2005 BMW Z4

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· STEERING

  THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. THE STEERING IS ERRATIC AND VERY TWITCHY. THE PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS OUT STIFF, LIKE AN OLD CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING, BUT THEN THE ELECTRIC MOTOR SUDDENLY PROVIDES TOO MUCH POWER ASSISTANCE. THE ELECTRIC ASSIST RESULTS IN A SHARPER TURN THAN YOU NEED AND THEREFORE REQUIRES IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. IT CONSISTENTLY DOES THIS; IT IS NOT A ONE-TIME THING. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION, WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. THIS MAKES THE CAR BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS IS ANNOYING BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS DANGEROUS. THE CORRECTION AND SUBSEQUENT OVERCORRECTION PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY LIKE A SNAKE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE CORRECT LANE. THE ROUGHER THE PAVEMENT THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE THE OVERCORRECTION HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTALLY VEERING OUT OF THE CORRECT LANE. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND COME DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE FOR YOURSELF. IT ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 BMW Z4. *JS

• 12/28/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING. TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP AND FOUND MULTIPLE WIRES MELTED. CONCERNED DUE TO FIRE RISK SO RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY NOW RECALLED BMWS-MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS BUT IT'S HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT I'M HAVING THE APPARENT EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THOSE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED. I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR A FEW MONTHS AGO SO DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND POPPED THE HOOD-SAW NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE BUT DID SMELL SOME RESIDUAL BURNING ODOR BUT NOTHING WAS VISIBLE. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 2 OTHER TIMES BUT NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND AND IT WAS ASSUMED IT WAS A SPILLAGE OR OVERFLOW. WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THE HEATER AND A/C STOPPED BLOWING THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS DONE. THANK GOODNESS NO FIRE STARTED. STILL SCARY THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN ESPECIALLY AFTER IT'S PARKED IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE! MAKES ME JUST WANT TO PARK IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND LOOK INTO EXPANDING THE CURRENT RECALLS!! SEEMS JUST TOO COINCIDENTAL.

• 12/22/2018· STEERING

  THIS BMW Z4 HAS 26,000 MILES AND HAS FAULTY STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BIND UP. THIS LEADS TO FORCING THE WHEEL TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE. THE RESULT IS AN OVER CORRECTION CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING. THIS CONDITION IS TEMPERATURE RELATED AND IS MADE WORSE WHEN HOT. IT IS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES...WHILE TURNING OR DRIVING OR STRAIGHT AHEAD. ANY LOSS OF STEERING IS A SAFETY ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2003 - 2005 BMW Z4'S.

• 12/14/2010· STEERING

  INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS (ABOVE 75 DEG F). STEERING BECOMES SLUGGISH AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE MAY OCCUR. SEVERE OVER/UNDER STEER OF VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS HAVE OCCURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

• 12/07/2009· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2005 BMW 3.0 W/AUTO TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS HAD TWO RECURRING ISSUES FROM TIME TO TIME STARTING WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ENGAGING WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING DEAD AT IDLE OR AT CORNERS. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR HAS STALLED WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN THRICE ON I-95 AND ON LOCAL ROADS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION TWICE WITH MY GIRLFRIEND SWEARING NEVER TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. HOW IT HAPPENS? AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH OR LESS, EPS, ABS, BRAKE, DTC COMES ON AND OFF WITH THE NAVIGATION SCREEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THEN ABUPTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. REMEDY: PULL OVER, OFF THE CAR AND ON IT BACK AGAIN AND GO.

• 12/01/2021· STEERING

  While driving the vehicle will loose all power steering, and becomes very difficult to steer, warning lamp comes on with a steering wheel and a exclamation point. Has been diagnosed as needing a steering wheel column assembly.

