2005 BMW Z4 Complaint Log

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. THE STEERING IS ERRATIC AND VERY TWITCHY. THE PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS OUT STIFF, LIKE AN OLD CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING, BUT THEN THE ELECTRIC MOTOR SUDDENLY PROVIDES TOO MUCH POWER ASSISTANCE. THE ELECTRIC ASSIST RESULTS IN A SHARPER TURN THAN YOU NEED AND THEREFORE REQUIRES IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. IT CONSISTENTLY DOES THIS; IT IS NOT A ONE-TIME THING. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION, WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES. THIS MAKES THE CAR BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS IS ANNOYING BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS DANGEROUS. THE CORRECTION AND SUBSEQUENT OVERCORRECTION PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY LIKE A SNAKE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE CORRECT LANE. THE ROUGHER THE PAVEMENT THE MORE DIFFICULT IT IS TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE THE OVERCORRECTION HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTALLY VEERING OUT OF THE CORRECT LANE. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED YET. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND COME DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE FOR YOURSELF. IT ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 BMW Z4. *JS

STEERING JERKS TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL DRIFT. WHEN YOU CORRECT, IT JERKS EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. A FEW TIMES ALMOST VEERING INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC. BROUGHT INTO BMW OF FT. MYERS. *TR THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. $3,487.60 PLUS $153.44 TO CALIBRATE, PLUS TAX. VERY, VERY DISAPOINTED IN BMW NOT HAVING A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ASIDE FROM SPEDING A LOT OF MONEY TO PURCHASE A "QUALITY????" CAR.

ORIGINAL OWNER NEW 2005 Z4 BMW 18475 MILES STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING FEELS LIKE IT MAY NOT COME BACK WHEN YOU TURN WHEEL KIND OF LIKE FLAT SPOT ON COLUMN HARD TO EXPLAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, CAR TENDS TO "DART" BACK AND FORTH. THIS ISSUE TENDS TO BECOME MORE NOTICABLE AS THE DAY GETS WARMER. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STICKS, MOSTLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. BMW IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT STATES "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, SIMPLY A NUISANCE" THIS IS NOT TRUE. WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE WHEEL STICKS CAUSING DRIVER TO EXERT MORE PRESSURE, WHEN THE WHEEL FREES, THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT, OCCASIONALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND ONGOING!! *TR

STEERING VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND STCKS TO ONE SIDE OR OTHER. PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN SUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND 95+ DEGREE HEAT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE 2012. STEERING HAS A NOTCHED FEEL AND WILL NOT CENTER. PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO TURN, BUT OVER CORRECTS AND PULLS TO OTHER SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS. WILL NOT LET ANY OF THE WOMEN IN MY HOUSEHOLD DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS SO HARD TO TURN IN THAT CONDITION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER A NIGHT IN MY GARAGE, BUT RETURNS TO DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR DRIVE HOME AFTER SITTING IN THE SUN ALL DAY. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD RUN FINE IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE DAY HEATED UP. AT NOON, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK AND MORE FORCE THAN USUAL HAD TO BE APPLIED WITH BOTH HANDS TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES THE CAR WILL JERK LEFT OR RIGHT UPON BREAKING. IF THE ROAD IS SLIGHTLY UNEVEN, YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED IN CASE THE CAR JERKS IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAVE TRIED UPGRADING THE VEHICLES SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. MAKES THE CAR FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT I WOULD LIKE THESE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. *TR

DRIVING MY 2005 BMW Z4 HAS BECOME A NON OPTION WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 85. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES RESISTANT TO TURNING LEFT, OR RIGHT FROM CENTER. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IT BACK TO CENTER AS IT WILL STAY IN THE TURNED POSITION. THIS IS A REAL SHAME, I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR ENGINEERS REALIZE THIS, BUT CONVERTIBLES ARE FOR WARM WEATHER. I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A GM OR FORD PRODUCT, BUT NOT FROM BMW WHO TOUTS AS BEING "THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE". THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN NOT BELIEVE IT HASN'T BEEN ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

