2004 BMW Z4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A PERMANENT FIX SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MAKES DRIVING VERY STRESSFUL. CALLED BMW AND THEY HAVE NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ON WARM DAYS, VEHICLE STEERING IS STICKY, HARD TO TURN. FEELS LIKE LOSE OF POWER STEERING. VEHICLE ALSO PULLS EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON LAST MOVEMENT. HARD TO STEER BACK TO CENTER. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, BUT NO ACTION OR RECALL HAS BEEN TAKEN. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF AND HANGED BY ELECTRICAL WIRES AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. SIDE MIRROR WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING AND MAKE JUDGMENT DIFFICULT. POOR WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN OR ASSEMBLY IS PROBABLY THE CAUSE. *TR

ON A WARM DAY STEERING IS STICKY, NEEDS A LOT OF EFFORT AND CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

WHEN TURNING STEERING, THE STEERING STACKS. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT IT GOT WORSE RECENTLY SO THAT IT BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THE VEHICLE STEERING DEVELOPED A STICKY AREA THAT WAS VERY HARD TO GET PAST. THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT CONTINUED AND I SLOWED SO ANOTHER ACCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AT LOW SPEEDS ,BUT NOT AS BAD. I JUST GOT THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING HOME. *TR

THE STEERING HAS A HESITATION. I HAVE NOTICED IT THIS SUMMER AROUND TOWN, THINKING THE STEERING IS JUST VERY TIGHT SINCE IT IS A SPORTS CAR. BMW DID SOME REBUILDING OF THE FRONT END LAST FALL AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE IN THE STEERING AT THAT TIME. ON 9/06/14 I REALIZED AT HIGHWAY SPEED I WAS PUSHING HARD OCCASIONALLY IN A CURVE TO ACTIVATE THE STEERING. BMW GAVE THE DIAGNOSIS ON 9/24/14 THAT THE STEERING COLUMN/ELECTRIC MOTOR R&R PROGRAM EPS (STEERING UNIT) -ALL, FOR AN ESTIMATED FEE OF 3551.63. SO BMW TELLS ME THEY ARE SORRY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND THEY OFFER ME NO ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE BMW COMPANY. I AM NOT READY TO PAY THIS EXPENSE AT THIS POINT. IF THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE OR TO THE POINT I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY, THEN I WILL HAVE A REPAIR MADE, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, I KNOW I NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR HARD STEERING ON OCCASION. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED LATE SUMMER 2013. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED WE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. WE WERE TOLD BY MULTIPLE RESOURCES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BMW. WE REPLACED THE SPRINGS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL. OTHER BRAND/MODELS WITH CRACKED/BROKEN REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE HAD RECALLS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HIGH SPEED CORNERING COULD CAUSE SPRINGS TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. *TR