Power Steering Failed problems of the 2005 Mini Cooper - part 2

Power steering failure. Very difficult to steer to back up or drive. After shutting off and restarting car twice the power steering is working again. Car is unsafe if power steering fails at any speed. Could cause loss of control resulting in injury or death.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised her that the power steering pump failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contact and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact was driving 70 mph when the power steering failed. The contact was able to safely merge to the shoulder where the vehicle was shut off. Once restarted, the steering resumed normal operation. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

After running errands in the morning I parked my car in my spot in front of my house. When I walked away the car was silent. Two hours later my neighbor knocked on my door to let me know that my car (which had been off and parked for two hours) was making a loud whining noise. I went outside to check it out, and determined that the noise was coming from my car while it was off. I immediately took the car, which was driving well at the time, to my local mechanic who could not determine the cause of the problem and recommend that I should take it immediately to the Mini dealership. When I arrived at the Mini dealership they immediately took my car back. I was told that my power steering pump was failing and overheating, which caused the power steering fan to keep running while the car was off. The service representative said that this happens time to time, and if I had continued driving the car it may of caught on fire. The technical words on the work order from the Mini mechanic were, "scanned car for faults, after checking cars fault memory it was found that there was a current fault for an open circuit on the electric power steering pump. " both the power steering pump and fan had to be replaced.

While I was driving the power steering all of a sudden went out thus making the steering extremely heavy. It caught me by surprise. Could be dangerous to drivers if failure occurs on a turn. Power steering should not fail.

Power steering pump failed without warning while I was in the middle of a left hand turn. The car's steering suddenly became so heavy that I almost drove into somebody's yard. Since the road was a 3 mile straight shot to my home, I drove it the rest of the way. The problem seemed to come and go to varying degrees over that distance. I will not be driving it again until repaired.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact mentioned that she was able to merge onto the shoulder but was not able to continue driving. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the steering pump was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 62,300 and the current mileage was 64,000. The power steering pump was replaced. Updated 10/18/11 updated evoq 11/01/11.

I was driving down the interstate last Thursday and upon exiting the power steering went. I was terrified. I am just lucky I have a straight exit from the interstate; if there had been a curve I would have been into the wall or off the road. My personal feeling is there should be a recall for the power steering pump as failure can be very dangerous. What are we waiting for, someone to be killed? I limped my Mini to the dealer and was told it will cost $1257. 00 to replace the power steering pump and fan. I am now unable to drive my Mini as it is unsafe.

Power steering pump failure, drained battery due to power steering fan continuing to run after vehicle is turned off.

Intermediate power steering failure , ran off the road hit a fence to avoid on coming car,thank god I was not hurt ,was on my way to work, after 8 hrs at work got in it steering was workin almost to my drive went out again never know when this will happen but happens quite often lately come drive it will scare your pants off.

Power steering pump failure. It began to run all the time even with the key off. Please note less than 2 months ago I filed claim # 10411560 predicting that after the fan had failed the pump would fail in a short time. It did.

About 2 months ago the steering started getting hard to steer as if the power steering was broken. Took it to the mechanic and he could not find anything wrong. It was an intermittent problem. On 9/26/11 the steering became hard to steer all of the time and my wife almost got into a collision when she found it very hard to steer. Took it to my mechanic and he discovered that the power steering pump had failed. In addition, he told me that there has been numerous reports of power steering unit failure with my 2005 Mini Cooper. I called my local Mini Cooper dealer and was told there was no recall at all in regards to the power steering unit. Since my wife and I have to drive the car, I had the power steering pump repaired at a cost of $1055. 00.

Power steering failure while driving 2005 Mini Cooper. Requires stopping vehicle and restarting engine. The frequency of failure or power assist increasing.

