| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004017389 | Incident Date: Aug, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MELBOURNE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: Z4 | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:electric power assist system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 01 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Problem: eps steering gets very sticky after car has sat in direct sunlight for a few hours. minor steering corrections are nearly impossible. problem clears up after car has been garaged for a couple hours and allowed to cool. this problem makes the car feel very unsafe to drive. i am constantly worried it might fail entirely at some point -- hopefully not while i am driving it. problem was first noticed at the end of summer last year (2004). car was purchased in july. this year, it has begun already (since mid-april 2005). |
