Mild vibration at 80 MPH

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by georgere

If you have time, sue BMW and get them return your money paid for useless service and have them buy back the car.
I would simply sell the car if the issue was not bearable and move on to something else as I don't have the time to deal with the lawsuits.

I agree. I can't afford time with lawsuits as well. Hence, I am trying to resolve the issue by any means possible. I love the darn car, and would hate to see it go because of some funny vibrations.

As an update: I opened up a case with BMW NA, and they advised me to get a second opinion from another dealership. I will go to another place on Monday.

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by BMWM5NYC

What tire pressures(cold) do you run? My former E60 M5 and my present F10 M5 were/is very sensitive to tire pressures when it came to vibrations. 33-37psi and I would get the slight vibrations at 60-80 mph. 38-40 psi would really smooth it out, but of course the ride quality would be a little harsher. I keep mine at 38 now as a compromise and except for a slight vibration at 90-95 mph on certain surfaces it is pretty much smooth all the time. If I go to 40-42psi , I get no vibrations at all. But of course the ride is harsher at those pressures. Hope this helps.

Tire pressure, tire quality etc have been thoroughly checked. It could very well be that the Conti's suck big time!

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by BMWM5NYC

What tire pressures(cold) do you run? My former E60 M5 and my present F10 M5 were/is very sensitive to tire pressures when it came to vibrations. 33-37psi and I would get the slight vibrations at 60-80 mph. 38-40 psi would really smooth it out, but of course the ride quality would be a little harsher. I keep mine at 38 now as a compromise and except for a slight vibration at 90-95 mph on certain surfaces it is pretty much smooth all the time. If I go to 40-42psi , I get no vibrations at all. But of course the ride is harsher at those pressures. Hope this helps.

I re-read this again. Yeah, let me experiment around for a sweet spot then. Thanks!

[BMWM5NYC]

Originally Posted by TooFan328i

I re-read this again. Yeah, let me experiment around for a sweet spot then. Thanks!

[Sunny D]

Sorry to dig up an on thread, but, OP - has this been resolved?

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by Sunny D

Sorry to dig up an on thread, but, OP - has this been resolved?

As per BMW it's resolved. As per me, living with it. The rear view mirror still shakes at 80 MPH. I just don't bother anymore. Just sucking it up!

[Sunny D]

Originally Posted by TooFan328i

As per BMW it's resolved. As per me, living with it. The rear view mirror still shakes at 80 MPH. I just don't bother anymore. Just sucking it up!

Is it just the mirror? Or is the car vibrating as well? What did they do to solve the issue?

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by Sunny D

Is it just the mirror? Or is the car vibrating as well? What did they do to solve the issue?

The front wheels still vibrate and you can feel it in the steering. BMW techs say it's normal. The dealership just road force balanced the tires and the tires failed the test. Thy ended up putting a new set of tires and said that the problem is gone. The BMW engineer also said that this is the best you can get. You will get vibrations as this is a sports car etc etc.

[Sunny D]

Originally Posted by TooFan328i

The front wheels still vibrate and you can feel it in the steering. BMW techs say it's normal. The dealership just road force balanced the tires and the tires failed the test. Thy ended up putting a new set of tires and said that the problem is gone. The BMW engineer also said that this is the best you can get. You will get vibrations as this is a sports car etc etc.

Thanks for the input. I expect certain vibrations/road noise with this car, but what mine is doing is far from normal. Best of luck with yours.

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by Sunny D

Thanks for the input. I expect certain vibrations/road noise with this car, but what mine is doing is far from normal. Best of luck with yours.

Thanks. Care to share your M's shenanigans? Maybe someone else can add his experience?

[Seniorleb]

So does the car vibrates or just the steering wheel?

[Sunny D]

Originally Posted by TooFan328i

Thanks. Care to share your M's shenanigans? Maybe someone else can add his experience?

No problem. My car has a horrible drone and vibration between 70 and 80 on the highway from day one (8 miles, and now 1000). Dealer thought it was tire balancing, but that did not solve the issue. I am bringing it back tomorrow, hopefully they can find something! Will let you know what the resolution is.

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by Seniorleb

So does the car vibrates or just the steering wheel?

The steering shims mildly and you can see it with your eyes. And, plus at higher speeds the vibration can be felt in the steering and the inside rear view mirror stats to dance and makes everything behind blurry.

[TooFan328i]

Originally Posted by Sunny D

No problem. My car has a horrible drone and vibration between 70 and 80 on the highway from day one (8 miles, and now 1000). Dealer thought it was tire balancing, but that did not solve the issue. I am bringing it back tomorrow, hopefully they can find something! Will let you know what the resolution is.

I see. Yeah, it's not that pronounced for me. Ask them to road force balance the tires, not the regular wheel balance.

[Sunny D]

Originally Posted by Seniorleb

So does the car vibrates or just the steering wheel?

Car. Steering wheel is perfect.

[Sunny D]

Originally Posted by TooFan328i

I see. Yeah, it's not that pronounced for me. Ask them to road force balance the tires, not the regular wheel balance.

That's what they did. Road force balance all four, and full alignment. Wish that cured it! It is horrible to drive on the highway.

[///F80M3]

I still think u should go to a tire shop and have it roadforce balanced. I had vibration and they rotated the soft side of the tire and my vibration is gone. Dealers don't know anything. Its more work to do so I almost guarantee dealer wont even bother doing it.

For example, I had my dealer top off fluids. When I checked my dashcam all the tech did was fill up washer fluid and didn't bother checking anything else.

[Fp77]

Originally Posted by V3rbatim

I also had vibrations at 80+mph after getting my cAr lowered on springs and tire swap. Had a shop wheel allign the car and the front wheels balanced. Peoblem solved! $120 allignment and $30 wheel balance.

Hi man. I am having same issue eibach springs for f80 cp.
Is there a way to get the values i am not trusting the people at the allignment place
Thx

[AgentBishop]

I'm having the same issue as OP. But it didn't start until after the rear diff was replaced for another issue I was having. I noticed the instant I took it on the interstate and drove above 65mph...a droning/humming/growling sound that starts precisely at 65mph and continues until past 80mph. The dealership said its the tires and that its normal...uh, it started IMMEDIATELY after you serviced the car and replaced the rear diff. Not a gradual onset due to feathering or cupping of the front tires. Alignment was off too. Regional Service manager guy happened to be at the dealership that day, drove it, said he has heard it before and to replace the rear axles and bearings. Picked it up a week later... No change except the alignment seems improved. However it still pulls to the right. 5500 miles on the odometer.

[VF-1J]

Originally Posted by TooFan328i

Update: Took it to ACM (Thanks a lot guys for accommodating me at short notice!), and got the wheels balanced. The vibration is still present. It's mild @ 60 MPH and goes away between 60-80 MPH, only to come back at 80 MPH.

Any suggestions? I will call up the SA tomorrow and see what he says.

Thanks.

I know it's been awhile, but I JUST started having this issue with my car. TooFan328i, have you found the cause of this vibration??

My first thought was that one of my wheels (20" aftermarket) were unbalanced, so I got them balanced, helped a little, but the vibration still happened right at 60 mph. Now I'm thinking busted wheel (s), without hitting any known potholes. Anyway, I swapped wheels back to my stocks. Vibration continued, right at 60 mph. I've had my car for close to a year now, pretty sensitive to it's behavior, and this JUST started happening this week.

So it's definitely not the wheels or unbalanced tires, the usual suspects... What have you found to be the issue? At least, I hope you've found the issue.

2015 F80

[darkbluemn]

If u compare with other street cars, our car vibrates and it's the feed back from road. The amount of vibration highly depends on tires, like how stiff the side wall is. I had huge vibration before due to unbalanced wheel. Our car is very rough but also very robust. Just ignore small issues, they will eventually come to u. Just have fun lol.

[darkbluemn]

Put in this way. If u have driver assistance package (steering wheel will shake when u hit the lane line or try to turn with car besides u), drive on highway to 80mph and hit the lane line, if u can obviously feel the extra vibration from computer, u are totally fine.