Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 BMW Z4.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | While moving, especially in warm weather, the steering will stick. This requires excessive force to move the steering w… |
| 2024-07-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 BMW Z4. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the heavy plastic interior liner pa… |
| 2024-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger air bag suddenly deployed while the car was parked in my driveway, braking the dashboard and the windshie… |
| 2023-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger airbag dash deploys while car is parked. It’s deploy from nothing. |
| 2023-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | Generally described as sticky steering. Steering wheel binds up and needs pressure to overcome, then released and the c… |
| 2023-02-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | This 2005 BMW Z3 was bought from a dealer who sold the car to the original owner and maintained it. The car has 45,000 … |
| 2021-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The front headlight wiring harness is flaking off and could cause a short and lose your lights at night and cause a acc… |
| 2021-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Owned the vehicle since purchased new in July 2005. Warranty expired ~2010. Approximately 2014, symptoms started. In… |
| 2021-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle will loose all power steering, and becomes very difficult to steer, warning lamp comes on wi… |
| 2020-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TURN CAUSING YOU TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE LANE. TH… |
| 2020-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING IS NO LONGER SMOOTH OR SAFE, TAKES 2 HANDS AND EVEN ON STRAIGHT ROAD HAS TO BE MOVED IN JERKS SIDE TO SIDE, AS… |
| 2020-06-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS PARKED WHILE I WAS ON THE BEACH FOR 2 HOURS WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE I COULDN'T MO… |
| 2020-06-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FACTS: VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICL… |
| 2020-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING … |
| 2019-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL GETS STACKED WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS, AND EVEN THEN AT TIMES STEERING CAN RESPOND … |
| 2019-06-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL FEELS JERKY WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT AND REACHES A POINT WHERE ADDED FORCE IS NEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL … |
| 2019-06-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR STEERING STICKS CAUSING ME TO CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONE DAY THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. |
| 2019-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2005 BMW Z4 STEERING SEEMS TO DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LANE. WHEN YO… |
| 2019-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 6/25/18 BMW WORKED ON MY CAR AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM (KNEE AIR BAG R & R , RESISTANCE TOO LOW IN AIRBAG, REPLA… |
| 2018-11-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS BMW Z4 HAS 26,000 MILES AND HAS FAULTY STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BIND UP. THIS LEADS TO FORCING THE WHEEL … |
| 2018-09-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE NOTICED A STEERING ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I RESEARCHED THIS … |
| 2018-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2005 BMW Z4 IN '08. IT BARELY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE STEERING STARTED TO STICK TWO YEARS AGO. IT SEEMS… |
| 2018-08-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | STIFF STEERING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES. THERE IS RESISTANCE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OFF CENTER. OFF RAMPS SEEM TO BE … |
| 2018-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED OUT IN THE SUN ON A HOT DAY (80F OR HIGHER) THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STEER IMMEDIATELY WHILE IN … |
| 2018-07-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING PROBLEM IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN CAR GETS WARM. |
| 2018-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2005 BMW Z4 ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, AS THE TEMPERATURE O… |
| 2018-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER PARKED IN HOT SUN AND DRIVING ON HOT DAYS,STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC.STICKS AND RELEASES WHEN TURNING.SLIGHT TURNS … |
| 2018-05-01 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSING THE CAR TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN READING KNOWN ISSUES REGARDING THE … |
| 2018-01-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" MY STEERING STICKS IN A POSITION AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND EXCESSIVE FORCE IS NEEDED TO BREAK IT FR… |
| 2017-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING. TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP AND FOUND MULTIPLE WIRES MELTED. CONCERNED DUE TO FIRE RISK … |
| 2017-10-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN EXPERIENCE SUDDEN JERKS TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT RANDOMLY MAKING THE CAR REALLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE … |
| 2017-10-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE HOT SUN ALL DAY, THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE GETS "STUCK". IT IS HARD TO STEER AND STAY … |
| 2017-09-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | ABOVE 30 MPH STEERING STICKS AND REQUIRES GREATER EFFORT TO TURN. AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED THIS REQUIRES OVERCORRECTION AN… |
| 2017-08-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 BMW Z4 WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES HAS UNCONTROLLABLE STICKY STEERING WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ARE ELEVATED. STEERING… |
| 2017-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN EXPERIENCE SUDDEN JERKS TO THE LEFT, OR TO THE RIGHT RANDOMLY MAKING THE CAR REALLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE… |
| 2017-07-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHE… |
| 2017-07-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STEERING IS STICKY, IN CENTER POSITION MAKING MINOR CORRECTION HAVE TO FORCE THE CORRECTION CAUSING OVER CORREC… |
| 2017-07-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING ON THE BMW 2005, Z4 BECAME DIFFICULT TO GUIDE OR TURN. TO MANEUVER THE CAR IN A ROAD DRIVING… |
| 2017-06-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 BMW Z4 STEERING STICKS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW OR HIGH SPEED. WHEN PARKED WITH STEERING UNLOCKED YOU CAN ROTATE THE S… |
| 2017-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING BINDS IN CENTER POSITION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED. SMALL CORRECTIONS ARE HARD TO MAKE AS STEERING RESISTS & THEN … |
| 2017-03-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2005 BMW Z4 WITH 47,000 MILES THE STEERING AFTER DRIVING APPROX 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY LOCKS UP WHILE CENTERED AND Y… |
| 2017-03-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN ENGINE IS WARM THE STEERING STICKS CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIFT OFF CENTER AND OVER STEERING TO CORRECT. |
| 2017-02-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | JERKING STERING |
| 2017-01-02 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW Z4. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT TIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TUR… |
| 2016-11-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING STICKY HARD TO TURN, SOMETIMES PULLS TO LEFT AS YOUR DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FRONT END IS PROPERLY ALIGNED. HA… |
| 2016-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCE STICKING STEERING THAT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AS I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MY STEERING TENDS TO STICK TO THE R… |
| 2016-10-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKY / NOTCHED STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FEELS UNSAFE JERKS AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. JUST BOUGHT THIS USED… |
| 2016-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. |
| 2016-09-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKY / NOTCHED STEERING. FEELS UNSAFE JERKS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS HOT OR AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. JUST BOUGHT… |
| 2016-09-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | STICKY OR NOTCHED STEERING. FEELS UNSAFE. LESS THAN 35000 MILES. FROM WHAT I READ A RECALL SHOULD OCCUR. HAPPENS UNDER … |