Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-24 | 04V247000 |
AIR BAGS | 51 | — | Details |
| 2003-06-09 | 03V214000 |
TIRES | 180 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering is binding up, very hard to steer and control. Car starts out running fine after parked in hot weather and res… |
| 2024-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | When outside temp is 80degrees or higher it becomes difficult to maintain the vehicle in the correct driving lane due t… |
| 2024-04-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Dealer sold me a car and the next day the car no turn on engine and have a full leaking under |
| 2023-09-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | My girlfriend, [XXX] , purchased a used 2003 BMW z4 2.5i. It is pristine with 47K original miles. Always maintained, ga… |
| 2023-05-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | Upon starting the car, power steering does not work making car unmanueverable. |
| 2023-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 BMW Z4. The contact stated that the coolant warning light illuminated. The contact then stated … |
| 2023-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Sticky steering steering wheel hard to turn and stops intermittently when outside temperature is hot |
| 2023-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering in this BMW Z4 gets "sticky" in warm or hot weather. It drives fine in cold weather. The steering has to b… |
| 2022-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. Couldn't get out of the car. Had to get assistance to get out of car.. Had car towed to … |
| 2022-06-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKY STEERING AFTER CAR WARMS UP. STEERS LIKE A BOAT. DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WINDING ROAD. |
| 2022-04-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | Car has 15,000 miles and always stored in climate controlled garage. Drove it today and within 1/2 mile the electronic … |
| 2021-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | During very warm days in the summer the steering wheel tends to stick during turns. It requires extra force to continue… |
| 2021-05-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | On hot days the steering becomes sticky like there is a catch. It will also pull to one side or the other making it ve… |
| 2021-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED Z4. DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM DURING TEST RIDE. ON MY WAY HOME DURING PURCHASE STEERING BECAME AN ISS… |
| 2021-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE FIRST ISSUE IS THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE MAKING THE WHEEL HARD TO … |
| 2020-06-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 Z4 WITH 25K MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. SPOKE WITH A BMW… |
| 2019-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP OR HAS BEEN IN THE WARM SUN THE STEERING STICKS. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS ISSUE WHERE THE STEERIN… |
| 2019-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP MOTOR IS PLACED IN A BAD LOCATION BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSING ROOF PUMP MOTOR TO CEASE AND STOP WORKING… |
| 2019-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE SUN FOR 4 HOURS, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER. THE STEERING WAS STICKY AND MADE IT FEEL U… |
| 2019-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. BMW SENT RECALL NOTICE FOR AIRBAG BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE. I CALLED BMW AND THEY GAVE ME A EXPIRATION D… |
| 2019-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS I'VE NOTICED STICKY STEERING BUT AM JUST REPORTING NOW. AT MOST SPEEDS I'VE HAD THE STEERING… |
| 2019-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | RIGID STEERING WITH OVER CORRECTION, USUALLY DURING WARM WEATHER. IF GOING AT HIGHWAY/FREEWAY SPEED, EASY TO LOOSE CONT… |
| 2019-06-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2003 Z4 FROM A DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHEN I TEST DROVE IT, IT DROVE FINE AND THE STEERING WAS… |
| 2019-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON WARM DAYS THE STEERING AT HIGHER SPEED GETS HARD TO STEER ; TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSTEADY. AT LOWER SPEEDS AND COOL… |
| 2019-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCE SUDDEN JERKS TO THE LEFT, OT TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS SLEGHTINGLY UNEVEN. I CAN NEVER PREDICT… |
| 2019-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKY STEERING WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS CAUSED BY A POORLY DESIGNED BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN ESTIMATED COST OF REP… |
| 2019-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GETS STICK AND ITS HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING |
| 2019-02-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKY STEERING ISSUE. KNOWN ISSUE AMONG COUNTLESS OTHER BMW Z4 OWNERS. PRESENTS CONSIDERABLE DANGER AS STEERING WILL J… |
| 2019-01-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR IS HARD TO STEER WHEN DRIVING AND BMW KNOWS THIS ISSUE, CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE |
| 2018-12-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 4 TO 40 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CON… |
| 2018-08-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON JULY 2018 BMW ISSUED AN IMPORTANT LIMITED WARRANTY INFORMATION NOTICE RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE. BMW WOULD COVER REPA… |
| 2018-08-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR SUFFERS FROM STICKY STEERING MAKING IS SO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR INCAPABLE OF DOING SMOOTH LANE CHANGES. |
| 2018-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 1 OF THIS YEAR I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW STATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OC… |
| 2018-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN 2003, AND SINCE, THE STEERING GET VERY "TIGHT" OR "STICKY" MAKING THE CAR ALMOST UNDRIV… |
| 2018-07-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK WHILE DRIVING |
| 2018-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2003 BMW Z4 HAS VERY TIGHT STEERING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, AND I NOTICE THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON O… |
| 2018-05-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL IS VERY STIFF AND JERKY AND DOES NOT WANT TO RETURN TO CENTER. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHIC… |
| 2018-05-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2003. WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP, THE STEERING GETS STIFF AND JERKY. THIS CAR HAS QUICK STEE… |
| 2018-05-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, LIKE INTO PARKING SPOTS, THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP, CUT POWER TO HEAD LIGHTS, RADIO. THIS … |
| 2018-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 BMW Z4 STEERING I EXPERIENCE SUDDEN JERKS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, MORE SO AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AROUND 60MPH AND ABOVE… |
| 2018-04-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | SINCE OWNING THE CAR IN FLORIDA I NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WILL GET STICKY WHEN LEFT I THE SUN ON HOT DAYS.WITH OUT USI… |
| 2018-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2003 BMW Z4 STEERING IS BINDING UP AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. PROBLEM GETS WORSE AS THE TEMP INCREASES. NUMEROUS ONLINE CO… |
| 2018-01-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. STALLS AT OR IN TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS |
| 2018-01-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING JERKS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET OR ON HI WAY. |
| 2018-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE STEERING PROBLEM ON MY 2003 BMW Z4 2.5I. I BOUGHT IT ONLY A YEAR AGO ON MAY 2018 WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT. DRO… |
| 2017-12-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT 3844 MILES IN DECEMBER 2017 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE FOR STANDARD SERVICE AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND I … |
| 2017-11-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME ON HIGHWAY THE STEERING WAS STIFF OR HARD, IT MAKES IT HARD TO STEER TO DIF… |
| 2017-11-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | GARBAGE! ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE THE STEERING ISSUE ON MY Z4. FROM TJE UNSEALED BEARING IN THE STERRING COLUNN TO THE UN-… |
| 2017-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW Z4 ROADSTER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON HOT DAYS AND WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, … |
| 2017-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON WARM DAYS (80 OR ABOVE) THE STEERING DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN SMALL ADJUSTMENT… |