Should this be happening?

[trueX5er]

MD,
I wasn't specifically singling you out. I was just saying in general. It sometimes is hard to keep straight who is talking about E53 and who is talking about E70. .

And yes, the E70 does get blown around much more so than the E53 did. I don't really feel that it's bothersome though. I doubt something is seriously wrong with his specific car. Maybe he needs to adjust the tire pressure.

[brian5]

Originally Posted by trueX5er

MD,
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And yes, the E70 does get blown around much more so than the E53 did. I don't really feel that it's bothersome though. I doubt something is seriously wrong with his specific car. Maybe he needs to adjust the tire pressure.

What?!? I find that hard to believe! My E70 doesn't even feel like a SUV on the highway. I feel like I'm driving a 5-series with a better view of the traffic in front of me.

[KEF]

Originally Posted by brian5

What?!? I find that hard to believe! My E70 doesn't even feel like a SUV on the highway. I feel like I'm driving a 5-series with a better view of the traffic in front of me.

I would have to agree with Brian on this one, mine is rock solid at freeway speeds (60 to 90) with the Y spoke wheels.

Regards,
KEF

[M6X]

OP prob drove thru / near a tornado, i saw on my local paper there were a few in the USA. wow the x5 IS a tank!!!

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by trueX5er

MD, ...
And yes, the E70 does get blown around much more so than the E53 did. I don't really feel that it's bothersome though. I doubt something is seriously wrong with his specific car. Maybe he needs to adjust the tire pressure.

Amazing...I woulda thunk with the extra 500 lbs plus and all the new gizmos, that the E70 would drive down the road like a six engine loco.

I still think something is amiss or...
BR,mD

[trueX5er]

I don't find it bothersome at all. Sometimes, but not always (usually when windy) it will just sorta drift towards the outside of the lane, and I involuntarily twitch the wheel back. I noticed this in all the SUVs I've driven, and I don't think it impedes the driving experience at all. I've never noticed it when not on the highway though.
It's not like it is all over the road (like a very lightweight car) it feels heavy, but can be nodded in one way or the other at times. Very easy to correct, I don't even notice it when I do.

[scoobydoo]

If you have active steering it makes things worse with strong side wind

[np2004]

Latest update I took it to the dealership yesterday and they are waiting to make sure BMW will approve/pay for the wheel alignment to see if this corrects the problem. He said more than likely they will since its under 2000 miles. I will be pissed as hell if they dont since I mentioned this problem to my sales adviser a few days after driving the vehicle around and it currently has 425 miles on her. On a side note the tech said they can flash the transmission software so it will adapt to my driving as soon as I get off the lot to get rid of the jerkyness when coming to a complete stop has anyone done this and seen an improvement? I just hate flashing the tranmission software on a brand new vehicle are there any negatives in doing this so early after purchasing my X5?

[rh71]

^ For the tranny, does it normally take the whole vehicle's break-in period (mileage) to learn or is it a matter of driving it a handful of times over a few weeks? What's the 'learn' time normally?

[AzNMpower32]

The gearbox learns over the first ~1000mi (1600km) of driving. However, in any case (at least with our cars), I don't think there should be repeated clunky downshifts.

Any software updates are good, regardless of mileage. Go for it.