Below you may see the STEERING components and the number of complaints they received.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mini cooper s. while driving 40 mph and attempting to make a turn, the power steering failed. as a result, the contact cra...
First incident: vehicle mileage 37004 (12/31/2009): 2004 mini cooper s was being driven on surface streets and power steering was lost without warnin...
Power steering pump failed while driving
The power steering is very stiff to drive and cannot drive my cooper because i can no longer steer the vehicle.
When you turn wheel left or right it makes a noise and it's very hard to turn. so i think it's the steering: electric power assist system. recall id # 240625.
Power steering is malfunctioning. it come and goes for a couple of days while in a winding road. took it to the dealer and they replace some lines. a few moths later it started having issues with at the beginning of the driving after the car has been idle for more than 2 hours. now the power steering is totally not working at all.
The car was in motion when suddenly the steering wheel became very hard and the driver lost control, almost causing an accident. there has been a recall for mini cooper s vehicles (15v-xxx safety recall) involving the electric-hydraulic power steering system. the recall includes 2002-2005 models, and extends the warranty up to 13 years or up to 150,000 miles. our vehicle falls under those requirements, and is a 2005 model and has 69,751 miles, yet we were told that there are no existing recalls for our vehicle, even though we suspect that the incident we had involves the hydraulic steering system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper s. while driving various speeds, the contact experienced intermittent power steering failure. the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering); however, mini of marin (5880 paradise dr, corte madera, ca 94925, (415) 887-2194) and the manufacturer were contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was unknown.
I have been driving mini s 2007 for more than a year with no serious issues other than one check engine light issue, which was resolved simply by a mechanic check at bmw service center. on sunday evening may 26, 2019, as i was planning to go out, i observed the steering alert sign on. i tried restarting and shutting off engine multiple times thinking it may be an electronic aberration which may be kicked away by brute force of restarting the ignition. after 30-45 minutes of this fruitless exercise, i turned my attention online where i found numerous auto blogs of starting the car with jumpers battery to replacing power steering fluid. since mini service was closed, i had to seek help from my insurance company. they sent a person after two hours to use jumpers, but that did not help either. we were able to check the power steering fluid , and that was also full to the mark. on further research online, i discovered to my utter disappointment that mini coopers have been plagued with power steering issues due to inherent flaw of placement and design of power steering pump. it is very well ...
Occasionally the steering over my mini cooper s is becoming very hard. it seems like the power steering is failing. the car then can only be steered with a lot of difficulty. i can no longer risk to have my daughter or wife drive this car. i checked the steering fluid and it is at optimal levels. it usually happens at lower speed, but i have not driven it on the freeway since this issue started to appear.
Steering pump transmission weening not wanting to change gears right