NHTSA Complaint #10281008 — 2003 BMW Z4

2003 BMW Z4 HAS A GLITCH IN THE STEERING THAT OUR DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING. ON HOT DAYS ESPECIALLY THE STEERING BECOMES SO JERKY IT IS HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR. YOU CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WILL BE A PAUSE BEFORE THE STEERING CATCHES AND TURNS THE CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TWO OTHER CARS, SAME MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU RECEIVE MANY PAGES OF PEOPLE HAVING THE PROBLEM SO BMW IS DEFINITELY AWARE OF IT BUT TO THIS POINT HAS DONE NOTHING. THESE CARS HAVE LOW MILEAGE, 15,000 TO 20,000 RANGE SO IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS WORN OUT; IT IS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS CAUSED ON GOING PROBLEMS THAT BMW HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE TO THIS POINT. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT, WE HAVE QUIT DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, BUT, I AM SURE THE STEERING HAS CAUSED SOME ACCIDENTS FOR OTHERS. I ASSUME BMW FIGURES IT IS CHEAPER TO PAY THE LAW SUITS SINCE THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY Z4S MADE THAN TO HAVE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE DRIVERS OF THE CARS INVOLVED BUT EVERYONE SHARING THE ROAD WITH A CAR WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR