Does your stick shift shake when you are in idle?

slubu · 02-02-2006, 04:27 PM

I just noticed this...when my car is in idle the shift knob (manual drivers) vibrates. Does anyone else have this or is this just me?

Chesmu · 02-02-2006, 04:52 PM

No. I don't even feel it move when i accelrate or decelerate, which I used to feel in my boxster. Next time I go out, I'll pay more attention.

vladinecko · 02-02-2006, 04:56 PM

yes, it does! also, i found that it doesn't do a constant shake, it goes from very unnoticeable to very obvious vibrations. i stopped paying attention to it after the first time i drove it though...

docbolo · 02-02-2006, 04:56 PM

yes it vibrates a little.

slubu · 02-02-2006, 05:09 PM

then i am safe

Artz 330 · 02-02-2006, 05:11 PM

yes it shakes sometimes moves. I call it "shifter dancing"

Chesmu · 02-02-2006, 05:12 PM

i guess i'll have to check again...maybe I'm just lustily in luv with my car

roppongicorolla · 02-02-2006, 05:12 PM

All manuals do this. Some more obviously than others.

ward · 02-02-2006, 05:56 PM

BMW's do this less than most manuals I've driven

espo · 02-02-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by roppongicorolla

All manuals do this. Some more obviously than others.

Agreed.....

BMerDRMer · 02-02-2006, 06:03 PM

Espo89 ......... you have the same config of 330Xi I am taking delivery on on 2/13 ......... can you tell me what brand and model of tire your 330Xi shipped with as you have Sport Package and 162 Wheels I presume?

hotsand5 · 02-02-2006, 07:04 PM

....and it's such a great feeling though...IT'S ALIVE!!

espo · 02-02-2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BMerDRMer

Espo89 ......... you have the same config of 330Xi I am taking delivery on on 2/13 ......... can you tell me what brand and model of tire your 330Xi shipped with as you have Sport Package and 162 Wheels I presume?

Replied to you PM... I actually don't have the 162's. I stayed with the 158's that came standard with the SP and didn't upgrade it...

BMerDRMer · 02-02-2006, 09:45 PM

I'd forgotten that I had ordered them separately ....... thinking all ZSP's had em ........ sorry about that .....

gdnyc · 02-03-2006, 08:37 AM

I think the shifter shake is normal. My A4 does the same thing. When I step or let go of the accelerator it moves also.

DILLIGAF · 02-05-2006, 09:16 AM

Yeah, just a little. My other car does it too.

Juve29 · 02-05-2006, 09:23 AM

Mine shakes. My RSX did not shake as much.

SCA · 02-05-2006, 09:52 AM

Every manual trans. BMW that I have owned has had this. Not unusual unless it is excessive.

Ohio325iGuy · 02-05-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by roppongicorolla

All manuals do this. Some more obviously than others.

Not *all* manuals. A lot of American cars don't - hell, I feel nothing through the shifter on my VUE except the gates of the gears.

Romulus · 02-05-2006, 02:06 PM

your shifter is attached to your transmission... which is attached to an engine.. why would vibration be a bad thing?

Mr. BMW · 04-21-2006, 05:30 PM

Mine does it too. This is my 4th manual BMW and the first one to do this. Are you guys sure this is normal?

FNV · 04-21-2006, 06:29 PM

It's normal mine shakes too. I noticed it from the minute I first stepped in the car when I picked it up from the dealer 2 weeks ago. It's normal though. It just means it's tightly put together. My Prelude did the same thing, however the E90 shifter feels much more solid and tighter.

