Al Strachan
Not Funny
- Messages
- 464
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
was going to add, it might be worth joining a couple of these groups if you are on facebook. theres a few really clued up guys on there,
Only 18k miles suggests this is not an particularly old vehicle, is it not still under warranty?Last few days my car has started 'shaking' very badly after it warms up. The whole car feels 'wrong' and I feel it in my legs rather than the steering. Had cars for 50 years and never had this? I hit a pothole about two weeks ago but can't find anything wrong with wheels or tyres. No play in the suspension that I can find. Car is 435D Xdrive 8 speed auto and it actually feels frightening to drive when it starts with the shakes. Took it to a mechanic friend and he was stumped too. I'm getting the alignment checked later and I've already had all the wheels removed and rebalanced. Tyres are almost new with 7mm treads. The kwik fit guy who is doing the 4 wheel alignment thinks it may be brakes binding when hot?? Car has only done 18K miles. Any (sensible please) suggestions?
Wish I'd thought of that!If it only has 18k on it, it may well still be under warranty. I bought a new xdrive in 2014 and got a 5 year warranty from BMW. I also used to drive BMWs at work, where they were driven to their absolute limit and BMW always honoured the warranty.
Last few days my car has started 'shaking' very badly after it warms up. The whole car feels 'wrong' and I feel it in my legs rather than the steering. Had cars for 50 years and never had this? I hit a pothole about two weeks ago but can't find anything wrong with wheels or tyres. No play in the suspension that I can find. Car is 435D Xdrive 8 speed auto and it actually feels frightening to drive when it starts with the shakes. Took it to a mechanic friend and he was stumped too. I'm getting the alignment checked later and I've already had all the wheels removed and rebalanced. Tyres are almost new with 7mm treads. The kwik fit guy who is doing the 4 wheel alignment thinks it may be brakes binding when hot?? Car has only done 18K miles. Any (sensible please) suggestions?
I really hope that it cures the problemUnfortunately, I am so worried that I may damage the transfer box or the gearbox (both very expensive items) I have ordered a new set of Goodyear F1 star rated runflats from Germany (much cheaper than here and free delivery!)
The tyres I remove all have 7mm of tread left and Falkens are extremely good tyres - but not on XDrive BMW's apparently I'm not going to use the car now until I have changed the tyres... if it's not them at least I'll know......