Got the same issue,wiggle wheel left and right and hear a slight dull clunking noise, is the reason for this play/noise in the steering a worn double joint?wife has a 318i and I wiggled her steering wheel and the wheels respond by moving at a much earlier stage than on my x5 3.0d, I also had the double joint tightened by my mechanic but it made no difference, he started talking about having to take out the steering column and went on about bearings etc etc?are there any in the steering column?or is he talking kaka????