Any new updates to the pulling to the right issue?

Evil335i · 12-01-2011, 12:05 PM

The other post was so long so i decided to start a new one. Has anyone brought there car into bmw to have the issue fixed? Also is it fixed now? My car still pulls but very slightly, i can live with it tho. I always gotta tilt my steering wheel a little bit to the left while driving. Please post your updates. Thank you

dbs600 · 12-02-2011, 12:24 AM

2011 750Li xDrive that pulls to the right here.

stanleyy · 12-02-2011, 05:20 PM

I am still waiting for response from my dealer. They created a PUMA case for it a few weeks ago but this far I didn't get any feedback from them.

After changing tyres ( sommer to winter tyres ) the steering has been improved, but it is still not perfect.
It is too soft in the middle, especially when I am driving on rough roads it is hard to keep my car in straight line...

I will post an update here after I get more info from the dealer!

chuck92103 · 12-02-2011, 05:30 PM

Sounds like an isolated incident.

If one or a few has the issue, don't mean they all do.

I am sure they will figure it out. Sounds like a defective part(s) on your car.

snj1013 · 12-02-2011, 08:39 PM

Software update fixed my 528, also works for 535s.

yogi799 · 12-02-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil335i

The other post was so long so i decided to start a new one. Has anyone brought there car into bmw to have the issue fixed? Also is it fixed now? My car still pulls but very slightly, i can live with it tho. I always gotta tilt my steering wheel a little bit to the left while driving. Please post your updates. Thank you

The steering (electric, 535i) is extremely sensitive to road crown. In the city, sometimes I get a strong right pull (mostly on newer, more slanted roads - for drainage, I assume) to almost no pull at all on some older, flatter roads. Hence I've decided not to raise red flags about this with the dealer. It just varies way too much from road to road so it'd be a dubious claim if I took it in. I could show the dealer one road with pull, and on our way back via different road the pull might be gone.

itf joegun · 12-03-2011, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by yogi799

The steering (electric, 535i) is extremely sensitive to road crown. In the city, sometimes I get a strong right pull (mostly on newer, more slanted roads - for drainage, I assume) to almost no pull at all on some older, flatter roads. Hence I've decided not to raise red flags about this with the dealer. It just varies way too much from road to road so it'd be a dubious claim if I took it in. I could show the dealer one road with pull, and on our way back via different road the pull might be gone.

Could it just be, that the F10 is very sensitive to road conditions, perhaps in dependence of the tire size (or type) used? Perphaps this could be really a design issue of this new car.

On the 23. we got ours deliverd I really hope it is no issue...

yogi799 · 12-03-2011, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by itf joegun

Could it just be, that the F10 is very sensitive to road conditions, perhaps in dependence of the tire size (or type) used? Perphaps this could be really a design issue of this new car.

On the 23. we got ours deliverd I really hope it is no issue...

That's what I personally believe - just the design of the car.

Not to hijack the thread, I may follow up via PM Jochen, but a quick intro quesiton: do you happen to know German (since you live there? don't flame me guys, he could be an American stationed there

) - if so, I wonder if you read some German F10 forums and whether guys there also complain about the throttle delay from standstill and pull to the right, or it's only us here in the North America. Can you shed some light?

itf joegun · 12-03-2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by yogi799

That's what I personally believe - just the design of the car.

Not to hijack the thread, I may follow up via PM Jochen, but a quick intro quesiton: do you happen to know German (since you live there? don't flame me guys, he could be an American stationed there

) - if so, I wonder if you read some German F10 forums and whether guys there also complain about the throttle delay from standstill and pull to the right, or it's only us here in the North America. Can you shed some light?

Yes I am German, but not active in German BMW communities. So I can not say at the moment anything regaring the issues you mentioned.

But I checked "BMW-Treff.de" and "motor-talk.de" some of the larger forum communities here in Germany. I searched in the F10 area one year in the past and found nothing regarding throttle delay but some threads regarding the "pulling to the right" issue (solved by brake change front axis, software update, new tires etc.)...

yogi799 · 12-04-2011, 12:56 AM

Hmm... That's interesting - nothing about the delay... I wish I didn't sleep in my German classes so I could lurk around those forums. Google translate to the rescue LOL.

M490 · 12-05-2011, 03:19 PM

My 520d got ok right after i got rid of rf's.
Nothing more! Pulling was earlier really strong, now completely away.

