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2005 BMW 5 SERIES Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	703613
Internal NHTSA #	10251091
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2005
File date	06/12/08
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving my car and was in the middle of a turn through an intersection when my belt tensioner and broke. My car is equipped with bmw's "active steering" system that is driven by the serpentine belt. When the belt broke, i was not able to steer my car and it felt like the steering column was locked. I barely avoided an accident with another vehicle and ended crashing on to the median. My kids were in the car with me at the time. If my wife was driving the car, she would have crashed into the other vehicle because the forced required to turn the steering was extremely high. I've driven cars without power steering before, and this is nothing like it. Normally cars can turn when moving - even with no power steering, but with a defective "active steering" system, i was barely able to move the steering wheel. My car had only 52000 miles and it was serviced at the dealer at 48000 miles and nothing was detected. The dealer said the casting of the tensioner pulley broke and the pulley came off and made the belt snap, thereby losing my steering control. I consider myself very lucky that i was able to avoid a major accident and i do not want other people to get injured or die due to this mechanical defect. This happened very suddenly and without warning. This condition not only causes the loss of steering, but can also lead to engine overheating and battery discharge since this pulley also drives the alternator and water pump.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	52000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRAYSLAKE, IL
VIN pattern	WBANB33555BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	13/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 BMW 5 SERIES Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 BMW 5 SERIES Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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