Problems with 2004 MINI Cooper STEERING

Mainly while cold and at low speed's the wheel suddenly becomes very hard to turn and i was told by a mechanic but it's a faulty hydraulic power steering problem

Very hard to turn steering wheel at times especially when moving slowly; coming to a turn at a light, backing out of a parking spot, etc.

I own a 2004 mini cooper. i was driving and lost all power steering almost causing a accident. there is a open recall on this issue. i contacted mini and they informed me that my vehicle was not included with the recall. i explained that my car was experiencing all the issues addressed in the recall, but they still would not help me out.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact stated that the steering wheel was difficult to turn in either direction. the electric power steering warning indicator was not illuminated. an unknown dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty, and was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering) and nhtsa action numbers: ea11005 (steering) and pe10038 (steering). the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was not available.

Mini cooper power steering pump failure. vehicle was recently driven and was parked on the street. we started the vehicle and backed up to pull out of the parking spot. there was no power steering. we had to attempt to back up again to get off of the street and in to the parking spot. a burning smell and smoke started from under the hood. the power steering pump and cooling fan had failed. there are documented issues with this failure. when i contacted the dealership, i was told the extended warranty for this issue expired in april. this happened june 12th.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact stated that the vehicle lost power steering and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering); however, the dealer refused to perform the repair due to the updated part previously being installed on the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 180,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering). the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be remedied; however, the contact believed that they did not inspect the vehicle. the contact was notified by a technician that it should have taken four hours to complete the inspection and perform any necessary repairs. the contact did not believe the repair was adequately performed. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 09/27/16*lj consumer stated the dealership said car was fine, consumer wants to know it if it was recalled why the parts were not replaced updated 6/12/18*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. . the contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact was able to pull the vehicle over and shut it down. the vehicle was restarted and functioned as normal. the dealer was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 145,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering electric pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 65,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. the contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 58,000. vin tool confirms parts unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v660000 (steering) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Vehicle intermittently becomes extremely difficult to steer.

Power steering has been an issue over a year or two. no total failures but it does not qualify as power steering. the cooling fan does not work. steering is not good....for powered steering that is. slow speed steering is horrendous and non existent.

I was driving around 40 miles per hour and the car abruptly slowed down then sped up without any warning, if another car was behind me, it would have caused some serious damage. now my car wouldn't shift shift out of first gear. i was told by my mechanic that the cvt transmission is gone. after reaching out to mini usa, they told me they haven't had any problem with this transmission and it's pass the warranty date. if the folks at mini usa had been honest with me i could have made the deadline for a settlement pertaining to the same problem they claimed they had no idea about. this product need to be recalled! after doing extensive research the cvt transmission have had problems all along and the company have been settling claims for quite some time. why are they allowed to run hard working folks into death because they know most of us can't and wouldn't pursue this matter. it will cost me 6500.00 for the part and another $2200 for labor, the car is now valued at $5500.00. it there something wrong with this?