2004 MINI COOPER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. I AM A 280 POUND MAN AND I CAN BARELY TURN . ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT TIMES IT FEELS HARDER TO TURN, ONCE AGAIN LIKE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY I-25, TAKING A SHARP TURN AT 50 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. I NEARLY MISSED THE TURN AND ALMOST CRASH DOWN THE ON-RAMP, WHICH WOULD'VE PLACED ME HEADING PERPENDICULAR STRAIGHT INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 04 MINI COOPER AT FREEWAY SPEED, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE NEW POWER STEERING PUMP ALONE WILL COST ME OVER 600 DOLLARS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THE UNIT. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME IN EXCESS OF 1000 DOLLARS, WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD AT THIS MOMENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN THE 04 MINI COOPER HAVE BEEN FILED. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU FORESEE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

AT 35 MPH I NOTICED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING (PS). I WAS DIVING ON 2 LANE WINDING COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS AND ENDED UP IN THE ONCOMING LANE BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. LUCKILY WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THE MOST TERRIFYING THING IS WHEN PS IT'S DEAD FOR A WHILE AND THEN SUDDENLY COMES BACK ON. IF YOU ARE IN A CORNER, BECAUSE YOU'VE JUST BEEN MUSCLING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND PS COMES BACK YOU WILL BE SUDDENLY OVER-STEER AND VEER OUT OF YOUR LANE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTO WASHINGTON, DC. THE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, BUT IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS TRAFFIC WAS GOING 70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF AT AN EXIT, AND STOP IT ON THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE CAR, AT WHICH TIME THE POWER STEERING APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS WAS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TEN. IN OTHER INSTANCES, THE POWER STEERING FAILS DURING PARALLEL PARKING IN THE TIGHT SPACES ON CITY STREETS. THIS IS UNPREDICTABLE, HOWEVER -- MONTHS CAN PASS WITH NO PROBLEM, AND THEN IT STARTS AGAIN. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. FEELS LIKE THE STEERING LOCKS UP BUT CAN STILL STEER WHEN USING A LOT OF STRENGTH. SINCE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. USUALLY AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. *TR

MY MINI WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE IN IT, I COULD NOT STEER IT. THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME (ABOUT 5 MILES) BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP WONT SHUT OFF AFTER VEHICLE IS DISABLED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WILL DISABLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR