2005 BMW Z4 Problems & Recalls

While moving, especially in warm weather, the steering will stick. This requires excessive force to move the steering wheel which results in a "jump" when the steering moves (breaks loose). This sudden "jump" results in vehicle moving excessively, especially scary in traffic! I have not had the veh...

The contact owns a 2005 BMW Z4. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the heavy plastic interior liner panel fell on his head. The contact stated that the plastic cover was used to hide the windshield clasps that hold the convertible top in place when the convertible top was closed. Th...

Mileage: 99,000

The passenger air bag suddenly deployed while the car was parked in my driveway, braking the dashboard and the windshield.

Passenger airbag dash deploys while car is parked. It’s deploy from nothing.

Generally described as sticky steering. Steering wheel binds up and needs pressure to overcome, then released and the car overcorrects so steering is erratic. This is particularly dangerous when cornering. Issue seems temperature related and is worse in high temperatures. This is a well known proble...

This 2005 BMW Z3 was bought from a dealer who sold the car to the original owner and maintained it. The car has 45,000 miles on it, and I am the second owner. I have only owned the car for one month. Yesterday was the first day of 80 degree weather, and the steering is now "sticking". It will not tr...

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.

The front headlight wiring harness is flaking off and could cause a short and lose your lights at night and cause a accident. there has been no recall and it's happening to all of the bmw cars that had this environmentally friendly insulation. It is a hazard because you can lose both headlights with...

Owned the vehicle since purchased new in July 2005. Warranty expired ~2010. Approximately 2014, symptoms started. In the heat -- 80F - 90F degree sunny day -- response of the steering wheel became notchy, as though requiring a push to get the wheel past a notch. After some time the symptom disap...

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.

Mileage: 76,500

STEERING IS NO LONGER SMOOTH OR SAFE, TAKES 2 HANDS AND EVEN ON STRAIGHT ROAD HAS TO BE MOVED IN JERKS SIDE TO SIDE, AS IF SOMEONE ELSE IS HOLDING THE WHEEL AND FIGHTING BACK WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN WHEEL. WARM IS WORSE AND ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP STRAIGHT. ON MY DRIVE MONDAY HAD ...

Mileage: 18,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED WHILE I WAS ON THE BEACH FOR 2 HOURS WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FACTS: VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED NO IMPACT ' NO COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. GAULT AUTO SPORT BMW LOCATED AT (2311 NORTH ST, ENDICOTT, NY 13760) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE V...

Mileage: 60,300

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING THE CAR TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN READING KNOWN ISSUES REGARDING THE BMW Z4, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR. MY ...

Mileage: 130,000

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 ...

Mileage: 14,731

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 AU...

Mileage: 22,937

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 A...

Mileage: 57,000

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR STEERING STICKS CAUSING ME TO CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONE DAY THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING ON THE BMW 2005, Z4 BECAME DIFFICULT TO GUIDE OR TURN. TO MANEUVER THE CAR IN A ROAD DRIVING LANE, IT WAS OFTEN NECESSARY TO FORCIBLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THAT WAS DONE, THE CAR WOULD JERK TO THE SIDE WHERE THE TURN WAS BEING ATTEMPTED. THIS OFTEN CAUSE THE CAR TO...

Mileage: 69,000

STEERING BINDS IN CENTER POSITION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. SMALL CORRECTIONS ARE HARD TO MAKE AS STEERING RESISTS & THEN OVER CORRECTS. PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING HOT WEATHER AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE OVERTIME .

Mileage: 35,000

STEERING PROBLEM IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN CAR GETS WARM.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT TIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE BMW (2208, 1370 ROOSEVELT AVE, YORK, PA 17404, (717) 845-6689) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MA...

Mileage: 63,000

6/25/18 BMW WORKED ON MY CAR AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM (KNEE AIR BAG R & R , RESISTANCE TOO LOW IN AIRBAG, REPLACED AIRBAG, INTERNAL MODULE FAILURE, SRS B PILLAR RIGHT MODULE) . 12/31/18 AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSISTENTLY WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 84,000

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....

Mileage: 26,000

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 DIF...

Mileage: 35,000

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 NOTI...

Mileage: 74,000

STIFF STEERING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES. THERE IS RESISTANCE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OFF CENTER. OFF RAMPS SEEM TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS BECAUSE ONCE I TURN RIGHT OFF CENTER THE VEHICLE WANTS TO CONTINUE TURNING RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I'VE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AB...

Mileage: 140,000

AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED OUT IN THE SUN ON A HOT DAY (80F OR HIGHER) THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STEER IMMEDIATELY WHILE IN FORWARD MOTION. THE DIFFICULTY CAN BE DESCRIBED AS TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT REQUIRES SO MUCH FORCE THAT ONCE IT TURNS YOU OVER STEER AND NEED TO TURN T...

Mileage: 70,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING.

Mileage: 45,764

I BOUGHT A 2005 BMW Z4 ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, AS THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE ROSE, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING STARTED STICKING, MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY, AS I WAS CHANGING LANES ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, I HAD TROUBLE CHANGING LANES,...

