NHTSA Complaint #10694381 — 2005 BMW 330CI STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10694381
Vehicle	2005 BMW 330CI
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	March 14, 2015
Date Filed	March 15, 2015
Mileage	107,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

I WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE AT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY POWER STEERING FAILED. I NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST BUT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STAY ON THE ROAD. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON AN OFFRAMP AT 50 MILES PER HOUR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OUTCOME. MY INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMPS TO FAIL AS THE INTERNAL SHAFT BREAKS AWAY IN THE PUMP AND FLUID IS NO LONGER CIRCULATED WITHIN THE SYSTEM. GIVEN THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL. *TR

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