There are 1 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2017 BMW X4 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE VEHICLE'S DASH AND INFOTAINMENT SCREENS WILL FLICKER OR STAY OFF FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WILL DISPLAY VARIOUS ERRORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET THROWN INTO NEUTRAL, ON SOME OCCASIONS THE CAR WILL TURN OFF. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, YOU WILL REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY FROM PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY OR WHILE IN THE TURNPIKE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT FOR OVER 50 DAYS OVER THE COURSE OF 3 MONTHS. BMW HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE CAR. THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT CONTAINS TWO YOUTUBE LINKS WHERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ISSUES.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.