Steering wheel controls stopped working

Jeeves0501 · 10-08-2016, 11:32 PM

Recently discovered that no buttons on the steering wheel work anymore. Only time I'm able to get any response is when I turn the steering wheel all the way to the left. Older pages say it's the clock spring? Anyone experience this?

racermp · 10-09-2016, 08:08 AM

Seems like clock spring as u've researched as it works when you turn the steering.

zooch7 · 10-09-2016, 09:11 AM

I had new turbos put in and somehow in the process its common that the steering wheel gets turned too much and it breaks the clockspring. Its like $120 for the part and if you are a diy kinda person you can do it. Otherwise its like an hour of labor.

vautrain · 10-09-2016, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by racermp

Seems like clock spring as u've researched as it works when you turn the steering.

Does a bad clockspring render the airbag nonfunctional?

10-08-2016, 11:32 PM	#1
Jeeves0501 Private 2 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 07 328xi Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Steering wheel controls stopped working Recently discovered that no buttons on the steering wheel work anymore. Only time I'm able to get any response is when I turn the steering wheel all the way to the left. Older pages say it's the clock spring? Anyone experience this?
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racermp Major 190 Rep 937 Posts Drives: F30 330i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	Seems like clock spring as u've researched as it works when you turn the steering.
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zooch7 Private First Class 22 Rep 100 Posts Drives: 08 335i Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Eugene, OR iTrader: (0)	I had new turbos put in and somehow in the process its common that the steering wheel gets turned too much and it breaks the clockspring. Its like $120 for the part and if you are a diy kinda person you can do it. Otherwise its like an hour of labor.
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