NHTSA — Steering Problems

2005 Mini Cooper (Page 28 of 28)

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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.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
12 / 17
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
73,908 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2005 Mini Cooper steering problems

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2005 Mini Cooper Owner Comments (Page 28 of 28)

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problem #6

Jun 092009

Cooper

  • 45,000 miles

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I was driving down the street at about 40 mph and my steering became extremely hard and almost refused to completely work as I was rounding a bend! I had to slam on my brakes to avoid an accident and slowly inch to a safe parking spot. After being scared out of my wits, I calmed down and parked my car. I let the car sit overnight and checked power steering fluid and it was full. I then looked online and found many MINIowners with the same problem. MINIsays they will not fix it.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

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problem #5

Apr 202009

Cooper

  • 49,000 miles
Power steering unit stopped working driving normal highway conditions resulting in very difficult driving/handling. Car has 48,000 miles and has been serviced on schedule. Unit's fluids were normal and driving conditions were a normal commute. Potentially a very dangerous condition.

- Black Diamond, WA, USA

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problem #4

Feb 222009

Cooper

  • 68 miles
Car power steering went out while exiting a freeway. Problem is intermittent and very scary.

- Porterville, CA, USA

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problem #3

Dec 202008

Cooper

  • 45,000 miles

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

Power steering went completely out on my wife's 2005 MINICooper. No warning, indications, or events led up to failure.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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problem #2

Oct 302008

Cooper

  • 97,000 miles
Auto was parked in driveway after a 30 mile drive, turned off and keys removed. After some time being parked, car started billowing smoke from under the hood. Dash lights came on, parking lights came on spontaneously. No keys present in the vehicle. Before I was able to disconnect the battery the apparent short circuit had drained the battery. Vehicle was towed to MINIof peabody MA where it was determined the electro-hydraulic power steering pump had shorted out causing the wiring harness to be destroyed and also destroying the battery.

- Hollis, NH, USA

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problem #1

May 012007

Cooper 4-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
Power steering pump on 2005 MINICooper convertible started making noise (even with engine turned off, draining the battery), then ultimately failed. An internet search indicates that this repair costs approx $2000 to fix, and that replacement power steering pumps fail regularly, so we've been driving without power steering in the vehicle.

- Bartlett, TN, USA

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