2005 BMW Z4. CONSUMER STATES WITH VEHICLE STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO RETURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SOMETIMES HE FOUND HIMSELF APPLYING TOO MUCH EFFORT AND THE RESULT WOULD BE OVER STEERING. HE ALSO STATED THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS MUCH WORSE DURING WARMER WEATHER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING TIGHTENED AND SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,500.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 5/26/12.DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WAS STICKING. UPON ARRIVING AT HOME, MY HUSBAND WHO HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME ON THE WAY HOME, SAID I HAD BEEN WEAVING. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO HIM AND HE LOOKED IT UP ONLINE. I HAVE FOUND THIS WEEK THAT WHEN THE CAR IS COOL, THE STEERING IS GREAT. IT'S ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN AND BEEN HEATED. ON COOL MORNINGS OR EVENING, THE STEERING IS FINE...FLUID, RESPONSIVE,JUST AS IT SHOULD BE. BUT WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN, IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES VERY HARD, SOMETIMES LIGHTER, BUT IT MAKES STEERING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT. AS I PULLED OUT OF MY BUSINESS YESTERDAY I VEERED OVER ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO IT STICKING. IT IS REALLY DISTURBING AND WORRISOME SINCE THERE'S NO WAY TO PREDICT WHAT IT WILL DO. *TR

THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH STICKY STEERING DURING WARM WEATHER. IT TAKES GREAT EFFORT TO RECENTER THE STEERING WHEEL ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS 40 TO 60 MPH. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ISOLATED TO JUST MY CAR BUT A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. EVERY BMW BLOG IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR AT THE VERY LEAST A TSB RELEASED SO OWNERS CAN HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

STEERING STICKS WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 60 DEGREES F. *TR

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY DEATHS IN THIS FAULTY STEERING PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TAKE MY BMW Z4 OUT BECAUSE THE STEERING CAN BE SO STICKY I'M AFRAID FOR HER LIFE, BMW SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE 2003-2005 Z4'S BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. COME ON BMW SUCK IT UP!! THANKS *TR

BOUGHT THE 2005 Z-4 BMW USED FROM A DEALER IN HIGH POINT NC. DROVE IT AND ENJOY DRIVING UNTIL THE WARM WEATHER. THE STEERING STICKS TO A POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. TO COMPENSATE, I STEER TO THE LEFT AND CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT THEN I BRING THE STEERING BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER AND FEEL IT STICKING SO I COMPENSATE BY STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE WHOLE TIME DOWN THE HIGHWAY I FEAR FOR MY LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I REALLY HAD TO CONCENTRATE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STEERING OFF THE ROAD AND I'M SURE IT APPEARS I'M DRIVING ERRATICALLY TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE WARM WEATHER WILL SOON BE HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND I'M JUST SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR OTHERWISE IS BEAUTIFUL. BUT IF I'M GOING TO BE A REPEAT CUSTOMER TO THE BMW LINE I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED OR THEY SHOULD RECALL IT AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SOUNDS LIKE MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FROM WHAT MY RESEARCH SHOWS ME. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. SERIOUSLY I'M SCARED ! I CONTACTED BMW IN OHIO AND THEY NEED ME TO VALIDATE THE PROBLEM THROUGH A DEALER WHICH I WILL DO BUT I HAVE TO WAIT TIL THE WEATHER IS WARM AGAIN. LUCKILY I AM EMPLOYED AND WILL BE ABLE TO PAY THE $125.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED EVERY TIME SHE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AT RANDOM TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY LOOSE WIRES. ALSO, THE OIL FILTER HOUSING WAS LEAKING AND AN OIL LEAK SEPARATOR WAS SAUING AIR TO DISPEL INTO THE ENGINE. UPDATED IVOQ 04/16/13

