Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / Z4 / 2003

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0 Injured
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073113 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2006
Consumer's City: BEAVERTON Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: Z4 Model Year: 2003
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#: 4USBT53493L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 26 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During hot weather (90 degrees and above) the steering becomes very heavy a sticky making it difficult to accurately steer the vehicle. the dealer states that the factory is aware of the problem but has not determined a solution even though the problem has been recognized for over a year. i don't feel that the car is entirely safe to operate when the problem occurs and the dealer a factory have been non responsive in correcting it. *jb