[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by pskdude

I gave up trying to fix it, dealer ignores its an issue, they say they cant diagnose so ive taken to upper management and waiting on a deal to trade it in.

Due to this issue, I abandoned my quest for the G01 and turned my interest to the G05 X5. However, they have their issues too, and lots of them and BMW is not being very cooperative in resolving them. Seems BMW is not the brand it used to be. I'm now looking at other brands after a 39 yr BMW relationship.

[jphcbpa]

Originally Posted by Marty in Bgm

Due to this issue, I abandoned my quest for the G01 and turned my interest to the G05 X5. However, they have their issues too, and lots of them and BMW is not being very cooperative in resolving them. Seems BMW is not the brand it used to be. I'm now looking at other brands after a 39 yr BMW relationship.

Any of the x4 m40i owners reporting this issue ??

[Mocon]

My 2018 X3 m40i was my fifth BMW-so I was a little surprised when BMW did nothing to make the situation better-I replaced my car with a Audi Q5-not a car for car match up with the m40i but I have been happy with the product and the tech-I also don"t feel shot every time I drive the car for more than 30 minutes

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by jphcbpa

Any of the x4 m40i owners reporting this issue ??

I've not been on the X4 forum so no idea. Just go there and do a search for vibration, vibration issues, steering wheel vibration, etc.

[AK_SA]

Quick update from my side: BMW replaced the rear output shafts and did load balancing which completely eliminated the vibrations at 80km/h (50mph) and 140+ km/h. BMW's feedback is that they suspect output shafts were transported incorrectly (vertically and not horisontally), causing slight warping of shafts. Now the car has a vibration at 40km/h (25 mph) - workshop now suspects propshaft. Will keep you guys posted, the saga continues. Admittedly getting tired of back-and-forth to dealership but the guys acknowledge problems on the car and keen to sort out.

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by AK_SA

Quick update from my side: BMW replaced the rear output shafts and did load balancing which completely eliminated the vibrations at 80km/h (50mph) and 140+ km/h. BMW's feedback is that they suspect output shafts were transported incorrectly (vertically and not horisontally), causing slight warping of shafts. Now the car has a vibration at 40km/h (25 mph) - workshop now suspects propshaft. Will keep you guys posted, the saga continues. Admittedly getting tired of back-and-forth to dealership but the guys acknowledge problems on the car and keen to sort out.

AK_SA, thanks for the report. That made me go back and look at my spreadsheet where I have collected data on this issue and found that I did not have you listed. I would like to add you to it but would need some info from you to do so, so if you don't mind, could you reply back with the following?

- Date you first noticed the vibration
- Mileage at that date
- Describe the vibration symptom, including at what speed it would start and then if you could drive through it, at what speed it would go away, if it did
- What model and year is your X3
- Any additional symptoms
- What sizes tires you are running (I think we know this doesn't matter though)
- If you have the part numbers on your invoice that the dealer replaced, that would be super
- Any comments you might want to offer

Off hand, I think you are only the second person to state improvement. Maybe the others gave up, dunno, because this post has all but gone dormant but I suspect with a bit of positive reporting, it could come back to life and help others.

[M40iG01]

update.... Just confirmed My X3 M40i needs its second set of rear output shafts! They lasted around 30,000kms. First set were replaced at 15,000kms. Definitely nothing to do with a bad batch of shafts. There are a batch of defective X3's and I have one of them !

[aclockwrk]

Well it was bound to happen. Currently at 40,200 miles and 18k since last rear output shafts replacement. The vibrations are back. this time they occur from about 48mph to about 58 mph. appointment set for late next week. I can't keep replacing these every 18k to 20k. They need to find the root cause. I think it may be some kind of alignment issue with the shafts. At least they are covered under warranty. Paying thousands of dollars after the warranty expires is rediculous when there is obviously a design defect.

[M40iG01]

Sounds just like mine. Between just before 80kph to 90kph the vibration is becoming more and more aggressive just as it was last time. I heard the excuse of another "bad" batch of output shafts. This excuse is just old. There is clearly a defect with a group of X3s that came down the line......

[Bruce846]

Originally Posted by Marty in Bgm

If you look at the numbers, they don't start vibrating till around the 3K mile mark if I remember correctly. So, the other one you drove, what was the mileage?

Curiously, my car started vibrating right out of the box, however it comes and goes depending on roads. When I brought it to dealer they told me that "X"'s are edgy cars and it wasn't a problem - yea right-!

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by Bruce846

Curiously, my car started vibrating right out of the box, however it comes and goes depending on roads. When I brought it to dealer they told me that "X"'s are edgy cars and it wasn't a problem - yea right-!

If yours comes and goes, that would be a different issue, the others that have the vibration starts at a certain mileage and doesn't get better, its continuous and gets worse.
How many miles do you have on it now?

