CarComplaints.com Notes: Power steering problems are a major issue with the 2004 Mini Cooper, with hundreds of owners reporting complaints to the NHTSA about their power steering suddenly failing while driving.
Some power steering failures have caused crashes & injuries. Average mileage at failure is well under 100,000 miles & the repair cost is over $1,000. Not good.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,000 miles
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The contact owns a 2004 MINICooper. While the driver was placing items in the rear of the vehicle, his calf was burned by the extended tail pipe. The driver has incurred multiple burns to his calf due to the extended tail pipe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that they could not assist because there were no recalls for this failure. The manufacturer would not provide compensation because the vehicle was not included in a recall. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 9,000.
- San Jose, CA, USA
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- San Jose, CA, USA