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02-02-2006, 04:52 PM	#2
Chesmu Brigadier General 89 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	No. I don't even feel it move when i accelrate or decelerate, which I used to feel in my boxster. Next time I go out, I'll pay more attention. __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid."
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02-02-2006, 04:56 PM	#3
vladinecko Brigadier General 277 Rep 3,924 Posts Drives: '11 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [9.00] 2008 BMW 335i [0.00] 2006 BMW 330i [0.00] 1994 BMW 325i [0.00]	yes, it does! also, i found that it doesn't do a constant shake, it goes from very unnoticeable to very obvious vibrations. i stopped paying attention to it after the first time i drove it though... __________________ 2011 E92 M3 - IB/Beige/Sycamore Wood/6MT/EDC/ZPP2/Nav/PDC/Heated Seats/iPod-USB/Enh. Audio 2008 E92 335i - Montego Blue/Black/Gray Poplar/6MT/ZPP/ZSP/Nav/PDC/Heated Seats/HDRadio/iPod-USB - *Sold* 2006 E90 330i - Mystic Blue/Black/Aluminum/6MT/ZPP/iDrive/PDC/Heated Seats/Sat. Prep - *Sold* 1994 E36 325i - Boston Green/Beige/Automatic/ZPP/Heated Seats/Premium Sound - *Sold*
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02-02-2006, 04:56 PM	#4
docbolo BMW worshiper 23 Rep 258 Posts Drives: M3/alpine/manual/prem/19" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA iTrader: (1)	yes it vibrates a little.
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02-02-2006, 05:09 PM	#5
slubu Never Go Full Retard 182 Rep 1,851 Posts Drives: White Lightning Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Agrestic iTrader: (2)	then i am safe __________________ 2008 335i
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02-02-2006, 05:11 PM	#6
Artz 330 Colonel 196 Rep 2,486 Posts Drives: Z4M, 335i, 135i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	yes it shakes sometimes moves. I call it "shifter dancing" __________________
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02-02-2006, 05:12 PM	#7
Chesmu Brigadier General 89 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	i guess i'll have to check again...maybe I'm just lustily in luv with my car __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid."
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02-02-2006, 05:12 PM	#8
roppongicorolla all systems are go 2 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 325i SG SPP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake Jackson, Texas iTrader: (0)	All manuals do this. Some more obviously than others.
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02-02-2006, 05:56 PM	#9
ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	BMW's do this less than most manuals I've driven
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02-02-2006, 06:03 PM	#11
BMerDRMer BMerDRMer 2006 330 Xi Man ZPP ZSP CW NAV CA TiAg BlkLthr Burl 18in 162's 3 Rep 214 Posts Drives: 06 330Xi Prem Sprt Win Nav CA Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio iTrader: (0)	Espo89 ......... you have the same config of 330Xi I am taking delivery on on 2/13 ......... can you tell me what brand and model of tire your 330Xi shipped with as you have Sport Package and 162 Wheels I presume?
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02-02-2006, 07:04 PM	#12
hotsand5 hotsand5 49 Rep 806 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i 6spd Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	....and it's such a great feeling though...IT'S ALIVE!! __________________ -2006 BMW 330i-Sapphire Black- Tera Leather-Aluminum trim- 6spd manual- Sport- Premium- Cold- Navigation- Euro. delivery -2005 Yamaha Warrior 1700 102cu"
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02-02-2006, 09:45 PM	#14
BMerDRMer BMerDRMer 2006 330 Xi Man ZPP ZSP CW NAV CA TiAg BlkLthr Burl 18in 162's 3 Rep 214 Posts Drives: 06 330Xi Prem Sprt Win Nav CA Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio iTrader: (0)	ZSP with 18 inch 162's on 330 Xi - Tire Specifics Shipped I'd forgotten that I had ordered them separately ....... thinking all ZSP's had em ........ sorry about that ..... __________________ BMerDRMer 2006 330 Xi Man ZPP ZSP CW NAV CA TiAG Blk Lthr Burl 18x162's
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02-03-2006, 08:37 AM	#15
gdnyc Lieutenant 24 Rep 472 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi Jet Black Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I think the shifter shake is normal. My A4 does the same thing. When I step or let go of the accelerator it moves also.
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02-05-2006, 09:16 AM	#16
DILLIGAF Lieutenant 7 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 2006 SG 330i ZSP MT CA Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Yeah, just a little. My other car does it too. __________________ 2006 330i Sparkling Graphite/Sport pkg/Comfort Access/Aluminum Pedals/35% LLumar tint/Blacklines/OEM Shortshift knob
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02-05-2006, 09:23 AM	#17
Juve29 First Lieutenant 19 Rep 324 Posts Drives: 325i titanium silver spk Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montréal, Canada iTrader: (0)	Mine shakes. My RSX did not shake as much.
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02-05-2006, 09:52 AM	#18
SCA Brigadier General 565 Rep 3,742 Posts Drives: Multiple BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 🇺🇸 iTrader: (0)	Every manual trans. BMW that I have owned has had this. Not unusual unless it is excessive.
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02-05-2006, 02:06 PM	#20
Romulus Private First Class 15 Rep 171 Posts Drives: 05 M3 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	your shifter is attached to your transmission... which is attached to an engine.. why would vibration be a bad thing?
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04-21-2006, 05:30 PM	#21
Mr. BMW Major 262 Rep 1,389 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 M3 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00] 2018 Jeep Grand Che ... [0.00]	Mine does it too. This is my 4th manual BMW and the first one to do this. Are you guys sure this is normal?
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04-21-2006, 06:29 PM	#22
FNV Private First Class 14 Rep 111 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (0)	It's normal mine shakes too. I noticed it from the minute I first stepped in the car when I picked it up from the dealer 2 weeks ago. It's normal though. It just means it's tightly put together. My Prelude did the same thing, however the E90 shifter feels much more solid and tighter.
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