• 11/30/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH METAL SHARDS AND A METAL ROD GOING THROUGH THE HAND OF THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON THE HAND AND FEET FROM THE GASES WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

• 11/27/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  VEHICLE WOULD RUN FINE IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE DAY HEATED UP. AT NOON, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK AND MORE FORCE THAN USUAL HAD TO BE APPLIED WITH BOTH HANDS TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES THE CAR WILL JERK LEFT OR RIGHT UPON BREAKING. IF THE ROAD IS SLIGHTLY UNEVEN, YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED IN CASE THE CAR JERKS IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAVE TRIED UPGRADING THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. MAKES THE CAR FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT I WOULD LIKE THESE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR

• 11/24/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2005 BMW Z4 3.0I FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. I HAVE HAD 3 FUEL PUMPS REPLACED ON MY CAR AND STILL HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR STALLED, THE IDLING DROPS, THE FUEL PUMP MAKES A LOUD VIBRATING RUMBLING NOISE. MANY OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, THE YRS AFFECTED ARE FROM 2003 - 2009. *TR

• 11/13/2011· STEERING

  STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ON 11/2/11, IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. ON DRIVING HOME FROM PURCHASE, NOTICED THAT THE STEERING STICKS WHILE TURNING AT TIMES. INITIALLY THOUGHT THIS MIGHT JUST BE TRIM PARTS RUBBING ON EACH OTHER, BUT IT TAKES SOME SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO GET THE WHEEL TO TURN WHEN IT IS IN A STUCK POSITION. WHEN THE STEERING STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT TURNING EFFORT TO MOVE PAST THE STICKING POINT WHICH COULD RESULT IN OVERSTEER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

• 11/04/2012· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ORIGINAL OWNER NEW 2005 Z4 BMW 18475 MILES STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING FEELS LIKE IT MAY NOT COME BACK WHEN YOU TURN WHEEL KIND OF LIKE FLAT SPOT ON COLUMN HARD TO EXPLAIN. *TR

• 11/02/2010· STEERING

  I HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2005 BMW Z4 3I, PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR FROM A BMW DEALER. IT HAD ABOUT 11K MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM DESCRIBED BELOW. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENT WITH IT, BUT THIS IS A COMPLAINT THAT THERE MAY ME A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR. 1)IT KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT ESPECIALLY AT LOWERS SPEEDS SAY BELOW 60 MI/HR. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT I COULD KEEP THE CAR ALIGNED, OR CENTERED WHILE DRIVING. 2) THE CAR PULLS ME TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT SUDDENLY WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS SLIGHTINGLY UNEVEN, ESPECIALLY IN LOWER SPEEDS. I CAN NEVER PREDICT WHICH WAY THE CAR PULLS ME. IT CAN BE VERY STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE STEERING UNDER CONTROL WHEN STOPPING AT ANY RED LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THESE SUDDEN JERKS IN THE STEERING, OR PULLS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. 3) SOMETIMES, THE STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK, OR LOCKED IN A WAY THAT I FEEL LIKE I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT, OR AT HIGHER HUMIDITY. 4) I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I STILL HAD THE WARRANTY, AND THEN THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND ALIGNMENT WAS MADE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS DID NOT GO AWAY AT ALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER; I WAS TOLD THAT IT JUST REQUIRED AN ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS ALREADY DONE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. SO, THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ALIGNMENT RELATE PROBLEM. IF THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, THE CAR SHOULD HAVE PULLED EITHER TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT, NOT TO THE BOTH DIRECTIONS. 5) I BELIEVE IF ANY ELDERLY PERSON, OR SOMEONE WITH SLOWER REFLEX, TRIES TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH SUCH PROBLEMS MAY END UP HAVING A CATASTROPHIC CRASH. MAINLY BECAUSE, THE DRIVER MUST PAY LOTS OF ATTENTION TO KEEP THE CAR CENTERED, OR THE STEERING UNDER CONTROL. OTHERWISE, AT ANY SECOND YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF SOMEWHERE OFF THE ROAD. *TR