Mileage: 97,200

AFTER PARKED IN HOT SUN AND DRIVING ON HOT DAYS,STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC.STICKS AND RELEASES WHEN TURNING.SLIGHT TURNS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IS HORRIBLE.SLOW DRIVING IS ALSO BAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE ON FOR YEARS.

Mileage: 73,000

"TAKATA RECALL" MY STEERING STICKS IN A POSITION AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND EXCESSIVE FORCE IS NEEDED TO BREAK IT FROM THE DIRECTION IT IS HEADED. THIS OCCURS UNDER MOST ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IS MORE NOTICEABLE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH

Mileage: 104,000

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 ISSU...

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 ...

Mileage: 54,000

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 CUST...

Mileage: 80,000

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 CUST...

Mileage: 80,000

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 C...

Mileage: 31,000

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"

Mileage: 105,000

2005 BMW Z4 WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES HAS UNCONTROLLABLE STICKY STEERING WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ARE ELEVATED. STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS IN A GROOVE AND IT TAKES DRAMATIC EFFORT TO MAKE A STEERING CORRECTION TO STAY IN A LANE. ONCE CORRECTED THE CAR SWERVES UNTIL YOU CORRECT AGAIN. THE CAR IS VERY ...

Mileage: 54,000

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 CUS...

Mileage: 50

VEHICLE STEERING IS STICKY, IN CENTER POSITION MAKING MINOR CORRECTION HAVE TO FORCE THE CORRECTION CAUSING OVER CORRECTION. DRIVER THEN HAS TO MAKE ANOTHER CORRECTIONS AGAIN TO BRING THE CAR BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL OVER CORRECTION. THIS IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. IN LOOKING THIS UP ON GOOGLE FOUND...

Mileage: 66,000

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED STEERING DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AS SPEED INCREASES(AROUND 45-50 MPH), THE STEERING GETS HEAVIER (AND DEVELOPS A "STICKINESS" AT STRAIGHT CENTER WHICH CAUSES AN OVERCORRECTION WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY. THE FASTER THE SPEED, THE MORE EFFORT NEEDED TO OVERCOME T...

Mileage: 94,000

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL FOR THE BMW STICKY STEERING ISSUE! FOR YEARS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ON SOCIALS MEDIA AND THE NHTSA THAT THIS IS A VERY REAL ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL! I HAVE THE ISSUE. I CAN SAY AT TIMES IN HOT WEATHER MY CAR IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. IT IS ALL I CAN D...

2005 BMW Z4 STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEED. WHEN PARKED WITH STEERING UNLOCKED YOU CAN ROTATE THE STEERING WHEEL AND FEEL THERE IS A STICKING ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE TO FORCIBLY PUSH THE WHEEL TOO FAR TO GET IT TO UNSTICK. THIS IS VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING! CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2005 BMW Z4 WITH 47,000 MILES THE STEERING AFTER DRIVING APPROX 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY LOCKS UP WHILE CENTERED AND YOU HAVE TO JERK IT TO STEER STRAIGHT WHICH CAUSES THE POWER STEERING TO OVER CORRECT ITS VERY DANGEROUS !!! SO AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMO...

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN ENGINE IS WARM THE STEERING STICKS CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIFT OFF CENTER AND OVER STEERING TO CORRECT.

Mileage: 53,000

JERKING STERING

Mileage: 55,000

STEERING STICKY HARD TO TURN, SOMETIMES PULLS TO LEFT AS YOUR DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FRONT END IS PROPERLY ALIGNED. HAPPENS MORE IN HOT WEATHER.

Mileage: 99,500

I EXPERIENCE STICKING STEERING THAT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AS I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MY STEERING TENDS TO STICK TO THE RIGHT AND WILL NOT SELF ALIGN ITSELF UNTIL I FORCEABLE CENTER THE WHEEL. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS TURNING LEFT BUT CURRENTLY IT IS NOT AS SEVERE. THE PROBLEM IS PRESENT ON CITY STREET...

Mileage: 95,250

WHILE DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER STEERING HAS TIGHT SPOTS LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING CAR NOT STAY STRAIGHT ON ROAD. VERY DANGERS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

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 B...

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 ...

Mileage: 58,500

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.

Mileage: 35,000

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.

Mileage: 57,000

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...

Mileage: 36,000

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 AGA...

Mileage: 14,400

I WOULD URGE YOU TO REOPEN THE CASE THAT WAS CLOSED BACK IN 2010 ON THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY FRIGHTENING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS HOT AND THE "STICKINESS" IS AT IT'S WORST. MAYBE THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN THE SOUTH AND IT GETS HOTTER HERE IS A FACTOR, BUT...

Mileage: 1

STEERING DOESN'T RESPOND PROPERLY IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WHEN IN MOTION. STEERING FEELS "NOTCHY" DEVIATING FROM DEAD-CENTER, AND DIFFICULT TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE VEHICLES DIRECTION WHEN THIS OCCURS. COULD LEAD TO OVER-CORRECTION AND/OR LOSS OF CONTROL.

