Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 BMW Z4 has 55 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
55
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2024 | STEERING | The electronic steering has failed several times while driving. This makes it very difficult to main... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | STEERING | In hot weather, the steering binds, making keeping the car in the correct lane extremely difficult. ... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | STEERING | When the car gets hot (parked in the sun) the steering becomes knotchy or sticky and the car becomes... |
| Sep 15, 2021 | STEERING | The Steering wheel gets Hard, looks like power steering gets disabled automatically while driving, m... |
| Aug 12, 2021 | STEERING | When the outside temperatures are warmer (mid 80's and above) the steering wheel will stick in the c... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | STEERING | During warm weather the steering will momentary stick while driving which requires additional force ... |
| Jun 29, 2020 | STEERING | VEHICLE STEERING BECOMES "STICKY" AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO WARM TEMPERATURES. THIS CAUSES T... |
| Jul 18, 2019 | STEERING | VERY STICKY STEERING, DANGEROUS IN HOT WEATHER, THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT SOMETIMES REQUIRES SI... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING APPEARS TO BE STICKING OR STAYING AT A CERTAIN POINT IN THE STEERING RADIUS. I ALMOST VEERE... |
| Oct 8, 2018 | STEERING | RECURRING PROBLEM WITH STEERING INPUT EFFORT WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. THE STEERING STICKS WHEN IN T... |
| Sep 28, 2017 | STEERING | STEERING IS EXTREMELY NOTCHY AND UNPREDICTABLE, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS. WHEN IN MOTION, THE STEERIN... |
| Aug 16, 2017 | STEERING | DURING WEATHER ABOVE 80 DEGREES, THE STEERING BECOMES "TWITCHY" OR "NOTCHY," NO LONGER SMOOTH, BUT R... |
| May 19, 2017 | STEERING | ON WARM DAYS THE STEERING ON MY 2006 BMW Z4 BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND UNPREDICTABLE. ON HOT DAYS IT I... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | STEERING | FAULTY STEERING WITH OUR 2006 BMW Z4. THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO STICKING STEERING IN HOT... |
| Jun 15, 2016 | STEERING | IN HIGHER TEMPERATURES THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A VERY STICKY FEELING, FEELS UNSAFE. STEERING WILL NO... |
| May 25, 2016 | STEERING | THE STEERING IS VERY STICKY, SCARY WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE WARM. IT HAS SCARED ME TO THE POINT WHERE I... |
| Dec 9, 2015 | STEERING | MY 2006 BMW Z4 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING GETTING STUCK OR NOTCHY DURING WARMER TEMPERATURES. TH... |
| Sep 10, 2015 | STEERING | STEERING IS "STICKY" WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. FEEL A RESISTANCE WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT THUS R... |
| Jul 17, 2015 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING STEERING IS HARD TO TURN LOTS OF RESISTANCE THEN MOVES AND IS LOOSE . THIS COMES AND ... |
| May 1, 2015 | STEERING | FAULTY STEERING. STEERING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF STICKY STEERING. IN HOT WEATHER THE VEHICLE IS UN... |