• 10/29/2017· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  STEERING COLUMN EXPERIENCE SUDDEN JERKS TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT RANDOMLY MAKING THE CAR REALLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY. IT'S WORSE WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. ALL TIRES PSI ARE NORMAL AND TIRES JUST BRAND NEW. CAR WAS ALIGNED TO DISCARD EVERYTHING. EVEN WITH MANY SIMILAR ISSUES FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS BMW IS NOT ACCEPTING THIS FAILURE AS ONE TO RECALL. BUT WHEN I GETS INTO THE DEALERSHIPS THEY DIAGNOSE THAT THE HOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES AND THIS IS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE HAD 80,000 MILES.

• 10/26/2016· STEERING

  STICKY / NOTCHED STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FEELS UNSAFE JERKS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. JUST BOUGHT THIS USED Z-4 IN SEPTEMBER 2016. ONLY HAS 98000 MILES SERVICE MGR TELLS ME THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $4300. ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY A BMW RECALL BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAPPENS. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND PARKED IN GARAGE. *TR

• 10/17/2017· STEERING

  AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE HOT SUN ALL DAY, THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE GETS "STUCK". IT IS HARD TO STEER AND STAY SMOOTH IN THE LANE BECAUSE YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO GET THE STEERING UNSTUCK AT 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REVISITED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 31K MILES ON IT.

• 10/14/2010· STEERING

  THE STEERING ON MY 05 BMW Z4 GETS CHOPPY OR STICKS OR VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CITY SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD . IF STEERING LOCKS BAD NEWS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE COST THE DEALER WANTS TO REPAIR IT. I DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH BECAUSE OF FEAR OF STEERING LOCKING UP AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,833 MILES ON IT. *TR

• 10/13/2018· STEERING

  I BOUGHT MY 2005 BMW Z4 IN '08. IT BARELY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE STEERING STARTED TO STICK TWO YEARS AGO. IT SEEMS TO BE AT ITS WORST ON REALLY HOT DAYS. I CAN PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT'S FINE, BUT ONCE I GET TO WHERE I'M GOING AND IT SITS IN THE SUN FOR A FEW HOURS, THEN IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. IT USED TO JUST STICK WHILE ON TURNS, BUT NOW IT IS STARTING TO STICK WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK & FORTH TO STAY STRAIGHT AND IN THE LINES. I'M AFRAID ONE OF THESE DAYS IT'S GOING TO STICK AND TAKE ME RIGHT OFF THE ROAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS

• 10/12/2015· STEERING

  FOUND A USED 2005 BMW Z4 3.0I WITH RIGHT AT 11,200 MILES FOR SALE ONLINE. CAR WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS FROM HOME. WENT AND LOOKED AT CAR, TOOK IT FOR SHORT TEST DRIVE, SAW NO APPARENT ISSUES AND PURCHASED CAR. CAR HAD BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND WAS VERY CLEAN AND CONSISTENT WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. PROCEEDED ON WITH JOURNEY HOME. DROVE A WHILE AND STARTED TO NOTICE STEERING FELT A BIT STRANGE, BUT WROTE IT OFF THAT I "JUST WASN'T USED TO THE CAR" AND IT WOULD SIMPLY TAKE A WHILE TO GET USED TO IT. LATER, STILL ON MY JOURNEY HOME, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I CAME TO A GENTLE LEFT HAND BEND IN THE ROAD. I WENT TO ADD A LITTLE CORRECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THAT IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT LET ME TURN IT. I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL INTERSTATE SPEEDS CLOSE TO 70 MPH. IT HAPPENS QUICKLY AND YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHILE TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, THE NATURAL RESPONSE IS TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND TRY AND OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE. I DID THIS WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FORCE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID "LET GO" AND LET THE CAR TURN LEFT. SINCE SUCH FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO OVERCOME ITS RESISTANCE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO "CATCH THE WHEEL" AT THE PROPER LOCATION AND AVOID AN ABRUPT AND EXTREME OVERSHOOT. EXTREMLY TENSE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION! I SLOWED DOWN, MADE SURE THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS CLOSE AND OPERATED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH SOME. THINGS SEEMED TO BE OK. I CONTINUED MY JOURNEY VERY CAUTIOUSLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS. ONCE HOME, I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT MIGHT POSSIBLY BE WRONG AND DISCOVERED THAT A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WITH 2003-2005 BMW Z4'S. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE CAN BE RECALLED AS I TRULY BELIEVE HUMAN LIVES ARE IN THE BALANCE, ESPECIALLY IF A GARAGE KEPT CAR WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES IS AT RISK. THANK YOU. *TR