Mileage: 9,000

I KNOW I AM REPEATING WHAT MANY OTHERS HAVE ALREADY SAID, BUT THIS STICKY STEERING SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS...I HADN'T RELATED IT TO TEMP SENSITIVITY UNTIL READING OTHER POSTS. THIS CONDITION SPOILS ALL THE FUN THAT THIS BRAND SHOULD HAVE. WHAT TICKS ME OFF IS THE DEALER ACTS LIKE I AM THE FIRST ...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 BMW Z4 IN OCTOBER, 2015. I NOTICED WHEN STEERING THE CAR THERE WAS A STICKING POINT THAT REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO STEER PAST. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT BETWEEN 2004 AND 2007 THERE HAVE BEEN 470 COMPLAINTS F...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 69,773

STIFF STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. HARD TO TURN. JERKS WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES.

Mileage: 65

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 BMW Z4 ON 5/31/16 AS A GIFT FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SETTING MULTIPLE ATHLETIC RECORDS AT HER HIGH SCHOOL WHILE MAINTAINING A 6.0 GPA. I TEST DROVE THE CAR IN THE CITY STREETS AND IT DROVE EXCELLENT. I LIKED THE CAR VERY MUCH AND PURCHASED IN THE CITY OF ST...

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE EACH TIME IT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTS...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....

Mileage: 40,000

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 MILEA...

Mileage: 11,400

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 REPLA...

Mileage: 95,000

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.

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE HAD A RECURRING SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING INPUT EFFORT, ESPECIALLY WHEN HOT OUTSIDE. THE STEERING SEEMS VERY HEAVY AND STICKS WHEN CLOSE TO THE ON-CENTER POSITION, AND IS VERY HEAVY AND DIFFICULT TO RETURN BACK TO THE ON-CENTER POSITION. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR MY ...

Mileage: 91,293

AT SPEED 25 TO 70 AND TEMPERTURES OVER 70 THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STICKY AND LOCKS UP. VERY HARD TO TURN. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN IT IS USE BOTH HAND AND TURN IT FORCEFULLY CAUSING OVER-TURNS AND RUNNING OFF THE ROAD OR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. UPDATED 12/06/2017*CN

Mileage: 38,000

STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK IN A POSITION, OR AT LEAST STOP. I THEN HAVE TO USE EXTRA FORCE TO GET TO GO PAST THE LOCK / STOP POINT. AND THEN AFTER A LITTLE MORE TIME THE SITUATION REPEATS ITSELF AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT NOT EVERY TIME THAT I USE THE CAR DOES IT DO IT, ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. I AM C...

Mileage: 122,000

EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARS TO BE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC STEERING AT ANY SPEED. DESIGN FLAW KNOWN TO BOTH BMW NA & REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO YOUR ORG BASED ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AT URL BELOW: HTTP://WWW.BMWCOOP.COM/2010/07/06/STEERING-PROBLEMS-FOR-BMW-Z4-IN-THE-U-S/#COMMENT-87602. PROBLE...

Mileage: 500

STEERING HAS BECOME VERY STIFF AND STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CENTER AFTER MAKING SLIGHT TURNS. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN HOT WEATHER. HAVE TO REALLY CONCENTRATE ON STEERING AND IS BECOMING DANGEROUS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE Z4 ACCORDING TO BLOGS. RECALL BY BMW SHOULD BE ISSUED.

Mileage: 15,000

STICKY STEERING STARTS IN SPRING, CONTINUES IN SUMMER, ENDS IN FALL. MUST BE TEMPERATURE RELATED. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE!

Mileage: 32,600

STEERING RESPONSE WAS STICKING WHILE DRIVING. DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 79,905

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING AND PRESSING CLUTCH, RPMS JUMP AND ENGINE REVS UP.

Mileage: 7,635

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING AND PRESSING CLUTCH, RPMS JUMP AND ENGINE REVS UP.

Mileage: 7,635

ON A HOT DAY WHILE TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH, THE STEERING BECOMES "STICKY"; THAT IS IT GET STUCK IN A POSITION AND YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY JERK THE WHEEL TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER-ABOVE 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I RECENTLY EXPERIENC...

Mileage: 72,000

FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, I WENT TO HOUSTON MOMENTUM BMW DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SIGNAL FROM SOMEWHERE THEY WERE NOT SURE ABOUT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIND IT AND REPAIR IT. IT WOULD COST MORE IF THEY FOUND OUT THE REAL PROB...

FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, I WENT TO HOUSTON MOMENTUM BMW DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SIGNAL FROM SOMEWHERE THEY WERE NOT SURE ABOUT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIND IT AND REPAIR IT. IT WOULD COST MORE IF THEY FOUND OUT THE REAL PROB...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXI...

Mileage: 42,800

STEERING SEEMS TO STICK, I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR THE SAME DAY AND WAS DRIVING IT SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES HOME. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN A RUT, AND I HAD TO JERK THE WHEEL TO "UNSTICK: IT . IT WAS SCARY. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE TRIP, AND HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000...

