[DarenF]

I had exactly the same issue on my F10 520d MSport from when I bought it a year ago.

I changed tyres, all the brakes, suspected buckled wheel so I bought refurbed wheels but nothing solved it.
Then, last week, the lower coil snapped on the rear spring. I had them changed for BMW original parts at my local indi for £375 including the springs and the wobble has dissappeared.
The car drives sublime again. Rear has firmed up too.
The road force thing is junk, don't waste your money.

I've been searching for a solution to this issue for a year now and hundreds of people seem to be having this issue please spread this solution.

[powerje75]

Thanks Daren, I'm going to try replacing rear springs now... I've changed discs and pads, tracked, balanced, everything everyone else has done...and still have the vibration!
Fingers crossed this is the solution for me too
James

[Hellboy550i]

Originally Posted by Apples12

Hi all

I have a 520D LCI Auto which has had an annoying vibration at motorway speeds for the last 20k miles or so, car is currently at 72k

It's been in to BMW and its had balancing done, its had road force balancing and hunter laser balancing both at BMW and a third party garage

Last week (23rd march) it went back into the dealer and it had the rear propshaft replaced, - this didnt resolve the issue

car was taken by myself to a wheel specialist who found one of the alloys was buckled - this was repaired - had no effect on the vibration

it is a very fine vibration felt through the steering wheel, floorpan and the seats, the passenger seat actually visibly shakes whilst travelling at speed.

BMW tech today stated he couldnt feel what i was talking about and was getting quite arsey, i have no idea where to go from here

the car is otherwise great, is serviced on time (and gets an interim oil change every 10k miles) brakes etc are all good, i'm told suspension is fine, however i'm looking to get a second opinion on this.

could anyone help shed some light on this issue?


thanks

Mine is also vibrating at 80 and bmw recommended to change my drive shaft bush since they found a crack ,but another mechanic mentioned it could be a rear differential mount cause the cracked shaft rubber leads to too much shaking in diff mounts .. could that be one of the reason ?

[hotrodjb96]

Any new updates on this issue? I know a lot of people are having this

[SWFLf10]

Originally Posted by hotrodjb96

Any new updates on this issue? I know a lot of people are having this

It appears it can be many different things that cause the issue based on my research and my own experience.

My f10 finally is feeling as close to perfect as I can imagine it ever will, but only after slowly improving after getting new tires, being re-balanced by a well trusted shop, new suspension arms, linkages, and struts, and a new rear differential bushing.

The new tires made a noticeable improvement, but even more so after I had a different shop balance them. The original shop didn’t seem to care about getting it as close to perfect as possible it seems.

The front thrust arms didn’t look damaged, but are known to cause a high speed vibration from what I’ve read, and I had 70,000 miles on them. I replaced the rest of the suspension at the same time because I knew I was keeping the car for quite a while and wanted to eliminate and other potential issues with the suspension going forward (I’ve got 170,000 miles now).

The rear differential bushing is a known failure item as well, and mine was very obviously due for a change. (Had obvious cracks and was allowing the differential to sag)

These items may not be your issue, but by replacing this combination of components, it eliminated my issue.

[Matgsand]

I had one like this at the dealership - swapped all 4 tyres from another vehicle and issue still persisted - constant vibration on highway - similar to a buckled wheel/broken prop centre bearing symptoms.

I replaced the rear brake disks + pads and that sorted the issue out.

Do not ask me how because I don't know.

And please do not crucify me if you replace your rear brakes and the problem still persists.

[Taxman_TXM]

Thought i'd throw my 2 pence in on this as i had the same vibration problem in my 2014 F10 530d M Sport.

I purchased my F10 from a reputable garage. The car had 80k miles on it.
As soon as i drove it on the motorway the car was vibrating at 60mph and upwards. I had the wheels balanced twice and it didnt solve the problem.

I returned it to the garage under warranty, to which their mechanic couldn't figure out what was casuing the issue, so it was booked into the local BMW dealership.

I was told they have a rolling road, and the car was put on the rolling road and brought up to 70mph and apparantly the diff looked like it was trying to jump out of the sub frame and rocking from side the side.

BMW said that the 3 differential mounts were severly cracked and perished. They replaced these at a cost of £670 parts and labour ( i think the garage had a deal with the BMW dealership as this sounded very cheap to normal BMW prices )

Problem solved. The car no longer vibrates / shakes at all, at any speed.
So if you have this problem you might want to check the diff mounts

ALSO: the car was shaking when braking at motorway speeds. But this was obviously a different type of vibration - the discs and pads, front and rear, were replaced with OEM parts and that problem has also gone

Hope that helps someone out

[ooGQoo]

Originally Posted by BigKutta

Mine is back with a vengeance when braking. Front end vibration when braking at speed. Its not fun but something I've lived with for a while. When I need front brakes and pads, I'll see is that solves any problems

100% control arm bushes, I’ve owned an E39, E60 and now an F11. They have all suffered with big vibration when braking at motorway speeds. You have some options here, 1) you can replace with what you have. 2) up grade with 7 series control arms (same arms but stiffer bushes due to added weight of the vehicle) or 3) what I’ve done to all three 5 series’ is cut the bush out and replace them with poly bushes. Massive improvement with sharper steering and 0 vibration when braking.