I KNOW I AM REPEATING WHAT MANY OTHERS HAVE ALREADY SAID, BUT THIS STICKY STEERING SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS...I HADN'T RELATED IT TO TEMP SENSITIVITY UNTIL READING OTHER POSTS. THIS CONDITION SPOILS ALL THE FUN THAT THIS BRAND SHOULD HAVE. WHAT TICKS ME OFF IS THE DEALER ACTS LIKE I AM THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN. COME ON , YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH THAT YEARS AGO BUT NOT NOW. WE MUST SPEAK UP AND BE HEARD. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF JUNK THE WAY IT IS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAR WILL WEAR YOU OUT TRYING TO OVERCORRECT THE STEERING. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS THE FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST BMW I'M GOING TO OWN.FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS IT WAS A DREAM TO DRIVE BUT THE LAST 4 YEARS WE HAVE HARDLY PUT ANY MILES ON IT..

MY 2005 Z4 3.0I HAS AN INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL MALFUNCTION OR WHEN IT WILL CORRECT ITSELF. IT DOESN`T SEEM TO BE EFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY. ROAD SURFACE OR ANY CERTAIN SPEED,WHEN IT BINDS UP IT REQUIRES BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN A FREEWAY, WHEN IT WANDERS TO THE LEFT I MUST USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND IT OVERSTEERS AND I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE LEFT SO I JUST WIGGLE MY WAY DOWN THE ROAD. ON A THREE HOUR TRIP, BOTH ON FREEWAY AND TWO LANE ROADS, MY SHOULDERS AND HANDS WERE SO TIRED I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND REST AND I WAS ONLY TWENTY FIVE MILES FROM RETURNING HOME. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM DOESN`T OCCUR BUT I ALWAYS MUST BE VIGILANT BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAD BETTER BE PREPARED, IT COULD BE SO EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THIS CAR. IT IS A REALLY NICE CAR IF NOT FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY WISH IS FOR BMW TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION VOLUNTARILY OR HAVE A NHTSA RECALL ON ALL (AND THERE ARE A LOT OF Z4`S WITH THIS CONDITION), THESE CARS BECAUSE THIS IS A GLARING SAFETY ISSUE, BESIDES BEING A REAL PAIN TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF, LIKE PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING BESIDES THREE INSPECTIONS AT A BMW DEALERSHIP, TWO OF WHICH I PAID THE GOING SERVICE RATE. ALSO A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. Z4 OWNERS NEED SOME HELP FROM SOMEWHERE! *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN IS DEFECTIVE AS WAS DETERMINED BY TOM WILLIAMS BMW OF BIRMINGHAM AL. I HAVE BEEN ON A BMW FORUM WEBSITE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT 3 WEEKS AGO, AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THESE VERY PRICEY CARS. THE PRICE QUOTED ME TODAY WAS 3100.00$ BMW SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART! SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED AND IT WAS ALMOST ME! *JS

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

DROVE FROM ALABAMA TO PA. TO BUY MY Z4. TEST DRIVE WAS FINE BUT AS CAR WARMED UP AND I GOT TO HIGHWAY SPEED I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT BY GOING ONLINE THAT 03 TO 05 Z4'S COMMONLY HAVE A PROBLEM CALLED STICKY STEERING. YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE CAR TO TURN. I HAVE WRITTEN BMW CORPORATE AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GO TO TOM WILLIAMS BMW IN BIRMINGHAM WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $3180. THIS CAR HAS 55,000 MILES AND OBVIOUSLY IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH CORPORATE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO FORWARD TO YOU. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY CAR THREE WEEKS AGO AND ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS TIME THAT SOMETHING IS DONE. FOR A $40,000 CAR TO HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM IS JUST RIDICULOUS. PLEASE HELP US FORCE BMW TO RESOLVE THIS DEADLY PROBLEM! THANKS.

STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ON 11/2/11, IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. ON DRIVING HOME FROM PURCHASE, NOTICED THAT THE STEERING STICKS WHILE TURNING AT TIMES. INITIALLY THOUGHT THIS MIGHT JUST BE TRIM PARTS RUBBING ON EACH OTHER, BUT IT TAKES SOME SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO GET THE WHEEL TO TURN WHEN IT IS IN A STUCK POSITION. WHEN THE STEERING STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT TURNING EFFORT TO MOVE PAST THE STICKING POINT WHICH COULD RESULT IN OVERSTEER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH 'STICKY' STEERING ON MY 2005 BMW Z4. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN WARMER WEATHER BUT IS THERE AT ALL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WHERE NOT MUCH TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED THERE IS A 'STICKING' IN THE WHEEL THAT CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO JERK THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO CONTINUE A SMOOTH DRIVE. THE DATE LIST OF THIS INCIDENT IS THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

MY 2005 BMW Z4 3.0 ROADSTER HAS DEVELOPED A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING EXHIBITS A NOTCHY FEEL WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ASSIST THE STEERING WHEN INPUT IS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. AS YET I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS 43K MILES AND BRAND NEW MICHELIN TIRES. THE NEW TIRES DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE AND THE FRONT END COMPONENTS AND ALIGNMENT ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE FOR POTENTIAL RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THAT WILL LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE SMUG DEALER SAID THAT A NEW STEERING COLUMN WOULD BE $3400! WILL THIS BE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS OR HAS THE SYSTEM BEEN UPGRADED AFTER MY 2005 WAS BUILT? I SEE THE PROBLEMS ARE WITH 03 TO 05 Z4'S. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON THIS CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS LEFT AND RIGHT AND NEEDS FORCE TO COMPENSATE TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD !! I TOOK THE CAR TO BMW SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OK! I WENT HOME AND CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE LOADS OF COMPLAINTS ! ! AND NHTSA WANTS TO RECALL THESE CAR 300,000 UNITS PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM MY CAR HAS 13,000 MILES AND I CAN'T EVEN SELL WITH THIS CONDITION AND BMW WON' DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT !!!!!!

2005 BMW Z4 WITH STICKING STEERING PROBLEMS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO MAKE CONSTANT CORRECTIONS TO THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WISH TO SEE A RECALL FROM BMW BEFORE ANYONE GETS KILLED OR DISABLED. THANK YOU *KB

STEERING PROBLEM. HOT WEATHER THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO FREEZE IN A POSITION, TAKES EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE STEERING CORRECTIONS. ONCE THE STEERING BEGINS CHANGING, THE FRICTION FORCE DIMINISHES TO A NORMAL FORCE, RESULTING IN AN OVER CORRECTION IN DIRECTION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS RESULTS IN VERY DANGEROUS SWAYING AND SWERVING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM. I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE RECENT HEAT WAVE HAS BROUGHT ON THE CONDITION AS STRONG AS EVER BEFORE. TODAY I DECIDED TO USE THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHER CAR OWNERS WERE REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL CAR. I JUST READ THAT NHTSA HAS DISMISSED SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I INVITE YOU TO COME TEST DRIVE MY CAR, AND TELL ME IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I BOUGHT THE Z IN JULY, DURING THE DEALER TEST DRIVE IT HANDLED GREAT. THE TEST WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES LONG. AFTER WE PICKED UP THE CAR ON MY FIRST TRIP HOME , ABOUT 35 MILES ,ON A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON , I NOTICED THE STEERING SEAMED TO FREEZE UP AND WOULD NEED EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE A STEERING CORRECTION. ONCE YOU TURNED OFF CENTER IT WOULD FEEL OK UNTIL YOU NEEDED TO MAKE ANOTHER STEERING ADJUSTMENT. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SENT IT DOWN THE STREET TO A VERY REPUTABLE BMW DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE Z AND REPORTED BACK "NO PROBLEM ". THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM AND IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ONE MUST ALWAYS ANTICIPATE THE PROBLEM , IF YOU FORGET, YOU COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT BY OVER STEERING WHILE USING EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT YOUR DIRECTION. *TR

STEERING "STICKINESS". STEERING INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES HARDER, THEN "RELEASES". IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING FAILS TEMPORARILY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO THE TURN. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER STEERING RE-ENGAGES ,AND THE CAR WILL TURN MORE RAPIDLY. *KB

