NHTSA Complaint #10346965 — 2005 BMW Z4 STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10346965
Vehicle	2005 BMW Z4
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	August 2, 2010
Date Filed	August 3, 2010
Mileage	51,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I'M EXPERIENCING VERY STIFF OR STUCK STEERING. IT SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, BUT MAINLY WHEN MY CAR IS LEFT OUT IN THE SUN AT WORK, THE DRIVE HOME IS QUITE AN ADVENTURE. KEEPING THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT IS NO EASY TASK, TRYING TO MAKE A SMALL CORRECTION RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL MOVING A GREAT DISTANCE AS ONE HAS TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO OVERCOME THE "STUCKNESS". THIS RESULTS IN A OVER CORRECTION OF STEERING AND PUSHES THE CAR TO OPPOSING LANES AT THE EXTREME, OR OTHERWISE JUST MAKES THE CAR JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I'VE HAD NIELLO BMW OF SACRAMENTO LOOK AT THIS, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING NOR ADMITTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM. AS THE SUMMER MONTHS COME AROUND, MY STEERING IS GOING BACK TO IT'S USUAL JERKINESS. *TR

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