Evening all, So.... After the 5 decided to go into trams fail safe mode I became aware of the horror stories behind the amount of issues with the auto transmission.. After driving in D the car will sometimes Rev a little to around 3k rpm before dropping into 2nd gear and then continue as normal but ...

Yeh thanks I am getting the four wheel allignment done aswel now it's sorted

So the x is now fixed, turns out it was the passenger side control arm. It looked absolutely fine and wasn't exactly massive amounts of play however once removed it became apparent that it was definitely failing, so replaced this and hey presto no more shaking

For those who are attempting this, you will need to remove the arm obviously then the torx bolts and steering arm ball joint to allow more room, spray of penetrating fluid and an air chisel preferably go in from both sides at the top then the lugs where the torx bolts were and it shud twist a little ...

So I filmed the passenger wheel whilst driving and the vibration is made much worse on hitting a bump in the road or a change in surface sometimes I can drive straight through and feel no issues and let off accelerator is enough to begin the steering wheel vibrations braking there is no change to ...

Yeh they are wider on the rear was thinking just temporary swap specifically to check vibration movement see if it transfers to the rear wouldn't leave them like it.?

Ok Iv ordered control arm and thrust arm bush for the left side tonight will get this fitted as soon as time allows. I have already checked for a buckled wheel and balancing tyres are not great but evenly worn and in good condition no rips in sidewall etc. balance was inside and outside weights and ...

Yes I assumed this would be the case however on inspection the bushes look fairly new all round and only item that made a difference was ball joint, hence changing both sides all other components are in perfect condition and no wear. I only changed the mentioned items as something is obviously not ...

I attached a pic or so I thought but Yeh already got a few issues... N the old faithful death wobble... That's over in the problems section tho

To add to this iv had the wheels balanced too

Hi all, So to start the story, about a month ago bought a 2002 3.0d auto and all is well or so I thought, As I approach the motorway when accelerating above around 50mph release the accelerator and the vibrations begin its really enough to make you worried after a short while and some investigation ...

Hi all, I'm new to the x5 but have had a number of 3 series e36/46 bmws over the past few years. Needed some more comfort and as the years are passing me I want a much more comfortable drive. Love the car been a member of different BMW pages but definitely need to et the low down on the x5 what to ...