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE CAR STERRING GOT STIFF. I COULDN'T CONTROL IT. THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT VERY CONCERNED AND SOMEHOW MADE IT HOME. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE CAR AFTER TURNING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON GOT NORMAL. TH...

Mileage: 72,000

THE STEERING STICKS WHEN THE CAB TEMP GETS HIGH IT DOES NOT LOCK COMPLETE WHEN I TRY TO CORRECT I WILL OVER CORRECT OR UNDER CORRECT . THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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 AP...

Mileage: 60,000

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 AP...

Mileage: 60,000

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...

Mileage: 55,347

THE STEERING SEEMS TO STICK AND FORCE IS NEEDED TO MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. *TR

Mileage: 113,450

I BOUGHT A 2005 BMW Z4 2.5I IN 2013 AND IT ONLY HAD 19,000 MI. ON IT. AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE STEERING WOULD STICK, BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MY TIRES OUT OF ALIGNMENT, I THEN PUT A NEW SET OF TIRES ON THE FRONT AND HAD IT CHECKED AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 30,400

THIS STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS! I PURCHASED THE CAR USED 6 MONTHS AGO IN THE WINTER AND ONLY DRIVE IT A FEW TIMES. AS I'VE BEEN DRIVING MORE IN THE NICER WEATHER, THE STEERING STARTED TO "STICK" CAUSING ME TO OVERSTEER. I AM TERRIFIED TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY BECA...

Mileage: 61,000

WHEN CAR IS SITTING IN SUN FOR THE DAY THE STEERING GETS STUCK IN POSITION WILL NOT CENTER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. WENT TO DEALER TO SEE IF IT HAS A RECALL NONE AT THIS TIME LOOKED INTO THE MATTER ON LINE THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH ...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2005 BMW Z4 HAS A STEERING ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES. THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY AND RESULTS IN LOSS OF STABILITY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65-75 MPH. THE STEERING "DRIFTS" AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. STEERING ALSO "STICKS" AND REQUIRES FORCE TO TURN. THERE...

Mileage: 98,000

FIRST TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT HAD TIGHT SPOTS REQUIRING THE NEED FOR BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE CAR SEEMED TO WANDER LEFT AND RIGHT AND WHEN CORRECTED IT WAS INSENSITIVE. IT FELT LIKE A GOOSE NECK BEARING THAT HAD BEEN OVER TIGHTENED ON A...

Mileage: 35,337

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE STRAIGHT HIGHWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED I NOTICED THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. IN ORDER TO CORRECT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CAR TO SOMETIMES OVER CORRECT WITH A JERKING SENSATION AND PULLING TO FAR TO THE LEFT. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR R...

Mileage: 57,328

THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE IN APPROX. 85 DEGREE WEATHER FOR ABOUT 2-3 HOURS. MY WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW WERE DRIVING DONE THE HIGHWAY. SHE INITIALLY NOTED THAT THE STEERING FELT "STICKY" OR "DIFFERENT". A FEW MOMENTS LATER WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55MPH THE STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND OR MORE ...

Mileage: 94,201

AFTER CAR SAT OUTSIDE ALL DAY AT WORK IN 75 DEGREE TEMP STEERING WAS NOTCHY AND STICKY DURING THE ENTIRE 20 MIN DRIVE HOME. AFTER THE CAR COOLED DOWN IN THE GARAGE STEERING WAS NORMAL DURING DRIVE LATER THAT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR GETS WARM FROM SITTING IN THE SUN. THERE IS NO EXCUSE...

Mileage: 48,000

STEERING "STICKS" IN HOT WEATHER. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE, YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN YOU LOOSEN YOUR GRIP ON THE WHEEL TO ALLOW THE STEERING TO GO BACK TOWARDS CENTER, THE STEERING WHEEL STAYS IN THE SAME POSITION AND YOU HAVE TO USE FORCE TO GET IT BACK TOWARDS CEN...

Mileage: 94,215

2005 BMW Z4 ROADSTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, BMW HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD TO 10 YEARS. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED, THE AIR BAG ISSUE WOULD BE COV...

I DROVE THIS 2005 BMW Z4 WITHOUT INCIDENT WHILE IN ILLINOIS FOR THE FIRST 53,000 MILES. AFTER 53,000 MILES I LET MY SON DRIVE THE CAR EXCLUSIVELY WHILE IN SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA AND HE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED DRASTIC STEERING PULLS TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. CORRECTION OF THE STEERING...

Mileage: 53,000

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...

Mileage: 45,000

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 ...

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 S...

Mileage: 38,000

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 T...

Mileage: 4,500

DRIVING MY 2005 BMW Z4 HAS BECOME A NON OPTION WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 85. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES RESISTANT TO TURNING LEFT, OR RIGHT FROM CENTER. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IT BACK TO CENTER AS IT WILL STAY IN THE TURNED POSITION. THIS IS A REAL SHAME, I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR ENGINEE...

