BMW 2014 X3 - Drive Stabilisation / Steering! Drive Moderately

fkiani · 06-01-2023, 05:10 PM

Hello…I am hoping someone on this forum is able to help / steer me in the right direction.

I have a 2014 X3 3.0d which is causing a few problems. When driving I am getting a Drive Stabilisation Drive Moderately error on the dash followed shortly after with Steering! Drive moderately. Sometimes the steering error clears immediately when pressing OK on the idrive and other times it stays on with a loss of power steering. The drive stabilisation error persists after it appears. After parking and turning off the car the errors usually clear themselves but upon driving the errors return.

More recently the steering completely ‘locks’ up and it becomes a struggle to even turn the steering a few inches. This usually clears up if the car is left unused overnight / couple of days but is obviously signs that things are getting worse.

I have hooked up the car to ISTA and pulled off the codes. Was hoping the collective knowledge on the forum can give me some insight on what’s causing the issue. I have booked the car in with a local BMW specialist but they are unable to check the car out until the end of this month so looking to see if I can pinpoint what the issue might be. Thanks!

fkiani · 06-03-2023, 03:30 PM

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

pungo · 06-03-2023, 03:57 PM

Have you followed the service plan within ista to diagnose the issue(s)

fkiani · 06-22-2023, 03:50 PM

Just to update in case someone faces a similar issue…for me the issue turned out to be a faulty harness / wiring - more specifically the harness / wiring for the EPS control module part number 61129315074. The wiring was severely corroded which would explain all the errors and no comms with eps. Replacement cable is £30 from BMW.

06-01-2023, 05:10 PM	#1
fkiani New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW X5 2014 xDrive 50i Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: UAE iTrader: (0)	BMW 2014 X3 - Drive Stabilisation / Steering! Drive Moderately Hello…I am hoping someone on this forum is able to help / steer me in the right direction. I have a 2014 X3 3.0d which is causing a few problems. When driving I am getting a Drive Stabilisation Drive Moderately error on the dash followed shortly after with Steering! Drive moderately. Sometimes the steering error clears immediately when pressing OK on the idrive and other times it stays on with a loss of power steering. The drive stabilisation error persists after it appears. After parking and turning off the car the errors usually clear themselves but upon driving the errors return. More recently the steering completely ‘locks’ up and it becomes a struggle to even turn the steering a few inches. This usually clears up if the car is left unused overnight / couple of days but is obviously signs that things are getting worse. I have hooked up the car to ISTA and pulled off the codes. Was hoping the collective knowledge on the forum can give me some insight on what’s causing the issue. I have booked the car in with a local BMW specialist but they are unable to check the car out until the end of this month so looking to see if I can pinpoint what the issue might be. Thanks! Attached Images
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fkiani New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW X5 2014 xDrive 50i Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: UAE iTrader: (0)	Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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pungo Colonel 880 Rep 2,547 Posts Drives: Z4MC-X3-35i-525i, Corrado G60 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW X3 x35i [0.00] 2001 BMW 525i [0.00] 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [8.76]	Have you followed the service plan within ista to diagnose the issue(s)
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06-22-2023, 03:50 PM	#4
fkiani New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW X5 2014 xDrive 50i Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: UAE iTrader: (0)	Just to update in case someone faces a similar issue…for me the issue turned out to be a faulty harness / wiring - more specifically the harness / wiring for the EPS control module part number 61129315074. The wiring was severely corroded which would explain all the errors and no comms with eps. Replacement cable is £30 from BMW.
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