NHTSA — Wheels: Lugs/Nuts/Bolts Problems

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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.

3.4

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,000 miles

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2004 Mini Cooper wheels / hubs problems

wheels / hubs problem

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2004 Mini Cooper Owner Comments

problem #2

Nov 042007

Cooper 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 45,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Wheel bolts broke. Previously, I had three wheel bolts break during removal. Dealer and manufacturer denied warranty claim as result of pot hole. Recently, I had a wheel bolt break during installation. While using a torque wrench, the bolt broke before reaching the specified torque. The wheel bolts are fragile and failure in service could result in the loss of a wheel.

- Royal Oak, MI, USA

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problem #1

Oct 252006

Cooper 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 33,000 miles
: the contact stated the lug bolts sheered while attempting to remove by hand on more than one wheel. The dealership replaced the hubs.

- Buffalo, NY, USA

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