Mileage: 101,000

DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 55 MPH AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT. VERY DANGEROUS. SAME CONCERNS AS OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL. WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS THESE CARS WILL CRASH AND HURT SOMEONE. PLEASE E-MAIL WITH SOME SORT OF A PLAN...

Mileage: 50,495

FIRST A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: MY STEERING COLUMN TURNS SIMILAR TO THE FAN CONTROL SWITCH ON THE Z4 ? FROM DETENT TO DETENT AND NOT SMOOTHLY LIKE A VOLUME CONTROL ON A RADIO. IF YOU REACH FORWARD TO THE FAN CONTROL CONSOLE AND TURN IT YOU WILL NOTE THAT IT DOES NOT TURN SMOOTHLY IT GOES FROM ST...

Mileage: 78,000

AFTER THE CAR RUNS FOR A LITTLE, THE STEERING GETS VERY STICKY. IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO STEER PROPERLY AND WHEN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE TURNS, I MUST JOLT THE WHEEL TO MOVE PASSED THE STICKINESS, RESULTING IN AN OVER CORRECTION. THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY DRIVE, MANEUVER OR CONTROL THE STEERING. VERY DA...

Mileage: 68,248

THE STEERING GETS VERY STICKY ON WARM DAYS, ABOVE 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IT RESTRICTS THE STEERING TO THE POINT THAT IT IS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM IS DEFINITIVELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 13,532

STEERING BECAME STICKY WHEN TRYING TO DO MINOR CORRECTIONS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT WITHOUT EXERTING CONSIDERABLE FORCE IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTIONS. PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80F AND STEERING IS "NORMAL "WHEN CAR IS COLD. SUBSEQUENTLY, STEERING WHEEL...

Mileage: 140,000

THE STEERING STICKS IN PLACE AND YOU NEED TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE CAR TO SLIGHTLY TURN. AFTER JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU HAVE NOW OVER CORRECTED AND MUST JERK IT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER. IN TIGHT CONFINEMENTS OR TRAFFIC, THERE ...

Mileage: 11,000

STEERING WHEEL STICKS, MOSTLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. BMW IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT STATES "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, SIMPLY A NUISANCE" THIS IS NOT TRUE. WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE WHEEL STICKS CAUSING DRIVER TO EXERT MORE PRESSURE, WHEN THE WHEEL FREES, THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE ...

Mileage: 62,500

BOUGHT THE 2005 Z-4 BMW USED FROM A DEALER IN HIGH POINT NC. DROVE IT AND ENJOY DRIVING UNTIL THE WARM WEATHER. THE STEERING STICKS TO A POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. TO COMPENSATE, I STEER TO THE LEFT AND CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT THEN I BRING THE STEERING BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER AND FEEL IT STICKING SO I ...

Mileage: 99,662

BOUGHT THE 2005 Z-4 BMW USED FROM A DEALER IN HIGH POINT NC. DROVE IT AND ENJOY DRIVING UNTIL THE WARM WEATHER. THE STEERING STICKS TO A POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. TO COMPENSATE, I STEER TO THE LEFT AND CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT THEN I BRING THE STEERING BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER AND FEEL IT STICKING SO I ...

Mileage: 99,662

BOUGHT THE 2005 Z-4 BMW USED FROM A DEALER IN HIGH POINT NC. DROVE IT AND ENJOY DRIVING UNTIL THE WARM WEATHER. THE STEERING STICKS TO A POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. TO COMPENSATE, I STEER TO THE LEFT AND CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT THEN I BRING THE STEERING BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER AND FEEL IT STICKING SO I ...

Mileage: 99,662

STEERING JERKS TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL DRIFT. WHEN YOU CORRECT, IT JERKS EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. A FEW TIMES ALMOST VEERING INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC. BROUGHT INTO BMW OF FT. MYERS. *TR THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. $3,487.60 PLUS $153.44 TO ...

Mileage: 16,000

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 ...

Mileage: 74,580

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 ...

Mileage: 74,580

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 ...

Mileage: 74,580

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

Mileage: 18,475

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

Mileage: 18,475

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

Mileage: 72,634

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 UNDE...

Mileage: 53,457

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING TIGHTENED AND SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND C...

Mileage: 18,500

STEERING VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND STCKS TO ONE SIDE OR OTHER. PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN SUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND 95+ DEGREE HEAT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE 2012. STEERING HAS A NOTCHED FEEL AND WILL NOT CENTER. PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO TURN, ...

Mileage: 67,300

2005 BMW Z4. CONSUMER STATES WITH VEHICLE STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO RETURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SOMETIMES HE FOUND HIMSELF APPLYING TOO MUCH EFFORT AND THE RESULT WOULD BE OVER STEERING. HE ALSO STATED...

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR FOR A DISTANCE IN HOT WEATHER THE STEERING GETS HARD AND STICKS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THAT IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

STEERING STICKS WHEN HOT, HAS BECOME MUCH WORSE THAN WHEN FIRST IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED TO BMW. MY FIRST REPORTS WERE DURING THE FREE YEAR 3 AND YEAR 4 SERVICES AND IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NOW WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT AND SWERVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN ITS LAN...