Without warning, in March 2011, my power steering failed. Service determined the cooling fan for the electrohydraulic steering pump motor in my 2005 Mini Cooper needed to be replaced--intake manifold and fan with protecting grille. No mention was made that a further failure, of the pump itself, could occur. In June 2011, the electrohydraulic steering pump motor failed whilst I was driving on the highway. Service revealed the failure was due to an internal short circuit and said pump was replaced.

Mini Cooper 05 power steering failure.

I was driving 50 mph, outside air temp approx 65f. Without warning the power steering failed. I pulled over and checked the tires and engine compartment to check for leaks or belt faults. Nothing, so I continued 20 miles to my destination without the steering assist. After I turned the engine off, I restarted it and the power steering was back. It happened during a slow turn, fortunately. If I had been in any tighter of a turn, I probably would have driven off the road.

Loss of power steering in 2005 Mini Cooper. 1. On 06 April 2011 at 11:00, I had an appointment at the grand rapids, mi Mini Cooper dealer for an oil change. During the routine inspection conducted along with the oil change, it was reported to me that my power steering fan had failed. Fortunately, as reported at that point, my power steering pump looked fine. I paid to have the power steering fan replaced at that point. I experienced no issues with my vehicle's steering until 11 June 2011 at approximately 7:30pm when, while attempting to pull into a parking space in a parking garage, the power steering failed completely. The resulting loss of steering capability caused me to impact a movable parking sign in the adjacent parking space. Hours later, after cooling down, the power steering continued to function, but has begun to fail at random intervals. I am currently awaiting an appointment to have it replaced for approximately $1500. 2. The consequences of the failure have been heightened concern while driving, and a dynamic cost of $1500 to replace the power steering pump.

Power steering cooling fan failed. Power steering pump got very hot and all the fluid boiled away. Pump did not fail but is probably damaged and failure can be expected.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. While driving 30 mph, the contact stated that it became impossible to steer the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the power steering pump and fan failed. The manufacturer advised the contact that they would research the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 68,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated the power steering failed, without warning, while driving approximately 55 mph. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and shut off. He inspected the vehicle and was unable to detect a failure. The contact restarted the vehicle and resumed operation with the steering failure. The contact planned to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000. Updated 06/03/11 the consumer was informed by the dealer that the power steering pump failed. Updated 06/13/11.

For the past week, the power steering on my car has failed twice. When it fails, I will suddenly be unable to steer the car. This has occurred while driving the vehicle, e. G. While making at turn while driving on local streets, on an on-ramp to a freeway, and also while parking, maybe it impossible to pull into a parking space within reasonable time. While driving local street, I have had to slow down (for fear of not being able to make the turn trying to steer the vehicle with my own arms) and nearly got into an accident. Updated 08/17/bf updated 02/02/2012.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact mentioned that she was unable to maneuver the vehicle without applying an excessive amount of force to the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure but replaced the power steering fan as a temporary remedy. The remedy failed to repair the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 84,000.

2005 Mini Cooper power steering failure. Having problems with the power steering intermittently failing. Have been told by Mini Cooper dealership that this is not a "problem", but will probably need to replace the power steering pump. After reading multiple posts, and the investigation that your organization has started. . . This is looking more like a coverup on Mini's part instead of an acceptance of responsibility. This is my wife's car, and it has put her safety at risk twice now when it failed while making a turn.

While driving at speeds of 45 to 55 mph, the power steering of the vehicle fails, causing the car to swerve dangerously into other lanes, as it requires a lot of strength to keep the car in its lane when this happens on a bend in the road. This occurs approximately once a month. At other times, the power steering pump does not even turn on when the vehicle is started. The steering wheel is nearly impossible to turn like this. When this occurs, the steering pump or fan can be heard clearly struggling. The car must be turned off and restarted several times to correct the issue. This occurs usually once weekly. I have heard this was a common problem with the Mini Cooper and not isolated to me and to file a complaint. Nothing has yet been done to correct the issue.

Although it did not seem noticeable on the highway, when the power steering pump started to fail I was using extra pressure to stay in my lane. The pump would then work again and the car would lurch off to the side I was favoring and I almost went into a guard rail. When coming off the highway and not knowing the pump was quitting again, I would have to jump into emergency mode to negotiate the turn.

