Picked up my car from the train station parking lot last night and was greeted by a STEERING MALFUNCTION warning. Something along the lines of "stop vehicle, fluid leaking, danger" etc. I have noticed of late that I probably need at least passenger upper/lower control arms based on the sounds I've heard and my e39 experience with suspension failures.

So, is this warning related? Something bigger? Only one way to find out I guess... to the STEALER it goes. Please be covered by CPO (prays to the e60 gods).

 

did you check your power steering fluid level?

 

fluid level is low
just happened to me
fill it up and off you go

 

Plan on checking it first thing when I get home (from work - ugh) today! Hopefully that's the easy squeezy culprit.

 

use only pentosin chf 11s
available at most german car dealers and sometimes napa.