Mileage: 8,000

THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH STICKY STEERING DURING WARM WEATHER. IT TAKES GREAT EFFORT TO RECENTER THE STEERING WHEEL ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS 40 TO 60 MPH. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ISOLATED TO JUST MY CAR BUT A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EVERY BMW BLOG IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNE...

Mileage: 40,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 5/26/12.DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WAS STICKING. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME, MY HUSBAND WHO HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME ON THE WAY HOME, SAID I HAD BEEN WEAVING. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM AND HE LOOKED IT UP ONLINE. I HAVE FOUND THIS WEEK THAT W...

Mileage: 55,000

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY DEATHS IN THIS FAULTY STEERING PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TAKE MY BMW Z4 OUT BECAUSE THE STEERING CAN BE SO STICKY I'M AFRAID FOR HER LIFE, BMW SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE 2003-2005 Z4'S BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. COME ON BMW SUCK IT UP!...

Mileage: 47,000

STEERING STICKS WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 60 DEGREES F. *TR

THE STEERING STARTED STICKING ON MY Z4 BMW LAST JULY AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT LAST MARCH WITH 62000 MILES NOW HAS ABOUT 66,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. BMW NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DROVE FROM ALABAMA TO PA. TO BUY MY Z4. TEST DRIVE WAS FINE BUT AS CAR WARMED UP AND I GOT TO HIGHWAY SPEED I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT BY GOING ONLINE THAT 03 TO 05 Z4'S COMMONLY HAVE A PROBLEM CALLED STICKY STEERING. YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE CAR TO TURN. ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE AS WAS DETERMINED BY TOM WILLIAMS BMW OF BIRMINGHAM AL. I HAVE BEEN ON A BMW FORUM WEBSITE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT 3 WEEKS AGO, AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THESE VERY PRICEY CARS. THE PRICE QUOTED ME TODAY WAS 3100.00$ B...

Mileage: 50,000

I TRAVELED TO PENNSYLVANIA FROM ALABAMA TO BUY MY Z4 THAT I FOUND ON AUTOTRADER.COM. DURING MY TEST DRIVE I NOTICED NOTHING FUNNY, BUT ON THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY HOME I ENCOUNTERED WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS STICKY STEERING. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PRO...

Mileage: 50,000

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 I...

Mileage: 69,000

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 CORRE...

Mileage: 75,500

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

Mileage: 29,000

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

Mileage: 32,000

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 T...

Mileage: 33,000

MY 2005 BMW Z4 3.0 ROADSTER HAS DEVELOPED A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING EXHIBITS A NOTCHY FEEL WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ASSIST THE STEERING WHEN INPUT IS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. AS YET I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCO...

Mileage: 43,750

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, GOING ABOUT 72 ON A WARM DAY, ABOUT 86DEGEES. FELT CAR SLOW DOWN, LIKE TIRES WERE STUCK TO PAVEMENT AND COULD NO LONGER STEER CAR. STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT, AND CAR WAS HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON THIS CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS LEFT AND RIGHT AND NEEDS FORCE TO COMPENSATE TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD !! I TOOK THE CAR TO BMW SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OK! I WENT HOME AND CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE LOADS OF COMPLAINTS ! ! AND NHTSA WANTS ...

2005 BMW Z4 WITH STICKING STEERING PROBLEMS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO MAKE CONSTANT CORRECTIONS TO THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WISH TO SEE A RECALL FROM BMW BEFORE ANYONE GETS KILLED OR DISABLED. THANK YOU *KB

Mileage: 35,000

2005 BMW Z4 WITH STICKING STEERING PROBLEMS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO MAKE CONSTANT CORRECTIONS TO THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WISH TO SEE A RECALL FROM BMW BEFORE ANYONE GETS KILLED OR DISABLED. THANK YOU *KB

Mileage: 35,000

STEERING PROBLEM. HOT WEATHER THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO FREEZE IN A POSITION, TAKES EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE STEERING CORRECTIONS. ONCE THE STEERING BEGINS CHANGING, THE FRICTION FORCE DIMINISHES TO A NORMAL FORCE, RESULTING IN AN OVER CORRECTION IN DIRECTION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS RESULTS IN VERY...

Mileage: 20,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY 2005 BMW EXHIBITS STIFF AND ERRATIC STEERING AS FOLLOWS: STEERING WHEEL IS VERY TIGHT, AND DOES NOT TURN UNLESS INORDINATE PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS MAKES STEERING VERY STRANGE AND QUICK MOVEMENT IS DIFFICULT TO ENACT. A RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS JULY 24, 2011 ON HIGHWAY 101 IN...

Mileage: 1,200

STEERING "STICKINESS". STEERING INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES HARDER, THEN "RELEASES". IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING FAILS TEMPORARILY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO THE TURN. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING RE-ENGAGES ,AND THE CAR WILL TURN MORE RAPIDLY. *KB

Mileage: 11,700

STEERING "STICKINESS". STEERING INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES HARDER, THEN "RELEASES". IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING FAILS TEMPORARILY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO THE TURN. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING RE-ENGAGES ,AND THE CAR WILL TURN MORE RAPIDLY. *KB

Mileage: 11,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO USE EXTRA FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AW...