• 10/11/2009· STEERING

  ON WARM DAYS (> 75 DEGREES) AND WHEN SITTING IN HOT SUN FOR PERIOD OF TIME, STEERING WILL STICK OR FEEL NOTCHY WHEN DRIVING. WHILE GENTLY TURNING IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING GOES THROUGH GATES AND GETS HUNG UP WHEN TURNING. STEERING INPUT FEELS MUSHY IN COMPARISON TO COOLER DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. I DO NOT LIKE DRIVING MY CAR ON WARMER DAYS EVEN THOUGH THAT IS WHEN THE CAR IS MEANT TO BE DRIVEN. *TR

• 10/08/2013· STEERING

  CAR'S STEERING STICKS ON CENTER POSITION MAKING NORMAL STEERING CORRECTIONS NOTICEABLY DIFFICULT. AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY STEERING CORRECTION WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OVER-CORRECTION. ONCE OFF CENTER, IT IS THEN DIFFICULT TO RETURN THE WHEEL TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS IN WARMER WEATHER OR IF THE CAR HAS BEEN OUTSIDE IN THE SUN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. *TR

• 10/06/2016· STEERING

  STICKY / NOTCHED STEERING. FEELS UNSAFE JERKS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS HOT OR AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. JUST BOUGHT THIS USED Z-4 FROM BMW DEALER 1 WEEK AGO. ONLY HAS 58000 MILES WHICH IS LOW FOR 2005. JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE AGENT TELLS ME THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $4300. WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM DEALERS MANAGEMENT SINCE THAT IS 1/3 OF WHAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY ANOTHER $4300 FOR THE DREAM CAR I FINALLY GOT AND ONLY DRIVEN ONE WEEK. FROM WHAT I READ AND AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, A RECALL SHOULD OCCUR. HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MUST BE CORRECTED BY A BMW RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

• 10/06/2013· STEERING

  CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN CAR IS WARM AND DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR ACTS AS IF THE STEERING IS STICKING OR LOCKING UP> YOU HAVE TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT TO GET THE WHEELS TO TURN. YOU MUST BE VERY CARE AND KEEP YOUR MIND ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING AT ALL TIMES OR YOU COULD BE IN CRASH. *TR

• 10/05/2011· STEERING

  I BOUGHT THE Z IN JULY, DURING THE DEALER TEST DRIVE IT HANDLED GREAT. THE TEST WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES LONG. AFTER WE PICKED UP THE CAR ON MY FIRST TRIP HOME , ABOUT 35 MILES ,ON A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON , I NOTICED THE STEERING SEAMED TO FREEZE UP AND WOULD NEED EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE A STEERING CORRECTION. ONCE YOU TURNED OFF CENTER IT WOULD FEEL OK UNTIL YOU NEEDED TO MAKE ANOTHER STEERING ADJUSTMENT. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT DOWN THE STREET TO A VERY REPUTABLE BMW DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE Z AND REPORTED BACK "NO PROBLEM ". THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM AND IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ONE MUST ALWAYS ANTICIPATE THE PROBLEM , IF YOU FORGET, YOU COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT BY OVER STEERING WHILE USING EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT YOUR DIRECTION. *TR

