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Car is Back! It was under warranty so I did not have to pay out of pocket. The dealer's repair estimate was $15-18 thousand. Yes. $15,000-$18000. The cost of this repair, if out of pocket, would have been nearly what I paid for the entire vehicle used! Meanwhile the actual compressor...

I bought the vehicle certified pre-owned from a BMW dealer so the vehicle is still under bumper to bumper warranty. The repair should not cost me anything out of pocket, but I will post the cost here once the repair is done (still waiting on part, it's shipped to US from Germany but still in...

This really sounds like the same problem I have, have them check the compressor that manages the cooling for the battery pack and A/C

Parts are on backorder from Germany, car is at Dealer for the next few weeks...will update once repair is done

Update: The shop had the car for 2 days, and did several test drives. Both a technician and a shop manager verified the noise and confirmed my suspicion that it was coming from the coolant system compressor. They opened the car and found that the compressor was literally disintegrating, the...

I have the same issue reported by tobiassej, and just scheduled an appt for next week. When driving over 30mph with the heating on, after several minutes a loud buzzing noise like a rattling bathroom fan starts. Each time the vehicle slows below 30mph to stop, the noise subsides. when the...