steering vibration at high speed

Jay-K · 10-01-2013, 11:25 AM

So i was cruising down to get some miles for my breakin service.
at speed 130-150kmh i notice the steering wheel is vibrating up and down, (comfort mode)

at the beginning i thought it was the bumpy highway, but not after seconds i realize it did it constantly... at that moment, and on the way back i tried to accelerate again i did not feel vibration as constant and as noticeable as what happened before.

Neil McRae · 10-01-2013, 01:36 PM

any tyre management warnings?

DrKevM5 · 10-01-2013, 06:16 PM

Check your wheel balancing weights. You may have lost one. This happened to me about a month ago.

avlnch · 10-01-2013, 06:59 PM

Yeah check your wheel weights.

Also while less likely, make sure it's not the road. Test on a different stretch of road.

GratefulM5 · 10-01-2013, 09:53 PM

My '08 528xi (on 18" Michelin PSS) and '12 X5 35i (19") are smooth as butter at 90mph. I have a strange and very noticeable "vibration" at the wheel of the M5. 1000mi on it so far, just had breakin completed and can't tell if its just because of the 20" low profile tires, the suspension, or something else. I've noticed it at speed on several different stretches of highway. I would assume for a high speed, high performance vehicle it would be smooth at speed? Also recently had a 750Li loaner (with m sport package and adjustable suspension) and it too was smoother at speed. Anybody else?

Pazzo009 · 10-01-2013, 11:20 PM

Steering wheels don't vibrate up and down, only left and right. You either lost a weight or bent a rim likely.

wzj519 · 10-02-2013, 08:38 AM

Probably, there is a bulge on your front tires. Same thing happened on my 6er three weeks ago. Just drive it into dealer and request to change a new tire if you have tire&rim warranty.

Jay-K · 10-02-2013, 10:43 AM

i had the "wheels balanced" today, unluckily it damage some of my wheels on the screw parts when installing back, anyways small dents are better to be ignored lol
going to test the car again soon!

JOHNBMWM5 · 10-02-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay-K

i had the "wheels balanced" today, unluckily it damage some of my wheels on the screw parts when installing back, anyways small dents are better to be ignored lol
going to test the car again soon!

IF someone damages my wheels they pay for new ones!!!

Jay-K · 10-03-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by johnbmw6

IF someone damages my wheels they pay for new ones!!!

LOL, well its better to leave them and they are really nice, helped me a lot with some of my other cars mods, so i'm just going to leave it, the floor was wet and slippery he slip when trying to tighten the bolts up.

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Jay-K Brigadier General 384 Rep 3,450 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	steering vibration at high speed So i was cruising down to get some miles for my breakin service. at speed 130-150kmh i notice the steering wheel is vibrating up and down, (comfort mode) at the beginning i thought it was the bumpy highway, but not after seconds i realize it did it constantly... at that moment, and on the way back i tried to accelerate again i did not feel vibration as constant and as noticeable as what happened before. __________________ "Well, there's a straight-six engine at the front, a manual gearbox in the middle and drive goes to the back. That's Page 1, Chapter 1 from the petrosexual handbook" - JC
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DrKevM5 Colonel 2269 Rep 2,519 Posts Drives: G05 X5, F87 M2 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western NY iTrader: (7)	Check your wheel balancing weights. You may have lost one. This happened to me about a month ago. __________________ ?16 M2 Long Beach Blue/Black, 6MT '22 X5 4.0 M Sport Black Sapphire/Tartufo ?22 Tesla Model Y Performance Midnight Silver/White
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avlnch Lieutenant Colonel 127 Rep 1,622 Posts Drives: 2013 Individual M5 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South FL iTrader: (0)	Yeah check your wheel weights. Also while less likely, make sure it's not the road. Test on a different stretch of road. __________________ 2013 BMW INDIVIDUAL ///M5 {Frozen Black/Amaro Brown/Amaro Brown Alcantara/White Contrast Stitching/Piano Black Trim}
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GratefulM5 Living the Dream 36 Rep 69 Posts Drives: '19 M850i Convertible, '19 X5 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Dallas/FortWorth, TX iTrader: (0)	My '08 528xi (on 18" Michelin PSS) and '12 X5 35i (19") are smooth as butter at 90mph. I have a strange and very noticeable "vibration" at the wheel of the M5. 1000mi on it so far, just had breakin completed and can't tell if its just because of the 20" low profile tires, the suspension, or something else. I've noticed it at speed on several different stretches of highway. I would assume for a high speed, high performance vehicle it would be smooth at speed? Also recently had a 750Li loaner (with m sport package and adjustable suspension) and it too was smoother at speed. Anybody else? __________________ Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs are Italian, the mechanics are German, the Lovers are french and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it is all organized by the Italians.
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Pazzo009 Major 1109 Rep 1,314 Posts Drives: X5M,M3(46&36),812SF Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NY&GA iTrader: (0)	Steering wheels don't vibrate up and down, only left and right. You either lost a weight or bent a rim likely.
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wzj519 Captain 92 Rep 846 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 COMP PKG Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Probably, there is a bulge on your front tires. Same thing happened on my 6er three weeks ago. Just drive it into dealer and request to change a new tire if you have tire&rim warranty.
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Jay-K Brigadier General 384 Rep 3,450 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	i had the "wheels balanced" today, unluckily it damage some of my wheels on the screw parts when installing back, anyways small dents are better to be ignored lol going to test the car again soon! __________________ "Well, there's a straight-six engine at the front, a manual gearbox in the middle and drive goes to the back. That's Page 1, Chapter 1 from the petrosexual handbook" - JC
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