Hello,

recently my car has started shaking as soon as it starts. and then is shakes a bit as soon as it shuts off after i press the of button. not sure why/what happened, it seems like it is almost as if the engine is loose, and the force/vibration from starting/stopping the engine is shaking the car? this is different than the "cold start issue", dealt with that a while ago.

the same noise also occurs fairly randomly while driving, but mostly when it involves increasing/decreasing load on the engine, like shifting etc.

any ideas? my only guess is it sounds and feels as if something is loose, but i am not at all qualified to make that guess. the car is 100% stock.

 

If your Mini is still under warranty, I would talk to your dealer. It could be a bad engine mount, but I am just guessing. I hope you find the problem .

 

not sure what this would fall under, my maintenance warranty is up but CEL, etc is under warranty as of a few weeks ago when the CEL came on.

bad few weeks for the car.....

 

What model year is your mini?

 

2007 R56. have not found a thread on this for R56, but i found one that was identical to my issue for an R53.

 

Your car may have some warranty time left on it, if you have less than 50k miles you should be able to have the problem fixed for free.

 

yeah i am still in warranty, called and checked. will probably bring it in the dealer later today or tomorrow. any ideas for what it could be? hopefully it is not too major. still seems like it just shakes when i turn it on/off, and makes a similar noise randomly while driving.

 

deciding i am too picky until warmer weather arrives, this along with other interior noises could just be the seals etc shrinking in cold weather. its very minor, i had someone else who is "good" with engines start and stop it and i had to point it out. i care too much about my car :D