[Healeys] Close call--no Healey content

Peter Schauss rpschauss at gmail.com
Thu Feb 25 07:03:14 MST 2010


Tom,

You should also report this to the NTHSA.

Which model BMW is it?  I am concerned because I have an '04 330i.

- Peter Schauss


On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote:
> Wife was driving her BMW (04) to work yesterday--having travelled 13 miles
on a
> fast heavily travelled parkway and was pulling into her parking lot.  As
she
> tried to turn the steering wheel, it suddenly went loose and she could
literally
> spin it around and around with ZERO effect on the wheels!
>
> AAA to BMW dealer.  Found that the bolt holding the steering rod to the
steering
> rack, via a universal joint, had completely backed out and fallen into a
tray
> below it and the rod had separated from the rack UJ!
>
> They are still trying to find out why it came out and as yet, no findings.
>
> I sent a note to Corporate BMW and they have asked for VIN info and said
they
> would review the issue.  We will see.
>
> I shudder to think what would have happened had it dropped out and the rod
> separated from the rack while she was at 70MPH on a morning rush hour
traffic
> route.  Not to mention that she was on about 2 miles of city streets with
ped's
> around.
>
> Heck--even the old XKE's may lose a bolt out of this area, but I believe
the
> steering rod would stay inside the rack UJ giving you control over the
wheels.
>
> We will see what happens.
>
> tom
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