Dashboard Rattling!

[MrMAColeman]

Can someone please help?

I have an 2004 MCS and there is a rattle coming from the dashboard, but only under hard acceleration. Ie. when you are fully accelerating and have disengaged one gear to change up, there is a rattle from the dashboard, this goes when you engage the next gear.

I have had it examined by my local BMW garage and they say it is just a rattle coming from behind the dash and this is not covered by the extended BMW warranty (as it is not electronic or mechanical) and will cost me approximately £500 to fix!! (that is because the labour rate is £150 per hour plus VAT).

Has anyone else encountered this problem? As I don't exactly trust the garage and their diagnosis.

Thanks

[..Blackadder..]

Have a look here you might find something that helps

http://www.mini2.com/forum/search.php?searchid=4600868

[super c00per]

mine rattles loads, not just my dash but the doors and something in the back....drives me nuts!!!

[..Blackadder..]

Super these might help with the door rattles mate from Mikey's
NewMINIStuff.com

[MrMAColeman]

I have now got my car back from the BMW garage and they still have not fixed the rattle it went in for and charged me £500 odd for the privileage!!

Admittedly the slight rattle comes under heavy acceleration (sounds like the speedo needles might be vibrating inside) but the garage diagnosed the dashboard as being at fault. When I returned it approximately 5 mins after picking it up, the senior "Technician" told me that he could not hear it and that they would never drive it as hard (as I had to demonstrate the faul) to test it . He also told me that the car will not be perfect as it is a 2nd hand car. But if if got worse I should take it back (like duh!)

To top it all off it still has to go back for a new folding mirror motor, as the garage "only" had the car for a week and didn't fix the mirror. Although it was diagnosed as being faulty by the garage, went it to be fixed and the "Technician" then re-diagnosed it as being fine, hence no fix. When I collected it my Aftersales advisor checked it and said it was faulty. It was at this exact point I told him that they are only my garage by default and that their customer service is S**t (numerous problems have occured with them prior to this, so my patience had run out).

I have seriously had enough of the shoddy treatment from the dealership and BMW that, I feel I would not buy another BMW &/or Mini and have even considered trading my car for a Golf GTI (although I do love the car).