HELP please...steering / gearbox noises!?

[Maverick001]

Hi all, I am new to the forum and am a new owner of a 2014 x5 30d m-sport.

I have a couple of problems and wonder if anyone could throw some light on them as I’m fearing the worst...

1. When I start the car, there is a single clonk / knock noise ..it is just one clonk and does it on every startup right after I push the start button.

2. The steering seems to be making a vibration / whining / juddering sound at standstill / slow speeds. It does it a tiny bit in neutral but seems worst when it’s in drive...I can’t seem to get it to do it in reverse though....does this sound like a gearbox issue or steering rack?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

[turboawd]

Why do you start the car in neutral?
The steering is electric unless you have adaptive steering I think.

[Maverick001]

Sorry I meant park when starting it...this is my first auto so I'm still learning terminology :-)