STEERING MALFUNCTIONS WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT (AMBIENT TEMP 80-90 DEGREES). THE STEERING WHEEL FORCE REQUIRED TO TURN INCREASES DRAMATICALLY. ALSO STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT DEFAULT TO CENTER WHEN TURNED (EVEN IN A CURVE). WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED ONLY WAY TO HAVE IT RETURN TO 0 IS TO TURN IT BACK THE OTHER WAY. CAR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND CONTROLLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IN COOL TEMPS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AS STEERING FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. LOSS OF CONTROL SEEMS QUITE LIKELY AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

2005 BMW E85 WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES. DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE, STEERING WHEEL HAS UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF 'PLAY' WHERE NO WHEEL DIRECTION CHANGE WILL OCCUR. WHEN EXCEEDING THE 'PLAY' AN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE IS ENCOUNTERED FOLLOWED BY AN ABRUPT WHEEL DIRECTION CHANGE. AT 40 MPH CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE 1-2 FEET IN LANE. VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT, JERKING CORRECTION. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO BUT IS MUCH WORSE ON HOT DAYS SUCH AS THE CURRENT 85 DEGREE WEATHER. IN A CLOSE CLEARANCE SITUATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR VERY HOT DAYS, THIS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS REGARDLESS OF DRIVER EXPERIENCE OR DILIGENCE. GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, I WONDER IF IT WILL REQUIRE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE STEERING STARTED STICKING ON MY Z4 BMW LAST JULY AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT LAST MARCH WITH 62000 MILES NOW HAS ABOUT 66,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. BMW NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, GOING ABOUT 72 ON A WARM DAY, ABOUT 86DEGEES. FELT CAR SLOW DOWN, LIKE TIRES WERE STUCK TO PAVEMENT AND COULD NO LONGER STEER CAR. STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT, AND CAR WAS HARD TO HANDLE, AND HARD TO TURN. *TR

THE STEERING SEEMS TO "STICK" AND RELEASE SUDDENLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WHILE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING TO DATE BUT THE ISSUE DOES SEEM WORSE ON SOME DAYS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 BMW Z4 3.0I WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE STEERING STICKS WHEN I DRIVE IT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS ISSUE HAS TURNED INTO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE THE INITIAL STEERING ISSUE TOO. *TR

I DROVE THIS 2005 BMW Z4 WITHOUT INCIDENT WHILE IN ILLINOIS FOR THE FIRST 53,000 MILES. AFTER 53,000 MILES I LET MY SON DRIVE THE CAR EXCLUSIVELY WHILE IN SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA AND HE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED DRASTIC STEERING PULLS TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. CORRECTION OF THE STEERING REQUIRES BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CORRECT THE SUDDEN AND EXTREME PULLING. THE STEERING PULLING IS NOT EASY TO REPLICATE BUT OCCURS A FEW TIMES A WEEK DURING DAILY DRIVING. WHEN THE STEERING PULLS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSES CRASHES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM VERY COMMON WITH 2003-2005 BMW Z4S WHICH BMW IS AWARE OF BUT HAS FAILED TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE MEASURES. I PRESENTLY HAVE 63,000 ON THE CAR AND IS DRIVEN IN THE WARMER CLIMATE OF ARIZONA. THE STEERING CONTINUES TO PULL SPORADICALLY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH 4 NEW MATCHING TIRES. *TR

STEERING STICKS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT OVER CORRECTING. APPEARS TO HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AFTER THE CAR IS HOT OR HAS BEEN SITTING IN SUN FOR AWHILE. NO ACCIDENTS BUT HAVE COME CLOSE TO GOING INTO OTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD WHILE CORRECTING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WITH A SEATBELT ON, A WARNING BELL WOULD SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,400.

