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JRH406

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I have just bought a 2005 Z4 and I very quickly encountered an issue with the steering where it loses it's fluidity and makes the wheel more difficult to move. I encountered this whilst driving with the hood down and the climate control on hot. I went on the internet to see whether this was a common occurance and actually found lots of threads titled "Z4 sticky steering" on various different sites. People having experienced the same problem, but surprisingly no references on this site.

From reading the threads I know in the US that there has been an acceptance with BMW dealers that there is an issue. Evidently it is because the ECU, which is attached to the steering column, is too sensitive to heat, unfortunately this sits just behind the heater vent to the right of your steering wheel. The only remedy is to change the Steering Column for a later model.

I phoned my local BMW dealer in Bournemouth and they had never come across this before ? Does anyone know of any UK precedence on this please ?

Love the car by the way but this is dertacting from the experience and I feel downright dangerous.

Many thanks

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That model may have had a "Recall" notification ... Gonna have a quick look ...

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Sorry, the only recall on the Z4 was for a dodgy Fuel Pump...

IMHO.. If the steering system has an ECU then it must have sensors too, get a workshop manual and hunt them down and firstly check conns and condition then maybe find a way of testing...

Just a thought mate.

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