Mileage: 8,000

STEERING MALFUNCTIONS WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT (AMBIENT TEMP 80-90 DEGREES). THE STEERING WHEEL FORCE REQUIRED TO TURN INCREASES DRAMATICALLY. ALSO STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT DEFAULT TO CENTER WHEN TURNED (EVEN IN A CURVE). WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED ONLY WAY TO HAVE IT RETURN TO 0 IS TO TURN IT BACK THE OTHER WA...

Mileage: 69,000

THE STEERING APPEARS TO STICK WHEN TEMPS REACH 70 & ABOVE AND IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT 60+ SPEEDS. THE STEERING WANTS TO LOCK UP (STICK OR CATCH)AND BECOME JERKY WHEN DRIVING AND IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER SLIGHT TURNS TO KEEP VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

Mileage: 65,000

2005 BMW E85 WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES. DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE, STEERING WHEEL HAS UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF 'PLAY' WHERE NO WHEEL DIRECTION CHANGE WILL OCCUR. WHEN EXCEEDING THE 'PLAY' AN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE IS ENCOUNTERED FOLLOWED BY AN ABRUPT WHEEL DIRECTION CHANGE. AT 40 MPH CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE 1-2 FE...

Mileage: 9,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WITH A SEATBELT ON, A WARNING BELL WOULD SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATS SENSOR NEED...

Mileage: 36,400

THE STEERING SEEMS TO "STICK" AND RELEASE SUDDENLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WHILE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING TO DATE BUT THE ISSUE DOES SEEM WORSE ON SOME DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2005 BMW Z4 3.0I WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE STEERING STICKS WHEN I DRIVE IT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS ISSUE HAS TURNED INTO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE THE INITIAL STEERING ISSUE TOO. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY, THEN RELEASE, FOLLOWED BY A JERKING OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 42,000

STEERING STICKS AT MODERATE TO HIGH OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO TURN OFF CENTER AND ALSO THEN BACK TO CENTER. FEELS AS IF IT TURNS IN NOTCHES INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING TO JERK FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER AS YOU ARE SIMPLY MAKING SMALL STEERING CORRECTIONS. ...

Mileage: 55,000

STEERING ON MY 05 BMW Z4 STICKS AND JERKS AND CAUSES ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG DESPITE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS IM FINDING ONLINE. TOO SCARED TO DRIVE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 BMW Z4 3.0I LAST YEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. INTERESTING TIME TO SELL A CAR WITH A MAJOR STEERING DEFECT THAT IS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT. AS THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INCREASES THE ABILITY TO STEER AND CONTROL MY 2005 BMW Z4 BECOMES MORE DANGEROUS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A DAY A...

Mileage: 21,000

MY 2005 BMW Z4 HAVE STEERING WHEELS ISSUES. GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM DON'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

STEERING ON MY 05 BMW Z4 GETS ERRATIC OR STICKS IS HARD TO STEER WHEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRYING TO MAKE A SMALL CORRECTION RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING THEN MORE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM. THIS RESULTS IN OVER CORRECTION WHICH MAKES THE CAR JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ...

Mileage: 47,754

2005 BMW Z4. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR AROUND 300+ MILES THE STEERING START TO STICK, MAKING HOLDING THE CAR IN YOUR LANE VERY DIFFICULT. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCT. OR NOV. OF 2010 AND IT HAD APPROX. 56000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN DEC. WHEN WE WENT TO FLA. AND ...

Mileage: 59,800

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

Mileage: 23,500

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...

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 WA...

Mileage: 25,700

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

Mileage: 31,422

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 WORD...

Mileage: 18,000

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...

Mileage: 35,000

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 STEER...

Mileage: 6,000

2005 BMW Z-4 POWER STEERING FAILURE 7-5-2010 CAR HAS 7,000 MILES ON IT, BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY ,LOST STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

I'M EXPERIENCING VERY STIFF OR STUCK STEERING. IT SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, BUT MAINLY WHEN MY CAR IS LEFT OUT IN THE SUN AT WORK, THE DRIVE HOME IS QUITE AN ADVENTURE. KEEPING THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT IS NO EASY TASK, TRYING TO MAKE A SMALL CORRECTION RESULTS IN THE STEERING WH...

Mileage: 51,000

STARTED ENGINE ON HOT DAY AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK AS NORMAL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT ARE GREAT. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

STICKING STEERING HAS OCCURRED WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE, TYPICALLY ABOVE 85F. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO DETECT THE WAY IN WHICH THE CAR WILL REACT AND THE LEVEL OF RESISTANCE THAT WILL OCCUR AND NEED TO BE DEALT WITH. *TR

Mileage: 47,569

I EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER-ASSISTED STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS, BINDS OR LOCKS UP, REQUIRING INCREASED STEERING EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL TO OVER-STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

WHEN MY BMW Z4 2005 HAS BEEN STANDING IN WARM WEATHER IT DEVELOPS A CONCERNING HABIT. WHEN I START DRIVING I FEEL RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL - IT NEEDS MORE FORCE TO BE TURNED AND TO BE TURNED BACK TO STRAIGHT AHEAD. IT IS CONCERNING TO FEEL THAT THE STEERING FEEL CHANGES CHARACTERISTICS - WIT...

