Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 BMW i3 has 15 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
15
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2021 | STEERING | Power steering malfunctioned causing steering to be very stiff. This happened whenever the car excee... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING BECOMES LOPSIDED, IT'S LOOSE TO TURN ONE WAY, AND HARD TO TURN THE OTHER WAY, AS IF ONE OF ... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | STEERING | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE TWO FLAT FRONT TIRES, BUT THEY ARE OF PROPER I... |
| Feb 8, 2020 | STEERING | STEERING BECAME NOTCHY AND FELT LIKE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH. IT ALSO FELT LIK... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | STEERING | MY 2015 I3 REX JUST HAD THE STEERING GET REALLY HEAVY AS IF I HAD A FLAT AND IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. ... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | STEERING | MY 2015 I3 JUST HAD THE STEERING GET REALLY HEAVY AS IF I HAD A FLAT AND IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. IT... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | STEERING | IN LAST 4 WEEKS, ON TWO OCCASIONS STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF A & HARD TO TURN. BOTH TIMES THE STEERI... |
| Jun 29, 2019 | STEERING | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER POWERING-UP THE CAR, THE STEERING HAS BEEN VERY HEAVY AND PULLED TO EITH... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | STEERING | THE I3'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN ME DRIVING INTO ON... |
| May 2, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING HAS BECOME VERY STIFF REQUIRING A STRONG APPLICATION AT THE WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. |
| Apr 20, 2019 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREETS MULTIPLE EPISODES OF INTERMITTENT HEAVY, SLUGGISH, OR LOOSE... |
| Feb 15, 2019 | STEERING | IN DECEMBER I HAD A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR'S STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT- AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS D... |
| Dec 4, 2018 | STEERING | TWICE THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. EACH TIME THE FEEDBACK TO POWER ASSIST "FLO... |
| Aug 6, 2018 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING, STEERING BECAME HEAVY, NOTCHY. IT WOULD NOT CENTER ITSELF; FOR EXAMPLE, AROUND A TURN... |
| Mar 13, 2018 | STEERING | I AM REPORTING A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREE... |