car shakes at 60mph when cold
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Hi! My car is 2006 530i with 61000 miles. I have oem 166 wheels. Car shakes and can feel vibration on the steering wheel at 60mph when car is cold at initial run. . After running for about 10mins and car is pretty warm up, shaking is gone. What seems to be the problem? I just had it balanced at a reputable tire company,
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Hi! My car is 2006 530i with 61000 miles. I have oem 166 wheels. Car shakes and can feel vibration on the steering wheel at 60mph when car is cold at initial run. . After running for about 10mins and car is pretty warm up, shaking is gone. What seems to be the problem? I just had it balanced at a reputable tire company,
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my yokohamas do this. they are rated to last a lot longer than the oem goodyear rs-a's. i think these cars are meant to have softer tires that ride better but don't last long at all.
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Mines also do this in the morning. The first few kilometers it's like boom boom boom boom as if you have square tires. I had a Porsche and it was the same (soft Continental SportContact) as I have now on the 525i which runs Bridgestones. Sometimes the tires are just old independent of how many km's they drove. Check the production date indication (week + year).
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Hi! My car is 2006 530i with 61000 miles. I have oem 166 wheels. Car shakes and can feel vibration on the steering wheel at 60mph when car is cold at initial run. . After running for about 10mins and car is pretty warm up, shaking is gone. What seems to be the problem? I just had it balanced at a reputable tire company,
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That's called camber wear. Our cars, especially in the rear, have a slight negative camber for better traction. Worn shocks and suspension bushing can definitely cause more than normal camber wear. If you have more than 75K miles, I wouldn't be surprised if you needed new shocks and some control arm replacements due. If all that is good, than a good 4-wheel alignment should fix the uneven wear.
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Our X5 did the same thing but it never cleared. Always seemed to vibrate above 50 regardless. They tires had ~ 12000 and were Conti's They were replaced with Michelins and the problem was gone. These Conti's developed flat spots and never seem to get rid of it.
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My 2004 530i shakes like a wet dog over 100ks. Had the wheels balanced 3 times, and have just had them balanced again by a company who thinks they have fixed it. I'm not confident at all. As a matter of fact - I'm not sure I should have a BMW after the crap I'm going though with this car - and some of the remarkably helpful BMW service people (NOT)
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