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      09-26-2019, 05:54 AM   #77
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Originally Posted by spbbonzo View Post
This happened to me last night after approx 1500 miles.

A screeching noise began to emanate from the front nearside wheel (I think) which lasted for a couple of miles before I reached home.

The problem persisted for about a mile this morning and then disappeared.

I rang BMW this morning who directed me to my nearest dealer. I'm the second Z4 owner they know of who has complained about this issue. The response was:

1) If the problem arises again stop the car and call BMW Roadside Assistance

2) Any damage to discs caused by a stone\whatever isn't covered under warranty because it's deemed an external influence

I'm not happy with the response so will have to keep an eye on this. How many times does this have to happen, how many BMW callouts and potentially how many replaced discs has to happen before BMW change their approach?
I really feel for you as I know very well just how horrendous this experience is. If you read through the whole thread you will see that I have spent a considerable amount of time on this issue. I have taken it to my local dealer, then to BMW UK who passed it on to BMW AG. All I got in the end was a "sorry to hear you are having such problems" and some financial compensation.

In one of the responses I got from BMW they actually admitted that it would cost them a lot of money if they had to change the design of the brake shields in the M Sport brakes as there are many thousands of their cars on the road with the same brakes. This shows that they are only concerned about costs and profit, not how much inconvenience this issue is causing their customers. Shame on BMW.
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