2004 BMW Z4 Complaints

STEERING IS SOMETIMES "STICKY" -- WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED FROM ITS CURRENT STATIC POSITION, HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE TO TURNING IS FELT. ONCE THE INITIAL RESISTANCE IS OVERCOME, THE RESISTANCE LESSENS, RESULTING IN A TENDENCY TO TURN THE WHEEL FURTHER THAN WAS INTENDED. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SMOOTHLY STEER THE CAR ON ITS INTENDED PATH AND RESULTS IN THE CAR WANDERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONLY IN HOT WEATHER. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET TO THE VEHICLE (I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY ACQUIRED IT). *TR

2004 BMW Z4 STICKY STEERING WHEN IT'S HOT OUT. SOMETHING WITH THE POWER STEERING OR SOME OTHER STEERING COMPONENT MAKES IT SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES EXTRA FORCE TO INITIATE A CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE WHEEL. THE EFFECT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS 35MPH OR HIGHER, IT'S MOST PRONOUNCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE MINOR CORRECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT AND SHOULD NOT TAKE MUCH FORCE. THIS COULD EASILY RESULT IN TOO MUCH STEERING FORCE BEING USED IN THE WRONG SITUATION. *TR

2004 BMW Z4. MY POWER STEERING IS "STICKING" AS PER THE PE 10-020 INVESTIGATION. VERY DISCONCERTING WHEN EFFORT IS NEEDED TO "BREAK IT LOOSE" TO TURN THE WHEELS. RESULTS IN A "JERK" OF THE CAR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. *TR

I OWN A 2004 BMW Z4. I HAVE NOTICED IN THE PAST THAT THE STEERING "STICKS" SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY....TYPICAL LIGHT-TOUCH ATTEMPTS AT STRAIGHTENING OUT MY PATH DON'T DO ANYTHING, THE WHEEL DOESN'T TURN. IF I PUT MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL INTO THE TURN, THE CAR "SNAPS BACK" AND TURNS, BUT TURNS TOO FAR DUE TO ALL THE PRESSURE I'D PUT ON IT. IT'S A REAL ROAD HAZARD. I JUST READ IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT HOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEM AND IS BEING LOOKED INTO, SO I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER MY OFFICIAL "ME TOO". *TR

STEERING WHEEL "STICKS/CATCHES" BOTH TO LEFT AND RIGHT OF TOP CENTER. PROBLEM IS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 80F AND AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SINCE BUYING THE CAR OVER TWO YEARS AGO BUT IT IS SPORADIC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE UNTIL THIS WEEK. DEALER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AND WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN (SCHEDULED FOR WEEK OF 7/12/2010). BMW WILL PICK UP COST OF PARTS BUT I MUST PAY FOR LABOR. *TR

2004 Z4 STEERING STICKS AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISS INCIDENTS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MUST YANK THE WHEEL HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAPPENS AT LOW AND HIGH RATES OF SPEED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 BMW Z4 3.0. WHEN DRIVING ON A HOT DAY THE STEERING SEEMS TO "STICK" IN TURNS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CAR HAS APPROX 20000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 BMW Z4. I AM WRITING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE STEERS. WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS, YOU HAVE TO USE MORE FORCE THAN SHOULD BE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS THEN CAUSES OVER-STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO WROTE A COMPLAINT TO BMW OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS CONCERN. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY WIFE'S 2004 BMW Z4 BECOMES "STICKY" IN HOT WEATHER MAKING IT SOMEWHAT HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

IN WARM WEATHER MY BMW Z4 STEERING STICKS. YOU HAVE TO REALLY PULL THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO "UNLOCK." I'VE ALMOST SMASHED INTO SEVERAL PEOPLE IN ADJACENT LANES BECAUSE OF THIS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. *TR