M490

justforfun · 12-09-2011, 07:07 PM

In 2009 I purhased a new Mercedes Benz E350 and it had the same issue. I dropped it off with the dealer a few times to get a different opinion and all 3 times the service advisor told me it's a safety feature. The SA said even their 100k cars has this feature

I told them I'm not comfortable with it and think this feature stinks.

Lost money and sold the car = problem solved

I hope BMW has a fix for your issue

dbs600 · 12-09-2011, 08:54 PM

^ F'n crap! So pissed.

yogi799 · 12-09-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dbs600

^ F'n crap! So pissed.

Do you get the same pull on all roads?

Mine varies a lot with road crown. Some roads get no pull, some a heavy one. I am waiting on a new set of winter nonRFTs. Some folks say their pull stopped with nonRFTs!

NAL · 12-10-2011, 11:50 AM

My 2011 535i was fixed with software update, replace right control arm and rotate struts, I believe, 1/4 turn then re-align. It took 3 trips to the dealer. Perfect now.

dbs600 · 12-10-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by yogi799

Do you get the same pull on all roads?

Yes, I do and I have a 2011 750Li xDrive.

yogi799 · 12-10-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by NAL

My 2011 535i was fixed with software update, replace right control arm and rotate struts, I believe, 1/4 turn then re-align. It took 3 trips to the dealer. Perfect now.

Wow, really? How bad was your pull (did you have to hold the wheel real hard) and was it the same strength on ALL roads? Trying to figure out if all of us have (had) a similar one as some guys reported a stronger one than others.

yogi799 · 12-10-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dbs600

Yes, I do and I have a 2011 750Li xDrive.

That's weird as most of the F10 X-drive owners with hydraulic steering don't seem to report it. Mostly us with the RWD electric one. Damn, I am totally confused now... I assume your steering is also hydraulic, is it not?

Evil335i · 12-11-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NAL

My 2011 535i was fixed with software update, replace right control arm and rotate struts, I believe, 1/4 turn then re-align. It took 3 trips to the dealer. Perfect now.

When did you bring your car in?

NAL · 12-11-2011, 03:48 PM

3rd attempt to fix was 15 July 11. Have had no problem since.

yogi799 · 12-14-2011, 12:38 AM

Got an update....

I've replaced the stock 18" GY wheels with stock RFTs to my new Blizzak winter set.

THE PULL IS COMPLETELY GONE.

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stanleyy Enlisted Member 5 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW F31 328i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia iTrader: (0)	I am still waiting for response from my dealer. They created a PUMA case for it a few weeks ago but this far I didn't get any feedback from them. After changing tyres ( sommer to winter tyres ) the steering has been improved, but it is still not perfect. It is too soft in the middle, especially when I am driving on rough roads it is hard to keep my car in straight line... I will post an update here after I get more info from the dealer!
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chuck92103 Major 91 Rep 1,209 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	Sounds like an isolated incident. If one or a few has the issue, don't mean they all do. I am sure they will figure it out. Sounds like a defective part(s) on your car. __________________ 2011 535i 2008 VW GTI
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yogi799 Private First Class 5 Rep 100 Posts Drives: '11 535i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Hmm... That's interesting - nothing about the delay... I wish I didn't sleep in my German classes so I could lurk around those forums. Google translate to the rescue LOL. __________________ 2011 535i F10 delivered 1999 328i E46 retired Kill time at the pump! http://logmympg.com
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M490 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: F10 520d 2010 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Finland iTrader: (0)	My 520d got ok right after i got rid of rf's. Nothing more! Pulling was earlier really strong, now completely away. M490
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justforfun New Member 4 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2004 M3 (sold) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Okinawa iTrader: (0)	In 2009 I purhased a new Mercedes Benz E350 and it had the same issue. I dropped it off with the dealer a few times to get a different opinion and all 3 times the service advisor told me it's a safety feature. The SA said even their 100k cars has this feature I told them I'm not comfortable with it and think this feature stinks. Lost money and sold the car = problem solved I hope BMW has a fix for your issue
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yogi799 Private First Class 5 Rep 100 Posts Drives: '11 535i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Got an update.... I've replaced the stock 18" GY wheels with stock RFTs to my new Blizzak winter set. THE PULL IS COMPLETELY GONE. __________________ 2011 535i F10 delivered 1999 328i E46 retired Kill time at the pump! http://logmympg.com
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