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ruddyo
10-02-2010, 04:32 PM
hey, my car is making a clanking noise coming from the driver side (from the back).. when i am on a stop then accelerate, this noise comes up, it only comes when i accelerate but if i keep accelerating this clanking noise will go faster then as speed increases the noise will go away. thanks in advance. btw my bmw is a 323i 2000.. plz help :eyecrazy

oh btw sometimes this noise goes away and then after some days ill come back.
BmwCI323
10-02-2010, 10:15 PM
i also have the same issue, have no idea what it is yet..
SnowHawk
10-02-2010, 11:36 PM
Your bimmer may have picked up one of these...http://cutefluffylunacy.webs.com/very_fluffy_bunny1.jpeg
xtremsiege2
10-03-2010, 12:06 AM
Flux capacitor?

Could be many things man. Check suspension on a lift, shock towers, driveshaft, axels ticking. Sounds like a problem which won't temporarily fix it's self so go to a shop.
ruddyo
10-03-2010, 10:48 AM
Flux capacitor?

Could be many things man. Check suspension on a lift, shock towers, driveshaft, axels ticking. Sounds like a problem which won't temporarily fix it's self so go to a shop.


oh btw sometimes this noise goes away and then after some days ill come back.
Rachael
10-03-2010, 11:51 AM
Rear Subframe?? Just had mine replaced in my 00 323i
LinearX
10-03-2010, 12:18 PM
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1248770

Got mine checked out last month, hopefully you still can get it checked out and if necessary repaired. I thought it was ending soon.
straight six m3
10-03-2010, 08:32 PM
subframe brah. google e46 subframe lawsuit.
ruddyo
10-05-2010, 08:06 AM
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1248770

Got mine checked out last month, hopefully you still can get it checked out and if necessary repaired. I thought it was ending soon.


So i just take my car to a bmw dealer and they check it for repair and then they will do the repair for free?
Rachael
10-05-2010, 06:30 PM
Hopefully, the deadline was October 4th. I took mine to my local bmw dealer they checked it and there were several cracks in my subframe. They welded on a whole new subfloor and gave me a rental for 5 days free. I was able to get it all done by the end of September. Like i read in the law suit the deadline to get it checked was Oct.4th. Anything after that would be out of our pocket! Opps......I rechecked the suit and it's no later than Oct.9th. So get the car inspected by the 9th. If it needs repair you're golden.
LinearX
10-05-2010, 08:30 PM
Hurry up, expect no leeway since they don't want to be doing this anyway...
BeamerMama
10-06-2010, 12:39 PM
I am a pre-owned bmw (http://www.midwesternbmw.com/used-inventory/index.htm?reset=InventoryListing) owner from the midwest... Can I ask you if your car was pre-owned and did you know the previous owner?
GR330ZHP
10-06-2010, 03:13 PM
Hopefully, the deadline was October 4th. I took mine to my local bmw dealer they checked it and there were several cracks in my subframe. They welded on a whole new subfloor and gave me a rental for 5 days free. I was able to get it all done by the end of September. Like i read in the law suit the deadline to get it checked was Oct.4th. Anything after that would be out of our pocket! Opps......I rechecked the suit and it's no later than Oct.9th. So get the car inspected by the 9th. If it needs repair you're golden.
Just curious did you do it with Stratham BMW? Or Tulley in Nashua??
Rachael
10-06-2010, 04:15 PM
I went through Tulley in Nashua......they were great about everything. :D


I am a pre-owned bmw (http://www.midwesternbmw.com/used-inventory/index.htm?reset=InventoryListing) owner from the midwest... Can I ask you if your car was pre-owned and did you know the previous owner?

There were various owners before me...however that didn't make any difference to Tulley when I brought it in for the inspection and they didn't care about the high milage either. They have employees that had their own cars done at like 150,000 miles.