The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that the BMW Z4 roadster and the Mazda3 have together been the subject of 140 complaints related to the loss of power steering, prompting the safety agency to open an investigation into more than 342,000 vehicles between the two models. From Automotive News:
"The model year 2007-2009 Mazda3s have had three reported crashes out of 33 complaints, and model year 2003-2005 BMW Z4s have had one crash and 107 complaints, NHTSA said."The BMW malfunction, according to NHTSA, may cause oversteer while turning and occurs at speeds of 45 mph or greater and at temperatures of 75 degrees or more. Complaints about the Mazda3 point to a loss of power-steering assist while in motion, which could lead to loss of vehicle control.
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