Power steering pulley comes into contact of axle carrier, it's a clear design flaw and this car hasn't had much research and development done, the company knowingly put an unsafe beta car on the market. My belt broke because of the pulley to frame contact and stalled on the 405 freeway and ended up getting injured when the car was rear ended at 60mph. There is a service bulletin within bmw's system describing this issue and they want consumers to pay out of pocket for repairs. I spoke to corporate and they have given me the cold shoulder so far. My mission is to get this escalated to a recall before someone gets seriously hurt.
2007 BMW 3 Series steering problems
15 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 83,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical mileage
- 83,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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BMW 3 Series steering problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2007 BMW 3 Series steering
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2007 BMW 3 Series owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The electronic steering wheel is malfunctioning and preventing the car from starting.
Steering wheel lock (red symbol on the notification screen). Vehiclecle will no longer start. Nothing seems to work.
The steering lock warning light in red display. I took to the dealer and they recommended me to replace the steering lock "elv" and program new control module. It cost $1,975.00 to replace. I did some research and it seems this might be known problem to bmw, but yet, I have never heard about it, until the incident happened to me. When the warning symbol displayed, it display every time even when I open the door.
Red electric steering wheel lock icon on screen and car will not start or turn over. Radio works and everything else but car will not start. When battery died, and I charged it full, then went to start the car and this red electric steering wheel lock came on. Had to get car serviced
No star no light no power only light for steering lock
I parked my vehicle and when I went to start it it would not start. I got a red elv steering column lock error, bmw cc-id 186. Car will not start.
Battery died. Jumpstarted, drove for a bit. Turned off, turned back on drove home. Parked the car. Tried to restart and the red electronic steering wheel lock indicator was on. Plenty of juice in the battery, car will not even attempt to turn over. Can not get into neutral to tow out. Car is dead where it sits because of the electronic steering lock. Thank goodness we weren't in the middle of nowhere.
Yellow warning light indicated wheel is locked; car will not start. This has happened multiple times. Whereas it did not affect my driving, it affected driveability. Have been far from home late in the day -work related. Dealership said this is a common problem. What if wheel locks while driving? Shame on bmw.
Steering wheel lock mechanism. Its been reported by thousands of owners but bmw doesn't issue a recall but will replace and repair for 1500.00.
Questions about the 2007 BMW 3 Series steering
Does the 2007 BMW 3 Series have steering problems?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the steering of the 2007 BMW 3 Series, 13% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2007 BMW 3 Series steering problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 83,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2007 BMW 3 Series steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the BMW 3 Series have bad steering?
The BMW 3 Series model years with the most steering complaints are 2006 (24 complaints) and 2007 (15 complaints).
Other 2007 BMW 3 Series problems
Airbags 35Electrical 31Engine 23Fuel system 12Seat belts 10Locks 9Lights 7Body 6Seats 6Acceleration 5Brakes 5Transmission 5Wheels 3Visibility 2Driver assistance 1
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