May be due to worn rotors and pads. You don't say how many miles are on the car, so this is a guess. There is a service bulletin out on this if yuor dealer tells you that this isn't covered under your warrranty and the job will cost you about $800... Tell them to check the SBs. Good luck.
steering wheel shake
Anyone have issues with steering wheel shake, what could it possibly be, alignment, wheel ballance? I used to own a z3 so I'm used to a fair amount of precision in the wheel. (99 323i)
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If there is shake while accelerating or maintaining a straight line, it is typically alignment or wheel balance.
Under braking, it could be warped rotors, and/or alignment as well.
Under braking, it could be warped rotors, and/or alignment as well.
Or Samuel L. Jackson has been messing with the lug nuts 
It has just under 50K and there is no shake under braking, there are however lead wheel ballance weights sitting on all four in various places, perhaps someone botched a wheel ballance job?
I've heard this from many 323 drivers. It mostly happens at 60mph correct? My cousin has the same problem, and I haven't heard of a solid fix for this problem. They blamed him for having bent wheels, and many others have tried alignment and control arm replacements. I'd keep bugging the dealer...:dunno:
I've noticed it at varying speeds but usually in the 40-60 mph range
It might be the control arm issue.
Bottom line regardless of what it is: Take it to the dealer if it's bothering you.
Bottom line regardless of what it is: Take it to the dealer if it's bothering you.
Could be as simple as a need to have the wheels rebalanced. Or, you could have a bent wheel(s). I went through this on my new car - turns out the tires were defective. I replaced them, and the shake was gone.mattx said:I've noticed it at varying speeds but usually in the 40-60 mph range
A shop with a Hunter GSP can be a great help. A GSP can tell whether you have a bent wheel or out of round tire. If either is not too bad, the machine can re-mount the tire to cancel out the vibration.
For more info and to find a shop near you that has a GSP, check out the link:
Hunter GSP9700
You did'n t say how many miles are on your tires,But a wheel balance does'nt last forever. take it to a reputable tire shop and have the tires balanced, they can check for bent rims when they put the tires on the balancer.
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