2004 BMW Z4 Complaints

STEERING STICKS AND REQUIRES FORCE TO ALTER STEERING PATH. THIS PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE IN WARMER CONDITIONS. I PURCHASED MY Z4 WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. ISSUE WITH STEERING WAS NOT DISCLOSED AND WAS NOT NOTICED DURING TEST DRIVE. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND AN ISSUED FOR MANY BMW Z4 OWNERS PRIOR TO 2006. THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME, AND SHOULD BE FOR BMW AS WELL. I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS ISSUE BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOT MUCH HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, AND WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO GET THIS RESOLVED FOR ME PERSONALLY. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE STEERING IS VERY STICKY AND BINDS UP FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY IN WARM WEATHER. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND COULD PUT YOU IN ANOTHER LANE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN IN WHICH BMW DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR. THIS IS A HIGHWAY SAFELY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY DOING A RECALL. MOST Z4S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHEN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STICKY STEERING DURING WARM WEATHER. CAN EITHER STICK WHERE YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TURN AND FOLLOW HIGHWAY ROAD OR BECOMES SLOPPY AND WEAVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHIN LANE. NEITHER SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITH THIS EXPENSIVE CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY COMPLAINTS, BMW NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE DEATHS AND DAMAGE OCCUR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2011,INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, GRANTED THERE ARE MORE MILES ON THIS CAR AND FIVE YEARS, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE ANYWHERE, IT'S STILL HERE.RECALL THESE CARS

WHEN DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER, THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WHEEL STICKS IN THE CENTER. YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE WHEEL TO TURN. THEN AFTER YOU TURN THE WHEEL YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER, HAVING TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER CORRECT AND ENTERING THE LANE NEXT YOU. I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY OTHER BMW CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARM AROUND AT LEAST 80'S, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY STICKY. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND CAN DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN IN WHICH BMW DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR. THIS IS A HIGHWAY SAFELY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY DOING A RECALL. A LOT OF Z4 HAS THESE PROBLEM IT JUST IN DIFFERENT SEVERITY. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHEN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARM SAY AROUND 80 DEGREES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SAY 45 MPH THE STEERING STICKS VERY BAD TO THE POINT YOU CAN KILL YOURSELF.

STEERING WHEEL BINDS AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS WARM FROM THE SUN OR AFTER IT WARMS UP FROM DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE FORCED TO TURN TO OVERCOME THE NOTCHY LOCKUP CONDITION. THE CAR THEN VEERS OFF TRACK. THE STEERING NEVER RETURNS TO CENTER SO THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY WANDERS BACK AND FORTH. INTERNET SEARCHES PRODUCE MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THIS IS A GROSS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

WITH LESS THAN 75000 MILES THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE DEALER SAYS OVER 5000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND SEATED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.