Steering gets sticky intermittently, more common when vehicle is hot. Seems like a loss of power steering. Vehicle only has 42k miles. Difficult to maintain lane especially on curves and in city traffic. Very dangerous and unexpected.
2004 BMW Z4: sudden loss of power
5 of the 411 complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4 describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
- 20113
- 20071
- 20061
- 20052
- 20045
- 20038
- 20021
What owners say
The vehicle has intermittent loss of power steering which makes it very difficult to drive, steer and control when in motion. I was able to avoid serious accidents by literally crawling along the side of the road with flashers on so other drivers would stay clear. This has happened on more than one occasion.
On warm days, vehicle steering is sticky, hard to turn. Feels like lose of power steering. Vehicle also pulls either right or left depending on last movement. Hard to steer back to center. Upon further research, problem has been found to be the steering wheel column, but no action or recall has been taken. It needs to be recalled.
The z4 has an power steering problem that seems to have issues at higher speeds and temperatures where there seems to be a loss of power steering where there is a significantly increased effort to turn the steering wheel. I feel extremely unsafe driving the car and don't feel like I have control of the steering and have a lot of trouble keeping the car in the lane. Sometimes the steering feels like it is stuck. I think that the car is very dangerous to drive and I am now afraid to drive the car since I am a woman and may not have the proper upper body strength to control the car!
2004 bmw z4 with loss of power assisted steering. Dealer made front end alignment and front tires were replaced. Old parts to front end were not given back.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Bmw: there may be excessive cranking before the vehicle starts
- N54-DIAGNOSIS for dme fc 29DC/2FBF for models E90, E92 produced from 06/06 and E93, E60, E61 produced from...
- Bmw: six different models equipped with the M54 engine could have valve covers break in cold weather and...
- Bmw: when at lower speeds or stopping the engine idle dips too low because of a software problem
- Bmw vehicle: M54/M56-MIXTURE too lean-fault codes 2882/2883 are stored in the dme
- Bmw vehicle: S54-CATALYST protection mode while the vehicle is low on fuel
- Recall campaign 04V-182 engine stalling
- Recall campaign 04V-182 engine stalling
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 BMW Z4 loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2004 BMW Z4?
5 of 411 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4 (1%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 BMW Z4?
There are 0 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 BMW Z4
Jerking 42Steering lock-up 23Power steering loss 16Pulling 14Engine failure 10
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