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mtuk · Oct 13th, 2004, 03:33 PM

I've had my car two weeks now & its great, BUT I have just noticed the following.

When I pull away in 1st gear and have the steering wheel turned slightly left, I then feel a shaking in the floor at approx 10 - 20 mph. It isn''t feeding back through the steering wheel, but I can feel this shaking that almost feels as if the wheels are badly in need of being balanced. I manly feel it through my feet and the floor if you know what I mean?.

Any ideas?

I haven't been to the dealer yet and I'm trying to get some feedback on here before I book it in under warranty............

daz23 · Oct 13th, 2004, 05:41 PM

I have this on my 51 reg One. On the last visit to the dealer they got the area technician to test it & he said to replace the airbox but the problem still exists. The dealer also claimed it was the exhaust flow resonating but I'm not convinced it can be just that & if your car is only two weeks old the baffles in the exhaust should be fully packed.

mtuk · Oct 14th, 2004, 10:53 AM

Interesting, I'll keep you posted on my dealers findings.........

bobnobski · Oct 14th, 2004, 01:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mtuk

I've had my car two weeks now & its great, BUT I have just noticed the following.

When I pull away in 1st gear and have the steering wheel turned slightly left, I then feel a shaking in the floor at approx 10 - 20 mph. It isn''t feeding back through the steering wheel, but I can feel this shaking that almost feels as if the wheels are badly in need of being balanced. I manly feel it through my feet and the floor if you know what I mean?.

Any ideas?

I haven't been to the dealer yet and I'm trying to get some feedback on here before I book it in under warranty............

sounds like a dodgy steering rack to me - check the power steering fluid reservior my bet is it could be empty!!

Id keep a note book in the car so you can list the faults as and when the happen, coz unfortunately there are few mini owners who have a fault free life!!

Oct 13th, 2004, 03:33 PM	#1
mtuk MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Local Time: 08:12 AM Posts: 83 Offline	Steering or Suspension Fault? Shaking I've had my car two weeks now & its great, BUT I have just noticed the following. When I pull away in 1st gear and have the steering wheel turned slightly left, I then feel a shaking in the floor at approx 10 - 20 mph. It isn''t feeding back through the steering wheel, but I can feel this shaking that almost feels as if the wheels are badly in need of being balanced. I manly feel it through my feet and the floor if you know what I mean?. Any ideas? I haven't been to the dealer yet and I'm trying to get some feedback on here before I book it in under warranty............

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Oct 13th, 2004, 05:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
daz23 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Local Time: 07:12 AM Posts: 8 Offline	I have this on my 51 reg One. On the last visit to the dealer they got the area technician to test it & he said to replace the airbox but the problem still exists. The dealer also claimed it was the exhaust flow resonating but I'm not convinced it can be just that & if your car is only two weeks old the baffles in the exhaust should be fully packed.

Oct 14th, 2004, 10:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
mtuk MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Local Time: 08:12 AM Posts: 83 Offline	Interesting, I'll keep you posted on my dealers findings.........

Oct 14th, 2004, 01:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
bobnobski MINI2 Irritant My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Worcestershire Local Time: 08:12 AM Posts: 1,022 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mtuk I've had my car two weeks now & its great, BUT I have just noticed the following. When I pull away in 1st gear and have the steering wheel turned slightly left, I then feel a shaking in the floor at approx 10 - 20 mph. It isn''t feeding back through the steering wheel, but I can feel this shaking that almost feels as if the wheels are badly in need of being balanced. I manly feel it through my feet and the floor if you know what I mean?. Any ideas? I haven't been to the dealer yet and I'm trying to get some feedback on here before I book it in under warranty............ sounds like a dodgy steering rack to me - check the power steering fluid reservior my bet is it could be empty!! Id keep a note book in the car so you can list the faults as and when the happen, coz unfortunately there are few mini owners who have a fault free life!!

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