2006 525xi vibration HELP!
07-19-2006, 04:41 PM
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I purchased a 2006 525xi in December. Drove the car home and had tremendous out of balance feeling in the steering wheel that appeared to be imtermittent. Worked with BMW and balanced the original run-flats four times with no success. Changed the run-flats to Michelns at 900 miles and had to road force balance the tires twice but finally got a good ride.
At 6000 miles I had the tires rotated and balanced again. Big mistake, Haven't been able to get rid of the vibration although the tech says the rims and tires are within spec.
Does anyone have any experience or problems like this? I have a Z4 and an X3 and have had no problems even with agreesive wheel sizes and sport tires on these autos.
I am completely frustrated with BMW's service and inability to fix this issue.
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Bill
At 6000 miles I had the tires rotated and balanced again. Big mistake, Haven't been able to get rid of the vibration although the tech says the rims and tires are within spec.
Does anyone have any experience or problems like this? I have a Z4 and an X3 and have had no problems even with agreesive wheel sizes and sport tires on these autos.
I am completely frustrated with BMW's service and inability to fix this issue.
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Bill
07-19-2006, 05:28 PM
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u know ive had this problem also...the steering wheel vibrates no mater what wheel and tire setup i have on the car...yet when i take it to the dealer it droves smooth as can be. leave the dealer and it acts up again. i have noticed its worse when the car is cold. BMW says everything is fine...but its really pissing me off.
07-20-2006, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tsilveracs' post='312896' date='Jul 19 2006, 08:28 PM
u know ive had this problem also...the steering wheel vibrates no mater what wheel and tire setup i have on the car...yet when i take it to the dealer it droves smooth as can be. leave the dealer and it acts up again. i have noticed its worse when the car is cold. BMW says everything is fine...but its really pissing me off.
I am spending a lot of time now looking for performance shops that will drill down on what is going on. As soon as I get some solid info I will get back to you.
Thanks,
Bill
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