# 2008 BMW M3 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1111019` · 2014-09-18 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** M3
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 45,800
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
INCIDENT 1  I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER THE SIGNAL AND ENTERING INTO THE FREEWAY AT 25 MPH, AND DURING THE TURN, THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCLINATION IN THE ROAD LIKE A BUMP AND  THE CAR LANDED ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AND IMMEDIATELY THE I LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAD DSC (DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND BRAKE WARNING AND I WAS THIS CLOSE TO GETTING RAMMED BY A TRUCK FROM BEHIND AND I HURT MY HAND DURING THIS EVENT BECAUSE I COULD HARDLY STEER MY CAR AND BARELY PULLED ON TO THE CURB OF THE FREEWAY.   HOW CAN A BMW BE SO DELICATE, IT CANT HANDLE A BUMP AND IF IT CANNOT, THEN WHY DID I LOOSE STEERING CONTROL ?    INCIDENT 2  2 WEEKS  BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAD A CLUTCH BEARING FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND DID AND RETRIEVE, I COULD NOT CHANGE THE GEAR AND ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR CAME TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.      THE VEHICLE IS PRE-CERTIFIED BY BMW AND IT'S BEEN ONLY 4 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.  *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*