along every edge of the plastic surround. Again, thanks much for sharing. Oh, and BTW, I'm not out of the wooods quite yet with all the rattling but it's soooo much quieter than it was.

Good job! I was looking for rattling sound for almost a year and found it today by taking a ride in my trunk 😁

I've got a 2009 X6 E71 N54 engine and the car's almost perfectly fine to be honest, no rattling noise and i've never sent it back to the official distributor/dealer or it's going cost me at least 3 times more. Guess there are really good BMW mechanics out there still.

Noted, thanks for info 👍

I would say, over-all, the noises have been abated by 66%. No-impact torsional flex-crackling: 75% gone. Low intensity vibration rattles from rough surfaces: 100% gone. Moderate rumble-strip or cobble stone rattlings: 75% gone. Heavier, trauma rattles, like from the gutter entrance to my house or small pot-holes, are 50% gone. What do you think?

Good Job!!

That's awesome DYI, congrats. Quick question - can you pls tell what is the fill tape (apologies if I type this incorrectly, but that's what I've heard) that you have put as a cushion below the cargo cover? 10x

I have a hatch back and I have the same issues with the cargo cover and other areas. So for cargo cover, did the installation of Felt tape helped?

And where did you buy the stuff you used for the rattles?

Interesting my e70 x5 never had any rattles. Only x6 have these rattles?

The secret is to have death metal playing at ear bleeding levels. I don't hear any rattles whatsoever in my BMW because I use this technique. You're welcome America.