2004 MINI COOPER Complaints

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENTERING TURN, AND CAR WAS HARD TO STEER, HAD TO JERK WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE WITH MINE AND OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH FOR CAR DEALERS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *KB

POWER STEERING JUST CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. YOU HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF ENGINE AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO (I GUESS) RESET THE POWER STEERING. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT YOU CANNOT PULL OVER AND ESPECIALLY ON A CURVY ROAD. *KB

I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, I DID SAFELY MAKE IT HOME AND GOT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE IT SEEMS THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE FOR SURE, BUT I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE FAN ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO IT WOULD NOT CUT OFF, AND KILLED MY BATTERY, SO OF COURSE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN FOR A ESTIMATE FOR THE STEERING, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SEIZE. THIS FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FAILED STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY ON 2004 COOPER S WITH 60K MILES. FAILURE OF STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY CREATED LOSS OF STEERING AND INDUCES UNSAFE DRIVING SCENARIO. FROM THE SHOWROOM, THIS VEHICLE (AND OTHERS OF THIS ERA) HAS PROVIDED A UNIQUE WHINE FROM THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER WOULD LATER INFORM ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL TO THE BMW MINI LINE. YEARS LATER THIS FEATURE HAS BECOME A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS CONFIRMED AND BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. BMW (THE MANUFACTURER) HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR DEVELOPED A REPAIRABLE SOLUTION TOWARDS THIS FLAWED CHARACTERISTIC. ANOTHER TOYOTA IN THE MAKING?.. I HOPE NOT. *TR

1)WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN NORMAL WARM DAY TEMPERATURES IN DENVER, CO MY POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL MY CAR. 2)HAS STAYED FAILED 3)WILL HAVE TO GET A REBUILT OR NEW PUMP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED AND ENTERED A "ROUNDABOUT" CIRCLE. THE SYSTEM NOT ONLY STOPPED PROVIDING STEERING ASSIST, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL STAYED IN THE RIGHT TURN POSITION (DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER) WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD SURFACE. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS COMPLETED FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE (ESPECIALLY MY FOR WIFE WHO WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INITIAL FAILURE OCCURRED). DO TO THE NON-FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM, WHEN MAKING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL STAYS IN THE TURNED POSITION WHICH REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO QUICKLY MANEUVER THE CAR TO PREVENT IT FROM CONTINUING TO VEER OFF OF THE ROAD SURFACE ~ THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT AT ALL SPEEDS WITH ALL DEGREES OF STEERING INPUT. IN SIMPLE TERMS: IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS FULLY TURNED "HARD" TO THE LEFT, IT WILL STAY IN THAT POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TURNING AND WILL NOT START ITS RETURN TO THE CENTER "STRAIGHT" POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. ASIDE FROM THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST (WHICH MAKES NORMAL STEERING VERY DIFFICULT AT ALL SPEEDS), THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONAL ISSUE (AS NOTED ABOVE) INTRODUCES A VERY UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE.

THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2004 MINI COOPER WITH NO NOTICE IN CITY TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER STEERING WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED FOR $1144.11 AND FOUND IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

IT WAS SO SCARY TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE TURNS ON FREEWAY! ON MY WAY BACK FROM WORK SAN FRANCISCO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING VERY STIFF POWER STEERING HALF WAY AND THE SITUATION GOT WORSE AND WORSE. TO THE END I ALMOST COULDN'T MAKE TURNS. I BARELY CAN FINALLY PARK THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE AND I WAS HORRIFIED BY THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT. BROUGHT THE CAR TO GET CHECKED AND IT TURNED OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN I CAN AFFORD BUT CAN I NOT TO GET THAT REPAIRED? I NEEDED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK ETC. MINI COOPER SHOULD RECALL THIS POWER STEERING PUMP. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

BACKING OUT OF PARKING PLACE, CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE POWER STEERING YET DUE TO COST. *TR