general problems of the 2002 Mini Cooper S

The contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45-55 mph, the steering wheel seized. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The contact restarted the vehicle and continued driving normally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v660000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 43,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper S. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v660000 (steering) and the dealer scheduled a repair appointment. The dealer later canceled the appointment, stating that the part was not available. The contact had not been able to receive the recall repair remedy for months. The manufacturer was unable to provide a date that the part would be supplied to the dealer. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, while attempting to avoid hitting an animal the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact hit the unknown animal. The air bags did not deploy however, the air bag warning light illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000. VIN was unavailable. Gl.

The contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper S. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v660000 (steering); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted at 865-693-4553 and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated that when the steering wheel was turned to the right, there was an abnormal noise and it was difficult to make the turn. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v660000 (steering). The dealer was notified of the failure and the manufacturer who indicated that the contact would need to wait for a second notification letter to determine when the parts would become available. The contact was waiting for months as the failure progressed and was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was unable to provide a time frame for the parts to become available. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I was driving about 60 mph and all of a sudden the power steering stopped working. Steering became very tight and heavy. Almost lost control of the vehicle.

Power steering went out at highways speeds, after 3+ hours of driving. After cooling down for an hour, power steering came back, but only lasted 5 min. , and was out for another day. Comes and goes, depending on how hot the weather/engine is, but stays out longer and only works for short periods of time now. Please issue a recall/extended warranty as canada has soon!.

I bought a 2002 Mini Cooper S almost a month ago and lost the power to steer my car in a turn at almost 50 mph. If Toyota would have had this problem I'm sure some one would be in jail or maybe you would here it on the news. This is my third Mini in 6 years and I never heard a peep about this scarey problem. I would like to thank are government for making the roads so safe. At least they are taking the effort to stop those pesky kids and there texting. Thanks again!.

Heard of powersteering issue but still purchased car. Driving to work smelled burning and lost powersteering, if this happens to a woman driving around a rotary and kills someone will you wait for 50 people to get killed before something is done. This is complete inadequate research on your part Ford recalls due to electricalshort of the idle air control valve and cruise control cut pressure switch had to burn down houses when they had the cruise control issue which no recall till months after they knew it was a fault. By the way I am a mechanic ase certified own a shop in wakefield [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

There have been three instances when my power steering went out on me. . . I could have had an accident had I not been in a residential area during those times.

A fire was caused by the failure of the power steering cooling fan. At some point the day of the incident the fan seized and the resulting electrical resistance in the main wiring harness caused the wiring harness to heat to a point of melting some of the plastic wire insulation allowing for direct wire to wire contact and resulted in an electrical fire between the engine and the passenger compartment. The resulting fire completely disabled the vehicle's electrical system and requires at Minimum the replacement of the entire main wiring harness. Event description after a short drive (less than 2 miles on a cold engine) the vehicle was parked. After the engine was turned off smoke was seen rising from the vehicle engine compartment. Upon raising the hood, flames were seen between the engine and the passenger compartment reflecting off both fire walls. 2 fire extinguishers were required to put out the flames after the battery was disconnected. Total loss of the vehicle to fire was prevented by the owners actions.

After picking my sister up from the train station I noticed a loss of power steering. Steering is now very difficult around corners and in city driving. No repairs made yet.

Loss of power steering 2002 Mini Cooper S.

I read last week about possible sudden loss of power steering associated with 04-05 Mini models. I have an 02 Mini Cooper S and have had the same problem approx 6 times in the last 4 years. With no warning, the power steering will suddenly disappear. I can steer the car, but only with significant effort. My mechanic cannot find any problem. I have not had any accidents as a result of this. I'm not certain, but it appears this might happen more frequently when the road is wet.

Problems with the electronic power steering, it work intermittent, almost got to a accident.

The contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper S. The contact was driving approximately 60 mph when there was a complete loss of power steering without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the road with difficulty. The engine was turned off and restarted. The power steering became functional. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to duplicate the problem. The failure continued. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable.

My Mini Cooper S 2002. My power steering locked up making it almost impossible to steer. Very dangerous and the fan kept running when off which drained the battery. It is not drivable now.