Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 BMW i3 has 11 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
11
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2021 | STEERING | I had just turned on the car a few minutes prior to the incident and I was approaching an intersecti... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | STEERING | ROADS WERE CLEAR BUT EDGES SLUSHY. TEMP WAS 27 DEGREES.DROVE 2 MILES AT 40ISH MPH TO STARBUCKS, GOT... |
| Feb 20, 2020 | STEERING | AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE ON A CITY STREET, SUDDENLY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RI... |
| Sep 27, 2019 | STEERING | WHILEEXITING A PARKING PLACE ALONG A CURB - SLIGHT VEER OUT,ON DRY PAVEMENT, NIGHTIME, ON AN AVERAGE... |
| Aug 12, 2019 | STEERING | ELECTRIC STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. STEERING FELT SLUGGISH AND DID... |
| Jun 19, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | THERE IS RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION GOING UP HIL... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | STEERING | DROVE CAR 8 MILES AS NORMAL. GOT BACK IN CAR AND STEERING WAS ABNORMAL. FELT AS IF HAD A FLAT (WHICH... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT, STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT. I FELT RESISTANCE AND I CLEARLY ... |
| Feb 26, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES HEAVY, MAKING VEHICLE HARDER TO CONTROL. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BAC... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A PARKING SPORT OR ACCELERATING FROM LOW VELOCITY, THE... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | STEERING | SOME TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HEAVY ( HARD TO TURN) AND HAS A BIAS TO TURN ONE SIDE OV... |