CarComplaints.com Notes: Power steering problems are a major issue with the 2005 Mini Cooper, with hundreds of owners reporting complaints to the NHTSA about their power steering suddenly failing while driving. Read more »
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.
Every time I took the car in for a "standard' visit, i.e. oil change etc, they found some major problem with it. This time I went in because when the fuel tank was full, the gauge read empty until it was half full. They replaced both fuel sensors (it's a 'saddle' tank')
and when I went to leave, the fuel pump was whining really loudly, so I was about a hundred yards away from the dealer when I heard it, so drove right back in and they looked and said the pump was bad... Another day in the shop and another 'warranty' repair.
If I had been required to pay for all the repairs on this essentially 'brand new' car, which I bought brand new, I would have at this point bought about 25% more of it again.
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Every time I took the car in for a "standard' visit, i.e. oil change etc, they found some major problem with it. This time I went in because when the fuel tank was full, the gauge read empty until it was half full. They replaced both fuel sensors (it's a 'saddle' tank')
and when I went to leave, the fuel pump was whining really loudly, so I was about a hundred yards away from the dealer when I heard it, so drove right back in and they looked and said the pump was bad... Another day in the shop and another 'warranty' repair.
If I had been required to pay for all the repairs on this essentially 'brand new' car, which I bought brand new, I would have at this point bought about 25% more of it again.
- pbailey, Ballwin, MO, US