• 10/05/2008· STEERING

  STICKY STEERING ON WARM DAYS OR COOLER DAYS WITH THE HEATER ON. I NEED TO USE MORE FORCE THAN USUAL TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL TO NEGOTIATE LANE CHANGES OR CURVES ON HIGHWAY. I NEED TO STEER THE CAR STRAIGHT AFTER TURNING OFF CENTER. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT STILL UNNERVING. *TR

• 10/04/2019· STEERING

  MY 2005 BMW Z4 STEERING SEEMS TO DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LANE. WHEN YOU ADJUST FOR THIS ( WHICH IS CONSTANT) THE STEER WHEEL FIGHTS YOU AND IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK, THEN BREAKS LOSE. THEN YOU GO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LANE. IT'S WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND I BELIEVE THIS IS DANGEROUS DUE TO CONSTANT ATTENTION REQUIRED TO KEEP THE CAR TRACKING DOWN ROAD. IN TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO A CENTER POSITION AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO RETURN TO CENTER POSITION. THIS IS CONSTANT ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I HAVE HAVE THE CAR ALIGN BY BMW AND THE TIRE ROTATED WITH NO CHANGE. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM.

• 10/01/2010· STEERING

  2005 BMW Z4 STEERING STICKS IN HOT WEATHER. VERY DANGEROUS. RETURNED FROM SUMMER TRIP AND FELT THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN HOT WEATHER. *TR

• 09/26/2016· STEERING

  STICKY OR NOTCHED STEERING. FEELS UNSAFE. LESS THAN 35000 MILES. FROM WHAT I READ A RECALL SHOULD OCCUR. HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MUST BE CORRECTED BY A BMW RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

• 09/24/2014· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF ITS LANE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 09/22/2018· STEERING

  HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE NOTICED A STEERING ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I RESEARCHED THIS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MOST RELATE TO ISSUES IN HOT TEMPATURES, MINE IS MORE RELATED TO SPEED. PROBLEM WAS VERY NOTICABLE LAST EVENING AT 70 DEGREES. HERE ARE THE SYMPTOMS... AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 20MPH) STEERING IS VERY LIGHT AND SMOOTH, NO ISSUES AT ALL. AS SPEED INCREASES, THE STEERING GETS HEAVIER (AS IT SHOULD) BUT DEVELOPS A "DETENT" AT STRAIGHT CENTER. THE FASTER THE SPEED, THE MORE EFFORT NEEDED TO OVERCOME THE DETENT RESISTANCE, TO THE POINT THAT IT BECOMES EASY TO OVERSTEER THE CAR. THIS CAN BE REAL SCARY DURING AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS AND QUICK LANE CHANGES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR WORKED ON FOR OTHER SERVICE AND THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED THE ISSUE AS IT WAS DRIVEN TO HAVE THE WHEELS ALIENED.

• 09/19/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 10/31/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STICKY AND IT EXTREME EFFORT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THE ENTIRE STEERING COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 4 HOURS IN 85 DEGREE WEATHER. UPDATED 11/12/13

• 09/17/2011· STEERING

  STEERING STICKS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT OVER CORRECTING. APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AFTER THE CAR IS HOT OR HAS BEEN SITTING IN SUN FOR AWHILE. NO ACCIDENTS BUT HAVE COME CLOSE TO GOING INTO OTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD WHILE CORRECTING. *TT

• 09/16/2016· STEERING

  I HAVE THE WELL KNOW STICKY STEERING ISSUE, WORSE WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE (ABOVE 80F), WHERE THE STEERING STICKS IN A POSITION AND YOU HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO GET IT TO RESPOND. FEELS DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY.

