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.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,240
- Average Mileage:
- 73,550 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace power steering pump (3 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
steering problem
Helpful websites
- Pump For Mini Without Electronique - Just the failure element ! economics...
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Phoned customer service, they tell me that will need to take car to BMW to get checked but would need to pay. My wife drives the car and the steering just seems to cut out. She has had a few shocks and is starting to panic. We can't afford to pay BMW the cost to check the car, as we think they should be liable to have a look. My wife is scared she will have an accident because my teenage daughter is always with her. Just can't seem to get anywhere with BMW, one of the biggest car company's in the world. So not a very happy person. Thanks.
- Edward W., Airdrie, Scotland