NHTSA Complaint #10874161 — 2004 BMW Z4

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.