• 09/16/2010· STEERING

  I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 BMW Z4. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO "PULL" TO ONE SIDE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT SO I HAD THE DEALER DO AN ALIGNMENT AS A CONDITION OF SALE. THE CAR DROVE FINE THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I DROVE IT, BUT NOW OFF AND ON IT STICKS EITHER PULLING TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE WHEEL WON'T RETURN TO CENTER. *TR

• 09/15/2010· STEERING

  REPEATING PROBLEM. THE STEERING ON MY 2005 BMW Z4 3.0 WILL OCCASIONALLY STICK WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE LINEAR FEEDBACK DISAPPEARS AND I CAN MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T REACT INITIALLY. THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY "GIVE" AND CATCH UP TO WHERE I HAD THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS ALARMING AS OFTEN IT WILL CAUSE AN OVER CORRECTION WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 09/14/2016· STEERING

  IN HOT WEATHER, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, MY STEERING IS "STICKY" OR "NOTCHY". THE STEERING HAS A STICKY PLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT OF CENTER POSITION. I HAVE TO JERK IT TO UNSTICK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSES AN OVER CORRECTION AND RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS WEAVING MOTION. I PURCHASED THIS CAR EARLIER IN THE YEAR AND WAS EXCITED BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 36,000. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS LOW MILEAGE. IT IS TERRIBLY HARD TO STAY A STRAIGHT LINE IN YOUR LANE DUE TO THIS STEERING CONDITION. I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I THINK BMW NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT.

• 09/14/2009· STEERING

  THE STEERING ON MY BMW Z4 2005 MODEL STICKS TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE ON WARM DAYS. IT IS VERY SLUGGISH TO RESPOND FOLLOWED BY ERRATIC OVERCOMPENSATION. IF THE TEMPERATURE IS COOL (<80-85 DEGREES) THERE IS NO DETECTED PROBLEM. WE CAN LEAVE IN THE MORNING AFTER THE CAR BEING GARAGE AND IT HANDLES LIKE A DREAM- 2 HOURS LATER AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN OR SITTING IN THE HOT SUN THE STEERING IS LIKE ITS IN MUD. WHETHER TAKING AN EXIT OR SIMPLY CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE. IT IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD REQUIRE IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION. *TR

• 09/13/2009· STEERING

  STEERING ON MY VEHICLE BECOMES "STUCK" AND UNRESPONSIVE IN HEAT ABOVE APPROX 85 DEGREES. IT OVERCOMPENSATES IN CORNERS REGARDLESS OF HOW SHARP, A SIMPLE ON/OFF RAMP BECOMES A "TIGHTWALK". IT IS VERY SCARY AND UNNERVING TO THE POINT OF NOT WANTING TO DRIVE ON WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A PERFECT "TOP DOWN" DAY. EVEN CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE IS FEARFUL AS IT ACTS AS IF THE TIRES ARE IN MUD AND THEN QUICKLY OVERCORRECTION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

• 09/11/2017· STEERING

  ABOVE 30 MPH STEERING STICKS AND REQUIRES GREATER EFFORT TO TURN. AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED THIS REQUIRES OVERCORRECTION AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND REMOVES OF THOUGHT OF "PLEASURE DRIVING"

• 09/07/2016· STEERING

  IN WARM WEATHER THE STEERING ON MY BMW Z4 IS STICKY AND UNRESPONSIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE STEERING BECOMES NOTCHY AND I AM FORCE TO "UNSTICK" THE STEERING WHEEL BY JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE MINOR LANE CORRECTIONS, THIS OVER STEERS THE VEHICLE AND I AM THEN FORCED TO UNSTICK THE WHEEL AGAIN AND JERK THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS RESULTS IN DANGEROUSLY WEAVING THROUGH THE LANE CLOSE TO ONCOMING AND PASSING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN CONDITIONS WARMER THAN 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

• 09/05/2013· STEERING

  CAR'S STEERING STICK ON CENTER POSITION MAKING NORMAL STEERING CORRECTIONS NOTICEABLY DIFFICULT. AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY STEERING CORRECTION WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OVER-CORRECTION. ONCE OFF CENTER, IT IS THEN DIFFICULT TO RETURN THE WHEEL TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPETITIVELY, MOST OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND WHO DOES REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, OR SO THEY SAY. BMW USA HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM; AND, THEIR RESPONSE WAS "TAKE IT TO THE DEALER." BY WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I AM READY TO SEEK ADVICE FROM MY ATTORNEY. *JB

• 09/05/2012· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, CAR TENDS TO "DART" BACK AND FORTH. THIS ISSUE TENDS TO BECOME MORE NOTICABLE AS THE DAY GETS WARMER. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 09/04/2015· STEERING

  I BEING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IS STICKING WHILE DRIVING OVER 35 MILES AND SPECIALLY IN THE EVENING IN HOT DAYS. I ALWAYS HAVE TO HOLD THE WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS BECAUSE THE STEERING STICKS AND IS HARDER TO TURN AND IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE RECOMMEND TO REPLACE THE STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. WE TRIED TO ORDERED VIA BMW AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IS BACK ORDER AND IT MAY TAKE A MONTH OR MORE TO GET IT BECAUSE MANY SIMILAR CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT THAT IS THE CASE WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL?

• 08/31/2012· STEERING

  MY 2005 Z4 3.0I HAS AN INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL MALFUNCTION OR WHEN IT WILL CORRECT ITSELF. IT DOESN`T SEEM TO BE EFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY. ROAD SURFACE OR ANY CERTAIN SPEED,WHEN IT BINDS UP IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN A FREEWAY, WHEN IT WANDERS TO THE LEFT I MUST USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND IT OVERSTEERS AND I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE LEFT SO I JUST WIGGLE MY WAY DOWN THE ROAD. ON A THREE HOUR TRIP, BOTH ON FREEWAY AND TWO LANE ROADS, MY SHOULDERS AND HANDS WERE SO TIRED I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND REST AND I WAS ONLY TWENTY FIVE MILES FROM RETURNING HOME. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM DOESN`T OCCUR BUT I ALWAYS MUST BE VIGILANT BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAD BETTER BE PREPARED, IT COULD BE SO EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THIS CAR. IT IS A REALLY NICE CAR IF NOT FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY WISH IS FOR BMW TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION VOLUNTARILY OR HAVE A NHTSA RECALL ON ALL (AND THERE ARE A LOT OF Z4`S WITH THIS CONDITION), THESE CARS BECAUSE THIS IS A GLARING SAFETY ISSUE, BESIDES BEING A REAL PAIN TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF, LIKE PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING BESIDES THREE INSPECTIONS AT A BMW DEALERSHIP, TWO OF WHICH I PAID THE GOING SERVICE RATE. ALSO A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. Z4 OWNERS NEED SOME HELP FROM SOMEWHERE! *TR

• 08/29/2015· STEERING

  DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VERY HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE DUE TO STIFF STEERING. REQUIRED HEAVY TORQUE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH RESULTED IN ABRUPT MOVEMENTS IN LANE AND LED TO DEVIATION INTO ADJACENT LANES. SITUATION IMPROVED ONCE I GOT OFF HIGHWAY.

