Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-12 | 04V182000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 13,769 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | Twice this month, while operating the vehicle, the power steering completely stopped functioning, causing the vehicle t… |
| 2025-05-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering wheel went out of power during a trip at about 70mph. Yellow light at the dashboard went ON then so, car… |
| 2025-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering stopped working. |
| 2025-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | The electric steering gets sticky when very often. It feels locked in its position and requires extra force to unstick,… |
| 2024-06-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | When driving the steering is loose or sticky. The problem gets worse when the weather is warm. Sometimes it’s hard to k… |
| 2023-04-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering is sticky, like the steering system is locking up. It isn't smooth but instead very jerky, and requires s… |
| 2022-10-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | Component or system failed: Steering Column. It is available for inspection. Safety or the safety of others put at risk… |
| 2022-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering is "sticky" with a feel of detents in the steering instead of expected smooth engagement. At highway speeds th… |
| 2022-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | The electric steering gets sticky when hot. It feels locked in its position and requires extra force to unstick, once … |
| 2022-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | The the vehicle sits out in the sunlight or its warm outside (usually over 80F) the steering wheel will get very notchy… |
| 2022-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel is "sticky" and has play in it when you are driving it. It appears to have steering drift. I feel t… |
| 2021-09-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Electric Top Malfunctions because of fault design Behind the driver seat is a hydraulic cylinder that sits in a ca… |
| 2021-09-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I own a 2004 BMW Z4 2.5i I bought it used in 2010 with 22,000 miles. It was on a cool December day when I test drove th… |
| 2021-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | Whenever the temperature Is above 80 degrees the steering becomes very stiff with no power assist due to a design defea… |
| 2021-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 BMW Z4. The contact stated while driving at various speeds in warm weather, the steering wheel … |
| 2021-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering sticks, in warmer weather, at freeway speeds. Continuously trying to unstick the steering wheel, with the … |
| 2020-12-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2005 BMW Z4. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSTABLE. FOR INSTA… |
| 2020-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES THE STEERING STARTS TO STICK AND BECOMES JERKY IN ORDER TO STAY I… |
| 2020-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REOCCURING ISSUE: -DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING BY REMOTE OR CENTRAL BUTTON -WIPERS NOT FUNCTIONING -TRUNK RELEASE NOT… |
| 2020-07-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GETS STICKY INTERMITTENTLY, MORE COMMON WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT. SEEMS LIKE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VEHICLE ON… |
| 2020-07-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR EXPERIENCES STICKY STEERING ALMOST ALL THE TIME NOW. IT IS MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHER. THER… |
| 2020-05-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE TRACKING OF THE STEERING STICKS CAR WAS SERVICE LAST FALL FULL INSPECTION. BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. SHOP FOREMAN COU… |
| 2020-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD THIS CAR BUILT AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. I HAVE HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF IT OVER… |
| 2020-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKS WHILE DRIVING |
| 2020-02-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST LOCKING UP OR VERY STICKY SENSATION TO IT. HAPPENS VERY REGULARL… |
| 2019-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THEY DO NOT WORK |
| 2019-09-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP THE STEERING IS STICKY AND PREVENTS YOU FROM STEERING CORRECTLY AND/OR OVER-CORRECT YOUR STEE… |
| 2019-09-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THROUGH BOTH LOCAL MECHANICS AND BMW WITH NO RESULTS. E… |
| 2019-09-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING CAR, EPS LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS VERY TIGHT, NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN OR MANEUVER IN PARKING LOTS,… |
| 2019-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MORE SO WHEN THE TEMP IS WARM OR STEERING COLUMN HAS WARMED UP THE STEERING BECOMES … |
| 2019-07-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1)IT KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT I COULD KEEP THE CAR ALIGNED,… |
| 2019-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT. ALMOST NEVER WORKS WHEN FIRST STARTED BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR 20-30 MINUTES, IF I TURN T… |
| 2019-06-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKING STEERING WHEN WARM WHILE DRIVING |
| 2019-06-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN GOING STRAIGHT PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT OTHER TIMES AS WELL, THE STEERING IS "STICKY". THE WHEEL WANTS … |
| 2019-06-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, STEER AND CONTROL WHEN IN M… |
| 2019-05-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE 2004 BMW Z4 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING "STICKY" STEERING. IT IS ESPECIALLY UNNERVING WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS.… |
| 2019-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I AM DRIVING THIS CAR MY STEERING IS STICKING AND JERKING AS I TURN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND BACK AGAIN. IT IS HARD TO… |
| 2019-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A BMW 2004 Z4 WITH ONLY 21000 MILES. I STARTED TO DEVELOPER A STEERING PROBLEM,. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BECO… |
| 2019-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GM5 MODULE FAIL. WHEN THE GM5 MODULE FAULS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T WORK (THIS COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM IF IT RAINS!), INT… |
| 2019-03-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. TAKES EFFORT TO "FREE UP THE STEERING WHEEL" VERY ANNOYING … |
| 2019-03-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY 2016 WITH 58000 MILES. ALMOST 2 YRS LATER AND LESS THEN 5000 MORE MILES, STEERING IS STICKY! WE … |
| 2018-09-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2004 BMW Z4 WITH FEWER THAN 50,000 ACCUMMULATED MILES HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT "STICKING/DEDENT" STEERING … |
| 2018-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL.....STEERING NOTCHES AND LOCKS....UNSAFE TO DRIVE....WHEN CAR IS IS IN WARM WEATHER THE STEERING IS VERY … |
| 2018-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 BMW Z4 WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN 2016 WITH 67000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE STEERING HAS BEC… |
| 2018-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING STICKS AT ALL SPEEDS AND TURNING RADIUS TO THE POINT YOU CAN BARELY CONTROL THE STEERING WITH BOTH HANDS. … |
| 2018-07-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC STEERING IS NOTCHY- IT SEEMS TO FIXATE IN THE CENTER AND GETS HARD TO STEER FROM THE CENTER POSITION. IT H… |
| 2018-06-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 75-80 DEGREES, THE STEERING WILL "STICK" WHEN MAKING MINOR CORRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING. APPA… |
| 2018-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKING MANLY WHEN HOT OUT SIDE BUT ALSO WITH THE HEATER ON, AT HI WAY SPEEDS IT TAKES MORE EFFORT TO MAKE SMALL COR… |
| 2018-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS IN POSITION. IT WILL BREAK LOOSE WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE. BUT VERY IRRITATING. … |
| 2018-05-21 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW Z4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING UNLOCKE… |