Bmw 330CI steering problems
10 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
291 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
93,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 170 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
10 of 291 complaints match this topic (3.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10086860 · 2004-08-14 (August 14, 2004)
I BOUGHT A 2001 BMW 330CIC [XXX] IN OCT. OF 2003 FROM A PRIVATE PERSON. BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR I PAID ~$200 TO A BMW DEALER AND GOT IT CHECKED FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD ~ 53K MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS. HENCE I WENT AND BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THIS PRIVATE OWNER. JUST AFTER 2 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CONTROL BUSHINGS THAT COST ME ABOUT ~$500 AND AFTER ANOTHER 2 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT BAD. I PAID ABOUT $800 FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND PARTS. NOW JUST A FEW DAYS AGO THE CAR STOPPED DRIVING IN REVERSE. I HAV…
Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086860 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10160346 · 2006-06-21 (June 21, 2006)
AFTER ONLY 39,000 MILES OF VERY GENTLE DRIVING, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SCRAP ON MY 2001 BMW 330CI. SYMPTOM SHOW UP AS A JERK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES ARE QUICKLY APPLIED. FRONT WHEELS CAN ALSO BE OBSERVED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY AN ONLOOKER MOVING WITHIN THE WHEEL WELL WHEN VEHICLE GETS ROLLING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THEN RELEASED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN HIGH WEAR AREA. INTEND TO CLAIM FROM BMW EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY PERIOD. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160346 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10315558 · 2010-03-02 (March 2, 2010)
2001 BMW 330CI POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS BMW HAS SEVERAL THAT SHAFT BREAKS AT ANY TIME ANY SPEED RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS(WIFE) ; REVERSING OUT OF DRIVE WAY 4 MPG. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 117,494 miles reported. Look up ODI 10315558 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10319267 · 2010-03-12 (March 12, 2010)
2:00 PM I LEFT GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO TO GO TO A MEETING AT 49TH AND NOME STREET. I ARRIVED AT MY MEETING IN MY BMW AT APPROXIMATELY AT 2:30 WITH NO PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. 4:00 PM I LEFT THE MEETING. THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING WITH A DISTINCT ODOR 4:08 PM I DROVE ONTO EAST BOUND I-70 AND CONTINUED ON I-70 UNTIL THE RAMP TO SOUTHBOUND I-225, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OR SO. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME. MY WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND I HAD THE RADIO ON. I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC E…
Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10319267 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 564992 · 2002-04-10 (April 10, 2002)
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING SHAFT FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A PARKED CAR. DEALER FOUND THE VEHICLE WAS BOTTOMED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING SHAFT TO BREAK/SHATTER, LETTER IS WRITTEN BY CLARENCE DITLOW FROM THE CENTER OF AUTO SAFETY, CONSUMERS NAME WAS NOT GIVEN. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 564992 at NHTSA ↗