2004 BMW Z4 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. THE CONTACT OVERPOWERED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS REALLY HOT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

STEERING IS UNSTABLE. CAR KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT I COULD KEEP THE CAR ALIGNED, OR CENTERED ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY.

THE STEERING GETS JERKY IN WARMER WEATHER MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE STEERING ALMOST APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN STUCK IN A NOTCH ON THE COLUMN AND FORCES THE DRIVER TO PUT EXTRA FORCE INTO TURNING THE WHEEL TO CORRECT IT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN THE TEMPS ARE ABOVE 80. WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAPPEN. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAPPEN WITH MOST 2003-2005 Z4S WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED.

THE STEERING STICKS LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. CAR IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE MOST OF TIME BECAUSE OF THIS. HELP!!

THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHILE DRIVING. TAKES A LOT OF FORCE TO ALIGN THE CAR WITH THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER QUOTED 4000 TO FIX

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND STICKY CAUSING DECREASED RESPONSIVENESS ON CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT IT TAKES EXTRA EFFORT ON TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. ONCE THE STICKING IS RELEASED COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO OVERCOMPENSATE THE STEERING IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

IN HOT WEATHER, THE CAR STEERING GETS "STICKY" OR HARD TO MAKE SMOOTH LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS WHEN TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAYS GOING STRAIGHT. IT'S MOSTLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRAVELLING ON 55MPH OR HIGHER ROADS, BUT SOMEWHAT IN TOWN TOO. IT MAKES TRAVELLING IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR OWN LANE HARDER, MORE LIKELY TO WANDER BEFORE YOU INCREASE YOUR EFFORT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN IN COLD WEATHER, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS EXCELLENT AND VERY EASY TO KEEP THE CAR EXACTLY ON TRACK WITH EASE. WHEN I READ THE REPORTS ON THE BMW CLUB SITES AND FORUMS, I FIND THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH BMW Z4'S OF THE 2003 TO LATER VERSIONS. PLEASE INSTITUTE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OF KILLED, THANKS.

IN HOT TEMPERATURES OR AFTER DRIVING CONTINUOUS FOR AWHILE, THE STEERING BECOMES HARD TO STEER LIKE THEIR IS A HITCH WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OR A FORCE WORKING AGAINST YOU. CAR ONLY HAS 40000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES. TOOK TO LOCAL BMW DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RACK WITH REPAIR BEING $1500. WAS NOT TOLD THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL. IN MOTION WHEN HAPPENS AND APPEARS TO BE DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE A CATCH IN IT WHEN DRIVING AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. WHEN YOU DRIVING AND ARE GOING FROM LANE TO LANE OR AROUND A CURVE IT WILL STICK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSE THE CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD OR INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE .LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ON THE BMW FORM AND THERE WERE OVER 120 OTHER STEERING COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE IS A BAD ACCIDENT.