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05-02-2010, 11:02 PM | #1 |
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Steering wheel turns too much over bumps
Hi,
Ever since I hit a major pothole...my steering wheel has been turning way too much (i.e too sensitive) over bumps in the road. THe car no longer drives over bumps with that firm stable feeling of bmw...it feels unstable b/c the wheel turns in response to road bumps, and I have to clench the steering wheel tightly to prevent this. Anyone have an idea of what might be going on here? Thanks, I appreciate it. |
05-03-2010, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Call your insurance company. It will not be cheap.
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05-03-2010, 02:01 PM | #5 |
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Hmm...I don't quite understand those terms. Both my front tires hit the pothole...hard...it was more of a lift in the road, then a pothole I guess.
My alignment seems ok, I drove at great speed and the car tracked straight. In fact I just completed a 500 KM trip and no issues...except of course the steering wheel feels is weird as described above...it really does turn too much over bumps. I thought it might be a control arm bushing or something in the front? |
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05-03-2010, 05:48 PM | #6 |
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Get the alignment checked. At least they'll be under there and they can look at the different parts and if (worst comes to worst) you broke something, you can get it fixed.
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05-26-2010, 12:55 PM | #10 |
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I'm wondering if this is my problem as well. When I'm going around on-ramps that have expansion joints or cracks in them, the front end jumps all over the place. It's like the tires won't stick to the ground when it hits those bumps, so it ends up almost understeering, going straight instead of continuing the turn. Gives me a very uneasy feeling to the point where I have to slow down quite a bit.
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05-26-2010, 01:02 PM | #11 |
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Good ol' bumpsteer.
Glad you got it fixed. |
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05-27-2010, 09:11 PM | #12 |
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The alignment on the e90s seems to degrade fairly quickly on bumpy roads. I'd have it checked every 10k mi especially if you have stiffer suspension or even the sport package.
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05-21-2024, 02:48 PM | #14 |
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Nice thread necro.
The issue is most likely due to bad alignment, particularly toe-out. Even if the steering wheel is centered you can still have some thrust angle ("crabwalk") and/or toe-out front and/or rear that will cause these issues - sensitivity to bumps, excessive following on ruts, etc. |
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