Below you may see the STEERING components and the number of complaints they received.
At highway speeds, my 2005 bmw exhibits stiff and erratic steering as follows: steering wheel is very tight, and does not turn unless inordinate pres...
A tractor trailer hit my car, a bmw z4 convertible, ct license plate, in the rear left, as i was moving slowly with traffic just before the overpass,...
Case number [xxx] from fars 2012 database. car ran off right side of roadway while negotiating curve in road and hit a tree. sole-occupant driver peri...
Electronic power steering has intermittent faults/errors due to a manufacturing defect, resulting in complete loss of power steering. bmw acknowledged this issue and did a recall in 2012 for 2012 model year z4's - nhtsa campaign id number: 12v302000. the scope of the problem is well beyond the 162 vehicles that were addressed with the recall in 2012.
Bmw's lane departure system actually pulls the car's steering left or right, and could cause the car to collide with another vehicle or run off the road. i experienced this while driving on the freeway in southern california. the lane departure system almost pulled my vehicle into the adjacent lane.
When driving at highway speeds and more so when the temp is warm or steering column has warmed up the steering becomes "sticky", in that it takes an effort to overcome the spot it is in as opposed to smoothly moving/steering left or right. it is uncomfortable to steer with one hand (6 spd manual transmission) as it feels like you are going to over correct the steering when trying to make minor adjustments to maintain driving down the center of your lane. especially when driving in heavy freeway traffic! i35w minneapolis, mn
Steering wheel gets stacked while driving. have to be extremely cautious, and even then at times steering can respond in a very unorthodox way. definitely dangerous, as se too many times car started to shift to either left or right ignoring my intend. if i crash, let this post be evidence that authorities were notified. i understand that this is an issue going way back and makes were never forced to correct this problem. thank you
1)it keeps pulling to the left, or to the right. it requires constant adjustments so that i could keep the car aligned, or centered. 2)i experience sudden jerks to the left, or to the right when the road surface is slightingly uneven. i can never predict which way the car pulls me. i struggle a lot to keep the steering centered when stopping at any red lights. 3) sometimes, the steering feels like it is stuck. after review online, this seems to be a very common problem.
Very sticky steering, dangerous in hot weather, this happens at all speeds. it sometimes requires significant effort to correct it. this is a serious safety issue.
Over the past couple years i've noticed sticky steering but am just reporting now. at most speeds i've had the steering stick and not return to neutral. often needing to react or overcorrect. i've noticed an increase in occurrence and severity the warmer the ambient temp is. when steering around a curve the steering wheel doesn't want to come back to neutral without corrective action. this afternoon the ambient temp was about 90f and with occured at every movement of the steering wheel. i fear that this is going to be the cause of an accident and really takes away from the enjoyment of driving this car. i've read many complaints on this site and all over the internet describing the same issue. other reports i've read state that the dealers recommended repair is replacement of the entire steering column at a cost of $3000-$4000.
Rigid steering with over correction, usually during warm weather. if going at highway/freeway speed, easy to loose control and may cause major injury. experienced this today driving speed limit of 70 mph and decided to sound off. i hope bmw is not waiting to address this problem until something like this happens. many other owners of same model car, and possibly all, are having the same problem but not complaining. it took today's experience for me to write.
Steering wheel feels jerky when turned left or right and reaches a point where added force is needed to turn the wheel resulting in sudden moves of the car to the left or right respectively. ambient temperature appears to affect when this happens, it was 94f today and car was parked in the sun for about five hours. condition is life threatening and will change how often i will drive this vehicle. this problem is well documented in online forums but i have ot found a recall notice for it yet. my vehicle shows no outstanding recalls but i cannot verify if a recall has been issued for this particular problem and if my vehicle was taken in to address it.
When driving, the car steering sticks causing me to cross into oncoming traffic. one day this will cause an accident.