Help! 550i drifts slightly right in highway

jeroguz · 02-05-2012, 11:54 AM

Hey guys!!
I have a 2011 550i and have been driving my car more and more in the highway. I notice that it drifts to the right
I went back after the tire change and it\'s not a balance or alignment issue.
I\'ve seen some posts around that it is some kind of a fault on the car itself.
I\'m about to take the car for service and I need to have some information to bring to the dealership before this ignorant **** tell me there is nothing wrong
Thanks !!!

marcielago · 02-05-2012, 01:00 PM

I just noticed this in my 550i. I took my car to a tyre repair shop and he told me its not a balance issue. He says that its the tyres.

My car's mileage is 22.5k KM and the tyres are increasingly sounding more and more.

I do not want to replace the tyres now until i can confirm that it is the tyres which are causing this drift to the right

umpqua5 · 02-06-2012, 01:26 AM

On my 535, the had to re-index the struts and move the front ones 10mm to the left to correct the pull (off the ppwk I got from them). Now if it's gonna pull, it's to the left so it may need some fine tuning.
My ride quality still sux and it's bouncy like my wife's Pilot. But I expect that in a truck.

ADRQ0811 · 02-06-2012, 11:18 AM

Funny you say that I had a 2011 528i and it pulled to the right it just never felt like the car was going straight (even tho the dealer said noting was wrong) I called bullshit I hadn't even had the car 6 months and I sold it I didn't care if I took a hit

02-05-2012, 11:54 AM	#1
jeroguz Private First Class 15 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 2011 550i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: florida iTrader: (0)	Help! 550i drifts slightly right in highway Hey guys!! I have a 2011 550i and have been driving my car more and more in the highway. I notice that it drifts to the right I went back after the tire change and it\'s not a balance or alignment issue. I\'ve seen some posts around that it is some kind of a fault on the car itself. I\'m about to take the car for service and I need to have some information to bring to the dealership before this ignorant **** tell me there is nothing wrong Thanks !!!
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02-05-2012, 01:00 PM	#2
marcielago Private First Class 12 Rep 177 Posts Drives: SG F10 550i MSport, CB E39 M5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Abu Dhabi iTrader: (0)	I just noticed this in my 550i. I took my car to a tyre repair shop and he told me its not a balance issue. He says that its the tyres. My car's mileage is 22.5k KM and the tyres are increasingly sounding more and more. I do not want to replace the tyres now until i can confirm that it is the tyres which are causing this drift to the right __________________ F10 550i M-sport: Space Grey/Oyster Black E39 M5 : Carbon Black/Caramel E39 520i : Titanium Silver/Beige (Sold)
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02-06-2012, 01:26 AM	#3
umpqua5 ____________ 2 Rep 58 Posts Drives: '11 F10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	On my 535, the had to re-index the struts and move the front ones 10mm to the left to correct the pull (off the ppwk I got from them). Now if it's gonna pull, it's to the left so it may need some fine tuning. My ride quality still sux and it's bouncy like my wife's Pilot. But I expect that in a truck. __________________ AW '11 F10 Gone, but not forgotten: Black Sapphire '07 E92
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02-06-2012, 11:18 AM	#4
ADRQ0811 Second Lieutenant 36 Rep 272 Posts Drives: Current 2013 BMW F30 Past 2008 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: 562/so cal iTrader: (0)	Funny you say that I had a 2011 528i and it pulled to the right it just never felt like the car was going straight (even tho the dealer said noting was wrong) I called bullshit I hadn't even had the car 6 months and I sold it I didn't care if I took a hit
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