2006 BMW 330XI Steering Problems

“This Bmw has an issue with the steering column lock and on my car, the column has already been replaced. This is due to a faulty elv. In the event of a failure of the elv, the car is disabled leaving people stranded! Bmw's fix for this is either a reprogram or replace the entire steering column, again in my case. This does not come cheap! Bmw must be held responsible for correcting this plague problem!”

“I went to adjust the vertical position of the steering wheel, and the lever gears broke with in the steering column . Now the steering wheel moves up and down freely while driving. I called Bmw and they said it's not covered under warranty and there are no recalls. I took the car to a very reputable foreign car repair shop and he said in his 50 years of fixing foreign cars, he has never seen this happen. I feel this is a very bad safety issue !”

“I had a bad experience this morning. When I got into my car, it wouldn't start when I pushed the start button. Instead it had an icon on the dash of the steering wheel with a lock sign on it. I pulled the fob out and put it back in a few times, trying to start the car every time, but no life. This is a very weird problem. The steering wheel lock wouldn't release. I tried to get it started for over 30 minutes, still unsuccessful. I did some research on the internet, apparently it is a common problem in the 06 and early 07 models of the 3 series. …”

“I got into my car on the morning of the 29th dec. 2011. I showed a yellow steering wheel lock code (indicating a possible problem). I drove the car after work with no problems although planning on getting the vehicle into service just to have it checked out. I pulled into the driveway and parked the car, returned to it 15 min later and it wouldnt start! After further investigation into the problem the car showed a red steering wheel lock code indicating it would no longer start. After deep investigation I find the this is a very common problem on hundreds of the same model car as mine. …”

“Warning light appeared indicating a steering wheel lock fault. A fault code scan revealed that the steering wheel lock mechanism was in failure and would result in the steering wheel to completely lock and the vehicle would become inoperable. There have been numerous complaints regarding this defect yet bmwna accepts no responsibility to repair it. The nature and expense of the repair is significant as the entire steering wheel column was replaced to correct the defect.”