2004 BMW Z4 Steering Problems

“Power steering is intermittent. Almost never works when first started but after driving for 20-30 minutes, if I turn the car off and back on again, it works and the dash light goes out. I can even do it while driving, shifting to neutral, turn car off and then back on and the power steering comes back on. Very frustrating to drive like this ... And dangerous too!”

“Driving on interstate 70 in md went to go around a bend in road steering wheel didn't want to turn. I had to jerk the wheel to make the bend thus making me almost hit car beside me. From what I have read this is a known problem by Bmw but in 14 years no recall is insane. I am now scared to drive this thing out on a highway again.how many people have to die for this to get fixed”

“I have 2004 Bmw Z4 and have been experiencing sticky steering. It is especially unnerving when driving on highways. It appears to be a very common problem with this model. It is difficult to drive. I am deathly afraid the stickiness of the steering will cause to to over correct and cause an accident.”

“Bought this car in may 2016 with 58000 miles. Almost 2 yrs later and less then 5000 more miles, steering is sticky! We bought an extra warranty, so we took it to an authorized Bmw mechanic. He told us that the steering column is bad. And since it seems to be a common problem the warranty won't cover it. They want $4000.00 to repair it. Hundreds of complaints on this problem and Bmw won't issue a recall!”

“After driving my Z4 on a hot afternoon I notice the steering feeling very notchy. You had to put in a lot of force to get the wheel back to where you wanted it. The next morning it was fine. But I have notice any time the cabin temp gets above 88 the problem comes back. It produces a real jerky feeling in the wheel and its very unnerving to drive.”