[Abady911]

So I was hearing a knocking sound from the front suspension every time the car goes over small road bumps shortly after collecting my car... It wasn't bad at all and I wasn't even sure if it were a real issue.

Anyway I decided to wait until the break-in service.

The service advisor told me that both tie rods needed replacement... I'm not sure if they were bad to begin with or if I hit a pothole bad enough to screw up my tie rods... is that even possible?

Anyway these things shouldn't fail before 70k-100k km as far as I understand. The dealer did replace them for free.

Is this a common issue with G8X M cars? Should I be worried about something else?

[KevM2]

Originally Posted by Abady911

So I was hearing a knocking sound from the front suspension every time the car goes over small road bumps shortly after collecting my car... It wasn't bad at all and I wasn't even sure if it were a real issue.

Anyway I decided to wait until the break-in service.

The service advisor told me that both tie rods needed replacement... I'm not sure if they were bad to begin with or if I hit a pothole bad enough to screw up my tie rods... is that even possible?

Anyway these things shouldn't fail before 70k-100k km as far as I understand. The dealer did replace them for free.

Is this a common issue with G8X M cars? Should I be worried about something else?

Yep!! There’s been a service bulletin for this… has to do with having one of the two possible electric steering racks and from other posts on this forum, they get free tie rod replacements to solve this issue

[aerobod]

Copy of SIB with G87 amongst other cars listed, is here: https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...84&postcount=5

[Abady911]

Oh wow. Thanks guys. I wish my dealer explained this to me.

[Snipetracks]

Originally Posted by Abady911

So I was hearing a knocking sound from the front suspension every time the car goes over small road bumps shortly after collecting my car... It wasn't bad at all and I wasn't even sure if it were a real issue.

Anyway I decided to wait until the break-in service.

The service advisor told me that both tie rods needed replacement... I'm not sure if they were bad to begin with or if I hit a pothole bad enough to screw up my tie rods... is that even possible?

Anyway these things shouldn't fail before 70k-100k km as far as I understand. The dealer did replace them for free.

Is this a common issue with G8X M cars? Should I be worried about something else?

I just had both left and right tie rods replaced today at 687 miles under warranty.

[DrewNewM2]

So I wonder will people with non BMW HAS kits get denied warranty coverage or since there’s an SIB, it wouldn’t be an issue.

[DomMuc]

mine had also tie rods replaced.. knocking stayed... after removing and reposition the damper it was gone

[Runnergirl24]

In 6000 miles, I've had the tie rods replaced twice to no avail. The knocking sound has persisted and I can actually feel it in the steering wheel.

[Lost23]

Originally Posted by Runnergirl24

In 6000 miles, I've had the tie rods replaced twice to no avail. The knocking sound has persisted and I can actually feel it in the steering wheel.

Any updates with this issue?

[fanofbmwe46]

Was this fixed for MY2025?

[BroDoze]

Originally Posted by fanofbmwe46

Was this fixed for MY2025?

Good question, and the answer better be yes.

[sebaflex]

Originally Posted by Runnergirl24

In 6000 miles, I've had the tie rods replaced twice to no avail. The knocking sound has persisted and I can actually feel it in the steering wheel.

Did you finally resolve this issue?

[g87_la]

Originally Posted by sebaflex

Did you finally resolve this issue?

I’m curious as well