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2011 BMW X3 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1402037
Internal NHTSA #	11018713
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	X3
Model Year	2011
File date	25/03/16
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x3. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel failed to turn left or right intermittently and the check engine and chassis malfunction warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the engine, and the vehicle returned to normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (bmw of north haven (located at 610 washington ave, north haven, ct 06473; (203) 239-7272) where it was diagnosed that the battery and the zgm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer two other times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to another dealer (european car - bosch car service located at 274 albany turnpike, canton, ct 06019; (860) 693-6383). The dealer stated that there was an open nhtsa campaign number: 11v341000 (steering) for the same failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-525-7417 and advised the contact to call nhtsa to have the vehicle added to the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 98,257.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	98257
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	AVON, CT
VIN pattern	5UXWX5C58BLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	28/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2011 BMW X3 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 BMW X3 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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