02-06-2016, 08:57 AM | #1 |
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Steering re-centering issues on a new 340i
Hi, I have a new 2016 340i M Sport that was bought last December. I've noticed since the beginning that sometimes at highway speeds, after making small turns around a long curve of highway, the steering wheel does not tend to re-center itself like other cars. Instead, the wheel will seem "stuck" at one location (usually 5-10 degrees left or right of center), and it takes just a little more force just to turn it back to center. Is this a problem with the steering electronics? It's pretty unsettling sometimes.
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02-06-2016, 01:10 PM | #3 | |
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02-06-2016, 02:35 PM | #4 |
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Really? I've had alignment problems with other cars before, and it's usually just the steering wheel not staying centered when I'm trying to drive straight. This issue only occurs when I'm turning a long curve on the highway and there's inconsistency in the re-centering pressure. The wheel will start trying to re-center itself once I let go, but then feel like it stops itself before hitting center and I have to nudge it a little more before it centers. I just bought this car, so I'm surprised that alignment could be an issue.
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02-07-2016, 01:09 PM | #6 |
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Does this happen in both comfort and sport setting?
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02-07-2016, 05:51 PM | #8 |
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Sound like a software issue or a defect to me. I wouldn't hesitate to take it in
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There may be defects with the steering system. My car is in the shop yet again as we speak. |
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04-23-2019, 03:10 PM | #11 | |
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I experienced this in my brand new 320i Touring on the motorway today, it's like the rack gets slightly stuck. Was there a fix? |
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01-22-2023, 03:13 PM | #12 |
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Just had the tires changed from the RFT S001 to non RFT Michelin PS5 + had both axis aligned to very decent values
I still suffer from this. I drive a lot of cars apart from my private F30 and my F30 is the only one with this stupid sloppy feeling. Something it does return, sometimes partially, sometimes not at all. Any ideas? I’m reading in Spanish forums that changing the rack helped |
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