Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2007 BMW X3 has 20 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Summary of complaint: We own a 2007 BMW X3 SUV that we have taken to the BMW Mt. Laurel NJ dealersh... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | STEERING,ENGINE | I just purchased a bmw x3 2007 the 2nd week of March 2022. Immediately, after driving home and park... |
| Sep 29, 2017 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | POWER STEERING PULLEY COMES INTO CONTACT OF AXLE CARRIER, IT'S A CLEAR DESIGN FLAW AND THIS CAR HASN... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | STEERING | THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL IS MALFUNCTIONING AND PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. |
| Mar 28, 2017 | STEERING,WHEELS | STEERING WHEEL LOCK (RED SYMBOL ON THE NOTIFICATION SCREEN). VEHICLECLE WILL NO LONGER START. NOTHIN... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | STEERING | THE STEERING LOCK WARNING LIGHT IN RED DISPLAY. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO REPL... |
| Jan 30, 2016 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | RED ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK ICON ON SCREEN AND CAR WILL NOT START OR TURN OVER. RADIO WORKS AND... |
| Jan 2, 2016 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | NO STAR NO LIGHT NO POWER ONLY LIGHT FOR STEERING LOCK |
| Sep 21, 2015 | STEERING | I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT IT WOULD NOT START. I GOT A RED ELV STEERING COLUMN... |
| Sep 17, 2015 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | BATTERY DIED. JUMPSTARTED, DROVE FOR A BIT. TURNED OFF, TURNED BACK ON DROVE HOME. PARKED THE CAR. T... |
| Feb 13, 2015 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. ITS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS BUT BMW DOESN'T ISSUE A RECA... |
| Dec 29, 2014 | STEERING | YELLOW WARNING LIGHT INDICATED WHEEL IS LOCKED; CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | STEERING | DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT ~20MPH AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED ... |
| Aug 16, 2014 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | EXPERIENCING RECURRENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING MULTIPLE EPISODES OF COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWE... |
| Mar 16, 2012 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY 2007 BMW 335I BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER DURING A DRIVE DOWN A STEEP GRADE. A BATTERY NOT CHARGING... |
| Mar 11, 2012 | STEERING | RED STEERING WHEEL LOCK WARNING LIGHT. I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY BMW OWNERS AND HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AN... |
| Feb 6, 2012 | STEERING | A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR (STEERING WHEEL WITH PAD LOCK). I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY AS... |
| Feb 6, 2012 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING AND A RED LIGHT WITH A STEERING WHEEL AND PAD LOCK CAME ON. I CONTACTED SOMEONE REGARD... |
| Nov 21, 2011 | STEERING | THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR IS ON. MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE STEERING WHEEL. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AT IT SEEMS... |
| Oct 26, 2008 | STEERING | ON 10/27/08 I PURCHASED AND DROVE A 2007 CPO BMW X3 3.0SI SAV FROM BMW ENCINITAS IN CALIFORNIA. FROM... |