[M40iG01]

@Bruce846. this problem doesn't come and go
The road surface will impact the severity as well as if you are in a incline or not. If you have vibration when the car is under a load (accelerator pressed at the slightest) you have the same issue. I put up with the vibrations for probabaly around 10000kms talking myself out of it. There is a clear problem and the new output shafts will only last around 15 to 20 thousand kms. My second set have been in around 25k and they are just brutal again. BMW needs go own up to this known issue as there is no fix for this batch of X3's and they know it. the later models and 19's have no vibration at all.

[M40iG01]

@Bruce846. this problem doesn't come and go
The road surface will impact the severity as well as if you are in a incline or not. If you have vibration when the car is under a load (accelerator pressed at the slightest) you have the same issue. I put up with the vibrations for probabaly around 10000kms talking myself out of it. There is a clear problem and the new output shafts will only last around 15 to 20 thousand kms. My second set have been in around 25k and they are just brutal again. BMW needs go own up to this known issue as there is no fix for this batch of X3's and they know it. the later models and 19's have no vibration at all.

[Douggie]

Originally Posted by M40iG01

@Bruce846. this problem doesn't come and go
The road surface will impact the severity as well as if you are in a incline or not. If you have vibration when the car is under a load (accelerator pressed at the slightest) you have the same issue. I put up with the vibrations for probabaly around 10000kms talking myself out of it. There is a clear problem and the new output shafts will only last around 15 to 20 thousand kms. My second set have been in around 25k and they are just brutal again. BMW needs go own up to this known issue as there is no fix for this batch of X3's and they know it. the later models and 19's have no vibration at all.

Is it confirmed that the MY19's don't have such issues?

[Marty in NY]

Originally Posted by Douggie

Is it confirmed that the MY19's don't have such issues?

I show four MY19's who have reported the vibe issue.. .. all early MY builds

- TX3M: reported on 10/26/18 (no build date reported)
- lefizzet: reported on 12/19/18 started around 2,500 miles (Aug 2018 build date)
- sati747: reported on 2/1/19 started around only 400 miles, the earliest someone has reported the issue (no build date reported)
- vpm40idriver: reported on 4/5/19 (no build date reported)

Data is inconclusive as some did not report their mileage, build date or if the problem has been resolved or not as of this writing. A few reported the issue gone right after rear output shafts were replaced, however the issue normally appears after driving a few thousand miles so it was too soon to claim victory for them. Others said the vibration came back after rear output shafts were replaced.

I have made updates to my spreadsheet as I have been alerted that someone has posted in this thread, here is the latest version. Note: its not that diff from the first upload as this thread is not very active. Did people get a fix, sell their X3 or just give up?

.

[Douggie]

Originally Posted by Marty in Bgm

I show four MY19's who have reported the vibe issue.. .. all early MY builds

- TX3M: reported on 10/26/18 (no build date reported)
- lefizzet: reported on 12/19/18 started around 2,500 miles (Aug 2018 build date)
- sati747: reported on 2/1/19 started around only 400 miles, the earliest someone has reported the issue (no build date reported)
- vpm40idriver: reported on 4/5/19 (no build date reported)

Data is inconclusive as some did not report their mileage, build date or if the problem has been resolved or not as of this writing. A few reported the issue gone right after rear output shafts were replaced, however the issue normally appears after driving a few thousand miles so it was too soon to claim victory for them. Others said the vibration came back after rear output shafts were replaced.

I have made updates to my spreadsheet as I have been alerted that someone has posted in this thread, here is the latest version. Note: its not that diff from the first upload as this thread is not very active. Did people get a fix, sell their X3 or just give up?

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That's a little worrying that BMW hasn't fixed it in the MY19s. I'm sure they have already received feedback on this issue.

[supe]

The shop foreman already confirmed my vibration. said he already have a case open for another customer. He said that when he gets that first customer's fix( something about rear drive shafts) confirmed he will then apply the same fix to mine. Its been over a month now, I guess I'll have to give them a call

[X3BimmerX3]

Originally Posted by Bruce846

Curiously, my car started vibrating right out of the box, however it comes and goes depending on roads. When I brought it to dealer they told me that "X"'s are edgy cars and it wasn't a problem - yea right-!

This is an easy situation to win this argument because you are at a dealer that has many of these cars. Have them go get a similar one and go for a test drive together to see if they all do it.

I have had 2 of the same cars for the last 5 years (not BMW's), and every time I would get the "oh that's normal for that car," they would stop saying that as soon as I would say that my other one doesn't do it.

[M40iG01]

Any updates from anyone else who had their rear output shafts replaced? How long did they last without vibration ? Any further information about a permanent solution ?

[Alias1431]

Why fix it?

[383vett]

Just dropped my 2018 X40i at the dealer this morning for new axles that were ordered 6 weeks ago and finally arrived. Ive got my fingers crossed.

[M40iG01]

I was just told my third set of shafts due to arrive next week are "new and improved " what a joke .