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2011 BMW X3 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1438733
Internal NHTSA #	11062056
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	X3
Model Year	2011
File date	22/12/17
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After the engine was turned on, the vehicle's steering wheel was locked with an warning message of "chassis stability/steering. Chassis stability malfunction. Traction reduced. A change in steering behavior or steering wheel angle is possible. Continued driving is possible. Drive moderately. Have the system checked by the nearest bmw center." restarted the car multiple times at which point, the steering system felt fine again. After driving it for less than 10 miles on city streets, the vehicle's power steering stopped working in the midst of driving on the road. The car was extremely difficult to steer and had to come to a stop on a busy road. Tried restarting the car multiple time but kept getting the error message "steering response affected! Drive moderately. Have the system checked by the nearest bmw center." it had to be towed on a flatbed to a shop at this point. The car just barely hit 50k (50,0049) miles and had been keeping up with the maintenance regularly in the past.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50049
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOS ANGELES, CA
VIN pattern	5UXWX5C59BLXXXXXX
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	18/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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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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