2004 MINI COOPER Complaints

I HAVE LOST THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2004 MINI COOPER S AT LEAST TEN TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. ON EACH OCCASION THE POWER STEERING WAS ABSENT WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR AND RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS FIXED, AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH ELECTRICAL POWER AND REPLACED MY BATTERY. HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE PARKING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR TWO TIMES, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. I WILL BE RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS EVENING. *TR

DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2004 MINI COOPER. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME MUCH HARDER TO STEER, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TR

UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON 2004 MINI COOPER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PURCHASED THE 2004 MINI COOPER BEING UNAWARE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURES, AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED WHILE STRUGGLING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HOPE THEY ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE WHEN I STARTED RESEARCHING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS I FIND IT EXTREMELY DISTURBING THAT MINI HASN'T BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE ONE YET. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE HAPPENS DAILY SO TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN ALL OF THE CARS I HAVE PURCHASED THROUGH OUT MY ADULT LIFE. WHAT A SAFETY HAZARD! I AM SO THANKFUL MY GRANDCHILD WASN'T WITH ME THAT DAY. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAR. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE ON 2004 MINI COOPER. HARD TO STEER WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. ORDERED NEW PART FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN 2004 MINI COOPER S. VEHICLE PERFORMED FINE THE NIGHT BEFORE, THEN THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING THE NEXT MORNING. THIS IS THE THIRD INSTANCE OF THE PROBLEM I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THE BEST THING TO DO WAS RESTART THE CAR AND MAYBE THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF. THAT WORKED THE PREVIOUS 2 TIMES, BUT NOT THIS TIME. NOW I'M OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY OPERATED AS NORMAL BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,854.

MY 2004 MINI EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS IN FEB. OF 2011. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AT TIMES AND THEN NEARLY ALL THE TIME. GOT NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. MOSTLY FIXED BUT FELT ODD AT TIMES. STEERING BECAME PERMANENTLY DIFFICULT IN JUNE 2011 AND HAD PUMP REPLACED BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ADVISED TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. PLAN TO DO SO. STEERING BILLS AT ABOUT $2,000. *TR

2004 MINI COOPER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER HAS SPENT OVER $4800 IN REPAIRS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. *JB