Jump to content
Ad: Genuine BMW parts & accessories from the BMW official store on eBay ×

Z4 Sticky Steering

JRH406

By JRH406,
in BMW Z3 & Z4 Series Forum

 Share

Recommended Posts

JRH406 Newbie

JRH406

Posted
Posted

I have just bought a 2005 Z4 and I very quickly encountered an issue with the steering where it loses it's fluidity and makes the wheel more difficult to move. I encountered this whilst driving with the hood down and the climate control on hot. I went on the internet to see whether this was a common occurance and actually found lots of threads titled "Z4 sticky steering" on various different sites. People having experienced the same problem, but surprisingly no references on this site.

From reading the threads I know in the US that there has been an acceptance with BMW dealers that there is an issue. Evidently it is because the ECU, which is attached to the steering column, is too sensitive to heat, unfortunately this sits just behind the heater vent to the right of your steering wheel. The only remedy is to change the Steering Column for a later model.

I phoned my local BMW dealer in Bournemouth and they had never come across this before ? Does anyone know of any UK precedence on this please ?

Love the car by the way but this is dertacting from the experience and I feel downright dangerous.

Many thanks

Guest Mister Dabsy

Guest Mister Dabsy

Posted
Posted

That model may have had a "Recall" notification ... Gonna have a quick look ...

Added

Sorry, the only recall on the Z4 was for a dodgy Fuel Pump...

IMHO.. If the steering system has an ECU then it must have sensors too, get a workshop manual and hunt them down and firstly check conns and condition then maybe find a way of testing...

Just a thought mate.

Latest Deals

BMW Official Store for genuine BMW parts & accessories

Disclaimer: As the club is an eBay Partner, The club may be compensated if you make a purchase via eBay links

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing




  • Latest Topics

    1. 0

      Rumble at rear left under acceleration

      Hi, I've had this F20 for almost a year but has started a rumble noise and I can feel it to. Basically this rumble comes from the rear left when under hard acceleration at only certain revs, I'm thinking a bad drive shaft maybe ? I have a few other things in mind that it could be but thought I'd give this a go to see if anyone knows the exact problem to save me waisting time looking at the wrong culprits 😅 Thanks in advance and hope you all enjoyed Christmas 👍
      Carlos Hicks in BMW 1 Series Forum
    2. 0

      X1 problems with connectivity and Carplay

      X1 25e 2024. Intermittent problem with CarPlay , Android Auto and Bluetooth. Started off by not automatically connecting, sort by turning off car, locking, unlocking and starting car. Progressively has got worse. Have connected through cable, without cable, Bluetooth and still won’t work. Have deleted on phone and then tried to search but won’t connect. Have rebooted my phone, same for my wife who has an android phone. will now delete our profiles and then restore. After that I have run out of ideas. Fault appear to be that Bluetooth is not being broadcast by the car. Any ideas what to do next would be appreciated
      Papa J in BMW X1 Series Forum
    3. 0

      Happy Christmas

      Merry Christmas to the members of the Bimmer Owners Club Enjoy the festive break and see you back here in 2025
      Bimmer Owners Club in The Owners Club General Discussions
    4. 14

      E53 petrol fail safe again.

      Yay just the pipes to replace now 🤣 Have a Great Christmas Stu Dave
      Greydog in BMW X5 Series Forum
    5. 26

      SLIPPING CLUTCH

      Morning Andrew BMW ISTA/INPA is a program I have loaded onto an old Windows laptop I brought it probably 6 to 8 years ago as an upgrade to the copy of INPA I already owned as an aside the same Laptop has copies of several Diagnostics Mercedes Star Volvo I also have a copy of BMW 1.4.0 on there If you are mounting it on a Laptop I would go for ISTA/INPA cost should be around £100 when buying go for a good supplier offering back up (as always cheapest isnt always best) Your E61 will have around 100 Control ECU's and Sensors ISTA will find and read them all or show them as a Greyed out box. These can be ivestigated and fixed as the program includes Wiring Diagrams Workshop Information with Pictures and Diagrams which obviously are a great help My neibour brought iCarsoft for BMW which has free upgrades (he tells me) I have looked at it and it seems very good but lacks the WIS obviously again a one off cost BMW themselves started to block access to their Technical Information website now subscription only in 2019 they also did the same for their parts website but for cars up to 2019 it is still a great tool. Hope this helps not hinders Dave
      Greydog in BMW 5 Series Forum

  • Recent Achievements

    • Conversation Starter
      Carlos Hicks
      Carlos Hicks earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • Week One Done
      Papa J
      Papa J earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      Papa J
      Papa J earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Year In
      Papa J
      Papa J earned a badge
      One Year In
    • Week One Done
      Grogu
      Grogu earned a badge
      Week One Done

×
×
  • Create New...

Forums

News

Membership