Mileage: 23,000

THE STEERING FEELS NOTCHY AND HARD TO TURN MOST OF THE TIME. AT TIMES IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN THE CAR IN THE LANE THAT I'M DRIVING IN ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE SLIGHT CURVES ON THE ROAD AND IT GETS WORST WHEN TAKING BIG CURVES. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID DRIVING IN BETWEEN LANES WHEN CARS ARE ON MY ...

2005 BMW Z4 PROBLEM WITH STICKY STEERING. OCCASIONALLY THE STEERING WILL STICK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS WARM OUTSIDE. CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MOVE OFF LINE. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

I HAVE A 2005 BMW Z4 3.0I AND HAVE 'STICKY' STEERING AT SPEEDS ABOVE ~40MPH (MAINLY HIGHWAY). ON WARMER DAYS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN, GOING PAST ~40MPH THE STEERING WILL BEGIN TO 'BIND' OR 'STICK' CAUSING ME TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE THE VEHICLES STEERI...

Mileage: 35,653

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING BECAME STUCK IN POSITION AND AS IT WAS FORCED TO MOVE IT MADE THE VEHICLE LUNGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECAL...

Mileage: 26,500

STEERING STICKS ON 2005 BMW Z4. *TR

Mileage: 52,300

2005 BMW Z4 POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL TENDS TO STICK IN PLACE AND NOT WANT TO TURN. STARTED ACTING THIS WAY ON JULY 3, 2010. TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 93 AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOTED AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WAS AT A RESTAURANT IN PANAMA CITY, FL. CAME OUT, STARTED THE CAR AND HEARD STRA...

Mileage: 42,010

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 BMW Z4 SINCE JULY 2007. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH AND WHILE THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 75 DEGREES, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY STIFF. IT IS ALMOST AS IF I AM DRIVING ON TRAIN TRACKS AND HAVE DIFFICULTY STEERING RIGHT OR LEFT. I BROUGHT THE VEHI...

Mileage: 12,000

ON JUNE 28, 2010 I LEARNT THAT THE NHTSA ODI OPENED INVESTIGATION PE10020 INTO SAFETY ISSUES WITH 2003 TO 2005 BMW Z4 POWER STEERING SYSTEMS. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECURRING PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2005 Z4, IN THAT THE STEERING W...

Mileage: 500

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL "SET" IN A SPOT - DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE IN A TURN, OR IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE EFFORT TO MOVE THE WHEEL FROM THE SPOT IS VERY DIFFICULT. LIKE TRYING TO PULL TWO MAGNETS APART - THAT KIND OF EFFORT - STRONG MAGNETS. THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE STEERING DOE...

Mileage: 17,000

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 A...

Mileage: 35,100

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 A...

Mileage: 35,100

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. ...

Mileage: 949

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 ...

Mileage: 25,133

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 HANDL...

Mileage: 37,000

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 ...

Mileage: 300,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 BMW Z4, 40800 MILES, EXHIBITS ERRATIC STEERING CONTROL WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP EXCEEDS 85 DEGREES. THE STEERING WHEEL RESPONDS AS IF ITS LAST POSITION HAS A GROVE OR NOTCH REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CORRECT OR SET A NEW DIRECTION. THE RESULT IS THE CAR LURCHES DOWN THE ROAD FRO...

Mileage: 40,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. WHEN THE WHEEL IS RELEASED, IT OVERTURNS AND FORCES THE DRIVER TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 7-8 TIMES. THE DEALER COULD N...

Mileage: 18,490

MY BMW Z4 2005 2.5 AUTOMATIC HAS DEVELOPED A STICKY STEERING WHEN IS HOT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, OVER-CORRECTING AND UNDER-CORRECTING .THE STEERING ACT LIKE IF DON'T HAVE A DEAD CENTER.YOU FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS TEARING THE CAR. WHEN YOU MAKE A VERY WIDE CURVE THE STEERING STAY PUT IN THAT PARTICULA...

Mileage: 14,000

BMW 2005 Z4 3.0 - STICKY ELECTRONIC STEERING THAT CAUSES STEERING OVER REACTION WHEN IT UNSTICKS. OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE IS SITTING THE SUN ON A HOT DAY DURING THE SUMMER. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH DURING THE LAST OCCURRENCE. BMW JUST ADVISED THERE WAS NOTING WRONG WITH THE STEERING AS THERE WERE NO F...

Mileage: 12,000

STEERING STICKS AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 17,004

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 FACTOR...

Mileage: 24,994

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 FACTOR...

Mileage: 24,994