• 08/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  ON AUGUST 7, 2007 I TOOK MY CAR TO STERLING BMW IN NEWPORT BEACH, CA BECAUSE I NOTICED THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHTS WERE ON ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AFTER THEY HAD INSPECTED MY VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE BMW FACTORY WARRANTY, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THAT I FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE CARRIER. OBVIOUSLY MY INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED THE CLAIM, BECAUSE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER LOSS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN/FAILURE. IN ADDITION, STERLING BMW CHARGED ME $260.00 FOR THE LOANER CAR THEY PROVIDED FOR THE THREE DAYS WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING INSPECTED. STERLING BMW GAVE ME A VERBAL ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $10,000.00 IN ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED TO REPAIR ALL THE ELECTRICAL/AIRBAG ISSUES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO IRVINE BMW FOR ANOTHER ESTIMATE, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER AFTER THREE DAYS I WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THEY THE AIRBAG/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I MOVED TO CALIFORNIA ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON FROM EXCALIBUR IMPORTS IN STUDIO CITY, CA ON MARCH 28, 2006. ALTHOUGH MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A MERCEDES BENZ, I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A BMW AND BENEFIT FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY CUSTOMER SERVICE OF BMW. THIS IS, IN FACT, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH BMW. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR; IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED, AND MAINTAINED BY BMW DEALERS. I HAVE ALWAYS USE PREMIUM GAS TO ENSURE QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE. TO MY REGRET, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT AIRBAG PROTECTION. THE NATURE OF MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO COMMUTE OVER 100 MILES PER DAY ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MY FAMILY AND I ARE EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT THE RISKS THAT I AM TAKING BECAUSE OF BMW'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND FIND I AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ACID. *TR

• 08/28/2011· STEERING

  2005 BMW Z4 32000 MILES STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING.VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP VEHICLE GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE.VERY DANGEROUS. *TT

• 08/27/2020· STEERING

  THE STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TURN CAUSING YOU TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE LANE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT HWY SPEEDS ON VERY WARM DAYS AND AT SLOWER SPEEDS WORKS NORMAL.

• 08/26/2010· STEERING

  THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2005 BMW Z4 3.9 LITER 6MT TENDS TO STICK WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE IS HIGH. THIS REDUCES THE SMOOTH MOTION THAT IS TYPICALLY DISPLAYED BY A STEERING WHEEL. THE STICKINESS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND CAUSES A DELAY IN RESPONSE TO STEERING WHEEL INPUT. I READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

• 08/25/2014· STEERING

  STEERING STARTED TO SEEM STIFF OR STICKY ON OCCASION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, NOW OCCURRING MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CAR SEEMS TO DRIFT BACK AND FORTH AND ONE MUST KEEP FREQUENTLY CORRECTING TO KEEP CAR GOING STRAIGHT. MORE SO THAN YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT AND MUCH MORE FOR A CAR OF THIS CALIBER I WOULD THINK. IT STICKS THEN THERE IS A "DEAD SPACE" UNTIL YOU CATCH IT TO CORRECT IT. I THINK THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS CHECKING EVERYTHING I COULD TO FIND THE ISSUE, I.E. : TIRE PRESSURE, BALANCE, ALIGNMENT, BEARINGS ETC. TO NO AVAIL. EVEN TRIED TO LOCATE THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR BUT OBVIOUSLY NOW I KNOW THERE IS NONE! ONE WOULD THINK THAT BMW WOULD CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR GENERALLY HONORABLE REASONS. ALL IT WILL TAKE IS FOR THAT STEERING TO STICK, THE "DEAD SPACE" TO OCCUR AND AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY NO TIME TO CORRECT UNTIL YOU HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND WELL YOU CAN GUESS THE REST. HOW MANY COULD BE KILLED ? ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC? AND FOR A OBVIOUSLY FAULTY ELECTRIC MOTOR? I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE CARS AND MAY NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. WE NEED YOU TO MAKE THIS RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES, PERHAPS THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED AND ITS NOT KNOWN AND IS RELATED TO A POOR DRIVER OR ERROR? BE CAUTIOUS WHEN NEAR A Z4 ON THE HIGHWAY YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE OR KNOW MAY BE THE NEXT UNWILLING VICTIM! JUST SAYING. HELP!!! *TR

• 08/25/2011· STEERING

  I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH 'STICKY' STEERING ON MY 2005 BMW Z4. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN WARMER WEATHER BUT IS THERE AT ALL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WHERE NOT MUCH TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED THERE IS A 'STICKING' IN THE WHEEL THAT CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO JERK THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO CONTINUE A SMOOTH DRIVE. THE DATE LIST OF THIS INCIDENT IS THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR