motopokep

Anyone had this problem? Usually comes on very cold days, car drives fine, then, if especially I don't warm her up well, I make a sharp turn, or an abrupt stop, I get:

"Steering malfunction: Possible hazard from fluid loss in steering or suspension hydraulic system"

I turn the ignition off, turn it back on, and error goes away. Then again, abrupt stop, sharp turn, comes on again...but not always.

Anyone had this before? I have BMW hydraulic fluid in a green tin continer, where do I top it off?

thanx.

04 E60

healthservices

Of course location is dependant on what motor you have.

amit1947

I had the steering malfunction on my non-active steering car happen on a few cold mornings. I replaced the steering fluid and havnt seen it since.

Phil75070

Likewise - just add Pentosin CHF 11 S hydraulic Fluid where shown in HealthServices' post above.

crash2646

I took my car to the dealer for same issue - they said this is common on cold mornings if the fluid isnt full (Most of the time this is the issue). they topped it off and i got the error a week later - brought it back and they found a Fault in the steering optics 'eye' (SZL Control Unit - Tagged my Warranty for about $900)

Freewilly

Had the same problem a couple weeks ago, received warning messages almost every morning. Took it to my mechanic, and he top off the steering fluid, haven?t seen the problem since.

motopokep

i had this problem 4 years ago when i bought the car, they seemed to have replaced some parts because they found a leak and made me purchase a $30 bottle of CHF oil, which i kept.

So I did top it off today, it was nearly empty, and i've had no problems all day. thanx for the tip

rmcd

Timely thread.

I had this problem today as well. "Precious" had sat at the airport for 2 days. Since this happened just after having some rather expensive front end suspension work done, I was suspicious that they screwed something up.

Call the dealer who mentioned that low fluid is almost the only time he's seen this. And this thread confirms it as a cause.

Thanks again e60forum.

Cheers

pitchar

Low fluid, dealer filled it up. Wish the warning would say "low steering fluid" and not "Steering Malfunction...."

SFS550

Had this happen to me today. I didn't read this thread but had a feeling it was the power steering. Went and bought the CHF 11S myself for $25 and topped it off my self. Problem solved!