AS failure
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Originally Posted by drjochen' post='332278' date='Sep 8 2006, 08:08 AM
Well, it was the steering wheel sensor.
But now the active steering feels less well defined at center.
Its almost like it has 5 degrees or so of freedom where you can turn the wheel and nothing happens.
Feels almost like a Lexus steering now, but only around the center point. The rest is perfectly fine...
But now the active steering feels less well defined at center.
Its almost like it has 5 degrees or so of freedom where you can turn the wheel and nothing happens.
Feels almost like a Lexus steering now, but only around the center point. The rest is perfectly fine...
This also happened to my 550i, and my dealer (Classic BMW in Richardson, Texas) took care of it promptly and without issue. I had a nice X5 3.0i loaner, with 750 miles on it. Brand new, basically. The car was in at 8am and out by 2pm. Very fast and now, it feels to me like before.
Regards, Michael.
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2009 335i coupe
My January 06 build 530 just started showing this error message today. The steering feels much looser and it certainly doesn't have the typical quickness of AS at lower speeds. Oh well, at least the first six months were trouble free. 
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Originally Posted by drjochen' post='332278' date='Sep 8 2006, 06:08 AM
Well, it was the steering wheel sensor.
But now the active steering feels less well defined at center.
Its almost like it has 5 degrees or so of freedom where you can turn the wheel and nothing happens.
Feels almost like a Lexus steering now, but only around the center point. The rest is perfectly fine...
But now the active steering feels less well defined at center.
Its almost like it has 5 degrees or so of freedom where you can turn the wheel and nothing happens.
Feels almost like a Lexus steering now, but only around the center point. The rest is perfectly fine...
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Yes, after I had it fixed. The center feeling is different. My wife confirmed it. Strange... Well, maybe I will have to go back to get the recall with the rear struts done anyway....
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Originally Posted by drjochen' post='333176' date='Sep 11 2006, 04:42 AM
Yes, after I had it fixed. The center feeling is different. My wife confirmed it. Strange... Well, maybe I will have to go back to get the recall with the rear struts done anyway....
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