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.
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