Problems with 2003 BMW Z4 STEERING

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.

On warm days the steering at higher speed gets hard to steer ; to the point of being unsteady. at lower speeds and cooler temps the hard steering can bs handled but is still troublesome. need someone to talk to bmw.

I experience sudden jerks to the left, ot to the right when the road surface is sleghtingly 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 light. also make a weird sound when a try to turn right

Sticky steering which was diagnosed as caused by a poorly designed bearing in the steering column estimated cost of repair $3500. a wide spread problem dangerous especially at high speed. power assist is electrical on steering.

Steering gets stick and its hard to turn while driving

Sticky steering issue. known issue among countless other bmw z4 owners. presents considerable danger as steering will jerk either left or right for no apparent reason and without warning. unbelievable that no recall exists for this known defect as it clearly puts drivers and those around them in constant danger.

Car is hard to steer when driving and bmw knows this issue, car is not safe to drive

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw z4. while driving between 4 to 40 mph, the steering lost power without warning. the contact stated that the same failure was experienced several years ago. at that time, the vehicle was taken to kelly bmw (614-471-2277, located at 4050 morse rd, columbus, oh 43230) and repaired. the contact was not informed about the cause of the failure. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the recent failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired again. the failure mileage was 145,000. *tt consumer stated dealer and manufacture made aware of recent failure. 01/03/19. dealer made repairs at consumers cost 1/11/19. eps steering column was replaced. *jb

On july 2018 bmw issued an important limited warranty information notice related to this vehicle. bmw would cover repairs to the front passenger seat occupancy for the srs/air bag system. unfortunately this warranty repair will not cover my vehicle because the 15 year period does not include my vehicle that was put into service in january 2003. i believe that bmw should cover any 2003 bmw z4 rather than cutting off those made in the prior 6 months. bmw refuses to cover. the other concern i have relates to the servo motor/electronic steering control unit. recently this failed and i note that other bmws have had this problem too. i believe your agency should determine whether or not this warrants a recall too. it is very dangerous to be driving and the power steering ceases to function. people will be killed. in my case the vehicle had been in the shop for unrelated repairs and when i picked it up the power steering was out. the shop had noticed the steering seemed tight and told me the unit needed to be replaced at a cost of $4,000. i was ...

Car suffers from sticky steering making is so you feel like your incapable of doing smooth lane changes.

Since purchasing the car new in 2003, and since, the steering get very "tight" or "sticky" making the car almost undrivable. in hpot weather if is worse. it becomes very hard to steer the car as it requires extra effort to keep it straight or turn the wheel slightly to stay in a lane or turn. there are thousands of comments on the internet and bmw sites with this known problem with the bmw z4s.

The steering wheel gets stuck while driving

My 2003 bmw z4 has very tight steering when driving on the freeway at 65 mph, and i notice the problem is more common on warmer days. last week as i was driving on a warm day, i noticed i had to repeatedly put significant effort in order to turn the steering wheel on a turn on the freeway, as the steering wheel kept sticking. whenever i've applied this significant effort to get around this issue, the steering unsticks and then turns too much. on that day, i was very close to hitting the car in the lane next to me, causing the car next to me to swerve a bit as well to avoid me. it wasn't the first time that this happened to me with this car, and it was incredibly dangerous. i took it to a repair shop and they said it's a very common issue with this car and the entire steering column would have to be replaced. i believe bmw, which prides itself in the quality of it's vehicles, should take the initiative to resolve this issue, as it's a huge safety concern for drivers of this vehicle. just by doing a ...

Steering wheel is very stiff and jerky and does not want to return to center. making it difficult to control the vehicle. this only happens on hot days above 80 f, especially if the car is parked in the sun for a few hours.