The power steering pump failed intermittently while performing turns or actions which could have resulted in over/under steering. The failure could have easily resulted in an accident.

I was on my way to work and as I made a right hand turn,I almost lost control of the vehicle. The power steering had failed and I had to find the strength to turn the steering wheel before I ran into the building on the navy base where I work. I had a power steering pump put on. It hasn't even been a year and already I am having the same problems with the power steering. I do not think I should have to buy a new power steering pump every year.

There was a strange noise (like a fan running) coming from my 2005 Mini Cooper when the engine was turned off. It continued to make the noise until eventually the car battery died. I do not want to drive my car in fear of losing the power steering while driving. I took my car to the dealership's service department to evaluate the problem. I was told that it was the power steering pump and that it needed to be replaced. I am not sure why a 6 year old car with 36,600 miles would need the power steering pump replaced or why it is broken in the first place. The cost of the repair with parts and labor was estimated to be $1400. I had concerns regarding the repair and decided to return home with my car. I have done some research and have found that I am not the only one that has had the same problem. There are hundreds of complaints about the power steering pump failing on Mini Coopers. I have requested assistance from the dealership and ultimately Mini USA for the repair as I believe it is a safety issue that needs to be addressed.

I just bought a 2005 Mini Cooper and the power steering failed this morning. After researching this issue, I have found that this is a common complaint and that the NHTSA was looking into these issues already. Since I have had the vehicle one day, I do not have any other information about whether the power steering failure comes and goes or when it is most likely to occur. This morning it was not functioning properly.

I have a 2005 Mini Cooper I just hit 55k miles and my power steering pump has failed. My battery is now dead, alternator is fried. It was running fine one day and the next it turned on and I couldn't get it out of my garage and then the battery completely died. This is dangerous and an expensive cost that is the fault of the manufacturer. This is unacceptable that in the uk they are paying for parts but in the us it is a minor issue.

2005 Mini Cooper power steering failure. The power steering has failed several times in my Mini Cooper. The car becomes extremely hard to drive when it fails (much harder than an old car without power steering-its nearly impossible to steer when the power steering fails). Several times it has happened in the middle of the road while making a turn. If I turn off the car and restart it the power steering will come back for a while. Very dangerous situation!.

Power steering pump failure while driving vehicle. While driving, my wife had to exert strength to drive vehicle to safe place when the power steering failed. Prior to this incident (reporting this as we are not sure if it is related) our 2005 Mini required replacement of the power steering pump fan (at cost of $245. 60) on 8/21/2009, to fix a loud noise. On 1/12/2011 we had to replace the power steering pump due to power steering failure. Mini agreed to charge me only 1/2 the warranty part cost and reduced labor (total job cost me $443 versus almost $1200 until I complained). Given the number of incidents (and I read of similar concerns in britain), there should be a recall of this system and I should get a refund of what I paid for the pump and the fan I had replaced in 2009. I also had to have replaced front lower control arm bushings at a labor and parts cost of $767. 24. Again, not sure if this is related to the power steering pump failure. Our car only has 46,500 miles, so these failures seem unusual for a car with such low mileage. We are original owners.

2005 Mini Cooper sudden loss of power steering. Due to defect in design power steering cooling fan fails, causing pump to overheat and relay gets fried. Mini refuses to acknowledge problem, and fix. Cost for replacement of pump, fan, labor is $1300-$1400. Vehicle has 59000 miles. Curiously they have redesigned fan with cover to protect it and pump has also been redesigned. Why hasn't there been a recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph and trying to make a turn, the power steering failed making it very difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2005 BMW Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the power steering failed without warning; it was very difficult to keep the vehicle under control. The dealer replaced the power steering pump, and cooling fan. The cooling fan was previously replaced under the warranty. The failure and the current mileages were 113,306.