2004 BMW Z4 Complaints

THE STEERING STICKS AT ALL SPEEDS AND TURNING RADIUS TO THE POINT YOU CAN BARELY CONTROL THE STEERING WITH BOTH HANDS. THE ONLY REPAIR SOLUTION IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT PARTS $3-4,000 & LABOR $1-2,000 IT'S A LIFE THREATENING HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED VS BMW WAITING FOR A HUGE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT! THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 65K MILES WAY TOO SOON FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A MAJOR MECHANICAL SYSTEM WIDELY KNOWN AND SUFFERED BY BMW ENTHUSIASTS ' NOT "THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE!"

IF THE VEHICLE IS HOT, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WILL HANG UP IN THE 12:00 POSITION AND YOU HAVE TO USE MORE FORCE TO GET IT THROUGH THIS POSITION, CAUSING TO VEHICLE TO OVER-STEER. IT'S BEEN GETTING WORST AND THE BMW DEALERSHIP CAN FIND THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I'VE SENT THEM COMPUTER LINKS DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS IN POSITION. IT WILL BREAK LOOSE WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE. BUT VERY IRRITATING. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 75-80 DEGREES, THE STEERING WILL "STICK" WHEN MAKING MINOR CORRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS BMW MAKE AND MODEL. THERE ARE 57000 MILES ON VEHICLE. IT IS NOT NOTICEABLE IN COOLER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

STEERING ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES, THE STEERING WILL STICK, AND IS NOT SMOOTH AND RESPONSIVE REGARDLESS OF THE CURVE DEGREE. THE SENSATION IS THAT THE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS JERKY AND REQUIRES BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN AS EVIDENCED BY MILEAGE, 16,000.

STEERING JERKY JUST PURCHASED A USED BMW 2004 Z4 ONLY 50,000 MILES AND DROVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT GOT REAL HOT OUTSIDE AND NOW THE STEERING IS JERKING ME AROUND. FEELS LIKE WHEN I TRY TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LINES I AM HAVING TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LINES OF THE ROAD. BMW WANTS TO CHARGE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COLUMN AT 3800.00 . APPEARS THEY RECALLED 2006-2007 BMW OTHER MODELS FOR THIS SAME THING. THE 2003-2004 Z4 SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 IN MD WENT TO GO AROUND A BEND IN ROAD STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WANT TO TURN. I HAD TO JERK THE WHEEL TO MAKE THE BEND THUS MAKING ME ALMOST HIT CAR BESIDE ME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY BMW BUT IN 14 YEARS NO RECALL IS INSANE. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS THING OUT ON A HIGHWAY AGAIN.HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO GET FIXED

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING 'STICKS' AND REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO OVERCOME TO STAY ON THE ROAD. SEVERAL NEAR INCIDENTS WHEN IT FINALLY UN STICKS AND GOES TO FAR IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE.

MY CAR HAS THE COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNIT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APRIL 2015 FROM STEVENS CREEK BMW. THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. I BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2016. THE STEERING BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE WHEELS TO SELF STRAIGHTEN UPON ACCELERATION. I FIRST LEARNED OF THE PROBLEM WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY FROM AN ON RAMP. THE STEERING, INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ME TO EASE GENTLY INTO A TRAFFIC LANE, WANTED TO CONTINUE TO PULL ME LEFT INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. I WAS ABLE TO YANK THE WHEEL AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THEN RESEARCHED AND LEARNED ABOUT THE COMMON POWER STEERING ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT A GREASE FITTING INTO THE STEERING COLUMN COULD HELP. I THEN LEARNED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN FITTED WITH SUCH A GREASE FITTING. ADDITIONAL GREASE THEN ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. EVENTUALLY ADDITIONAL GREASE BECAME LESS EFFECTIVE AND I LEARNED TO DRIVE WITH STEERING THAT WAS STIFF AND PRONE TO STICKINESS. RECENTLY (DECEMBER 2017), THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO ENTIRELY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT SHUTS OFF AND THEN TURNS ON AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THE CAR IS THEREFORE NO LONGER DRIVABLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I'VE LEARNED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY WITH A PART COST OF $3,400. GIVEN THE BROAD BASED OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE ON 2003-2005 (AND EVEN SOME 2006) CARS, THIS MUST BE SEEN AS A SERIOUS PRODUCT SAFETY DEFECT WORTHY OF A RECALL BY BMW.

26000 MILES ON CAR. ALWAYS IN GARAGE. NEVER DRIVEN IN WINTER AND USE A BATTERY TENDER DURING WINTER.REPLACED 2 BATTERIES THIS SUMMER RECENTLY AFTER NOT DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS. THIS TELLS ME THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE BUT WHERE? IT'S PULLING POWER FROM SOMEWHERE. CAN'T BE TRUSTED