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2007 BMW X3 SAV — STEERING

crash · 1108925 · 2014-09-12

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X3 SAV
Year
2007
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT ~20MPH AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED (AS WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND PARK THE VEHICLE, WITH NO ABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING). THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. ENDED UP HAVING TO BUMP INTO THE CURB AND STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT WAS FINE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS INSPITE OF HAVING IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND DRIVING IT AROUND. SUSPECTS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT IS NOT SURE SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR WERE THEY ABLE TO SEE ANY LOGS OF ISSUES IN THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. VEHICLE IS RUNNING OK NOW. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10632824
Machine
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