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Sorry to hear about your troubles. EPS stands for Electric Power Steering, but there're electronics involved, of course. It's a shame that EPS is becoming the PS method of choice (even for BMW), but I saw it coming on small cars due to being much cheaper than a hydraulic system, and a noticeable fuel economy advantage on small engines. All 3-series BMWs (except current M3) are using it now, and that's exactly what ALL new 5-series have, with the excuse it was needed for their optional 'parking assist' in some models. I wonder how reliable it's going to be, but at least we have 5 years of warranty on that (wish it had the 10yr/100K warranty though). Please keep us posted. You're the second person to report a problem. The other guy has a screeching sound and was told to wait until 12K miles to see if it goes away. You did much better :thumbsup:. Take care.

 

[elp_jc]

QUOTE (Dave Priz @ May 27 2010, 07:58 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=327115

I would say it's more of a feature than a detriment.

Good point. I read Koreans like to be able to turn the steering wheel with a finger all the time, and they've been firming up the feel as speed increases. I don't mind it being light at low speeds. In fact, my M3 is the same way, and I was turned off at the beginning, but it firms up MUCH more after road speed increases (even with servotronic turned off), so I actually welcome the extra boots when parking, as the steering wheel is quite small. By the way, all other 3-series and all new 5-series (inlcuding M5) now have electric power steering. I saw that coming, but what a shame, as there's no comparison in feel from the two to me, but if you haven't experienced the steering feel of an M3 (or a Porsche Cayman), you're probably not going to feel much difference with a good electric power steering, like on current 3s. I just don't like it, but it's much cheaper, lighter, saps almost no power from the engine, and you can add features like 'parking assist', which requires an electric motor to operate the steering. THOSE would scare me as they can literally turn the steering wheel without your input, but the worst that can happen with a EPS failure is steering gets heavier, which is manageable even for a weakling at speed.