Power steering failure

thedoctor · 11-20-2016, 07:44 AM

Wonder if anyone can assist me... I had power steering failure a few weeks back while doing some track laps. The steering basically stiffened up completely as if there was no power steering function. After parking the car and letting it sit for about 2 hours or so, it seemed like everything was fine and back to normal. I took the car to BMW and they said they couldn't pick up any errors or issues when they checked it. I got the car back and everything seemed ok. Drove it a few times and no issues. But today I did one lap again at a local track and the same thing happened! Parked car and after an hour or so everything seemed back to normal and then drove it home, but as I was approaching my house the steering stiffened up again!

Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.

TrevorM3 · 11-20-2016, 08:21 AM

Uhm. Stop driving it and tow it to the dealer..

Vitacura · 11-20-2016, 03:10 PM

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11-20-2016, 07:44 AM	#1
thedoctor New Member 6 Rep 27 Posts Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	Power steering failure Wonder if anyone can assist me... I had power steering failure a few weeks back while doing some track laps. The steering basically stiffened up completely as if there was no power steering function. After parking the car and letting it sit for about 2 hours or so, it seemed like everything was fine and back to normal. I took the car to BMW and they said they couldn't pick up any errors or issues when they checked it. I got the car back and everything seemed ok. Drove it a few times and no issues. But today I did one lap again at a local track and the same thing happened! Parked car and after an hour or so everything seemed back to normal and then drove it home, but as I was approaching my house the steering stiffened up again! Does anyone know what could be causing this? Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.
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11-20-2016, 08:21 AM	#2
TrevorM3 Banned 3322 Rep 8,083 Posts Drives: 6.3 AMG Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Uhm. Stop driving it and tow it to the dealer..
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11-20-2016, 03:10 PM	#3
Vitacura Ich Liebe mein BMW 413 Rep 887 Posts Drives: 21 M240i CV, 23 X1 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tampa Bay iTrader: (0)	This thread came to mind while reading this thread.
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