STEERING ON MY 05 BMW Z4 STICKS AND JERKS AND CAUSES ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG DESPITE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS IM FINDING ONLINE. TOO SCARED TO DRIVE CAR. *TR

STEERING STICKS AT MODERATE TO HIGH OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO TURN OFF CENTER AND ALSO THEN BACK TO CENTER. FEELS AS IF IT TURNS IN NOTCHES INSTEAD OF SMOOTHLY. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING TO JERK FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER AS YOU ARE SIMPLY MAKING SMALL STEERING CORRECTIONS. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION.

CAR'S STEERING STICKS ON CENTER POSITION MAKING NORMAL STEERING CORRECTIONS NOTICEABLY DIFFICULT. AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY STEERING CORRECTION WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OVER-CORRECTION. ONCE OFF CENTER, IT IS THEN DIFFICULT TO RETURN THE WHEEL TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS IN WARMER WEATHER OR IF THE CAR HAS BEEN OUTSIDE IN THE SUN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. *TR

THE STEERING APPEARS TO STICK WHEN TEMPS REACH 70 & ABOVE AND IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT 60+ SPEEDS. THE STEERING WANTS TO LOCK UP (STICK OR CATCH)AND BECOME JERKY WHEN DRIVING AND IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER SLIGHT TURNS TO KEEP VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE.

STEERING ON MY 05 BMW Z4 GETS ERRATIC OR STICKS IS HARD TO STEER WHEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRYING TO MAKE A SMALL CORRECTION RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING THEN MORE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM. THIS RESULTS IN OVER CORRECTION WHICH MAKES THE CAR JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

MY 2005 BMW Z4 HAVE STEERING WHEELS ISSUES. GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM DON'T WORK. *TR

2005 BMW Z4. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR AROUND 300+ MILES THE STEERING START TO STICK, MAKING HOLDING THE CAR IN YOUR LANE VERY DIFFICULT. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCT. OR NOV. OF 2010 AND IT HAD APPROX. 56000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN DEC. WHEN WE WENT TO FLA. AND LAST WEEK WHEN WE TRAVELED TO S.C. *TR

2005 BMW Z4 32000 MILES STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING.VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP VEHICLE GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE.VERY DANGEROUS. *TT

FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, I WENT TO HOUSTON MOMENTUM BMW DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SIGNAL FROM SOMEWHERE THEY WERE NOT SURE ABOUT. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIND IT AND REPAIR IT. IT WOULD COST MORE IF THEY FOUND OUT THE REAL PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THIS SHOULD BE UNDER BMW WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T. I REFUSED THE WORK. THIS CASE HAPPENED FEW YEARS AGO. NOW I HAVE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, I DON'T KNOW WHY. I DON'T DARE TO GO BACK TO DEALER TO CHECK BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THEY WILL RIP ME OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN. I HOPE ONE DAY I CAN GET RID OF BMW AND FIND A MORE RELIABLE CAR TO DRIVE. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS (ABOVE 75 DEG F). STEERING BECOMES SLUGGISH AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE MAY OCCUR. SEVERE OVER/UNDER STEER OF VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS HAVE OCCURRED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

THE STEERING STICKS IN PLACE AND YOU NEED TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE CAR TO SLIGHTLY TURN. AFTER JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL, YOU HAVE NOW OVER CORRECTED AND MUST JERK IT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGHER. IN TIGHT CONFINEMENTS OR TRAFFIC, THERE IS MANY TIMES NOT ADEQUATE ROOM FOR THE VEHICLE TO DART IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS BECAUSE OF THE STICKING STEERING. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 BMW Z4. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO "PULL" TO ONE SIDE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT SO I HAD THE DEALER DO AN ALIGNMENT AS A CONDITION OF SALE. THE CAR DROVE FINE THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I DROVE IT, BUT NOW OFF AND ON IT STICKS EITHER PULLING TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE WHEEL WON'T RETURN TO CENTER. *TR

2005 BMW Z4 STEERING STICKS IN HOT WEATHER. VERY DANGEROUS. RETURNED FROM SUMMER TRIP AND FELT THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN HOT WEATHER. *TR