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2004 BMW 7 SERIES Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	680622
Internal NHTSA #	10232203
Manufacurer	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Brand	BMW
Model	7 SERIES
Model Year	2004
File date	18/06/08
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When vehicle comes to a complete stop on an incline with the steering wheel turned full chocked to either the left or right the steering wheel freezes and cannot be turned to the opposite direction. It will not free up until i shift the transmission in reverse and back up a few feet. At that point it will unfreeze with a jerk and operate correctly. This has happened on about 6 occasions. I notified the local dealer where i purchased the car, used with 52,000 miles. It now has 55,000 miles and i've had the vehicle for about 9 months. The dealers service shop could not duplicate the failure and could not find any error codes in the obd. I believe that the vehicle has to be on an incline, which is the case with my driveway, where it happened 4 of the 6 times. The most recent incidence happened on my next door neighbor's driveway which also has a moderately steep incline.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HENDERSONVILLE, NC
VIN pattern	WBAGL63444DXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
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	16/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 BMW 7 SERIES Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW 7 SERIES Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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