Table 1 shows six common power train related problems of the 2003 Mini Cooper S. The number one most common problem is related to the manual transmission (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the power train driveline (one problem).
One morning driving about 100 mph going up to CT I pay a toll take off the car hesitates in first gear then goes ok about a 2 miles from the toll I am doing about 100 mph and switch to the right lane and the car just stop giving me power so I go to change to 5th gear no luck so I let the car roll Read details...
I parked my 2003 Mini Cooper S at work, and shut the car off. When I got out of the car, I noticed the power steering pump was still running. I was going into the office get a wrench to disconnect the battery, and within 5 min, an email was sent out "2003 Mini cooper heavily smoking in Read details...
2003 Mini Cooper S. There is a "stumble" when starting off in first gear. The car seems to lose power and lurch momentarily. No combination of clutch and gas pedal motion seems to fix this. Issue has been heavily documented and discussed on Mini enthusiast forums, so it is not a driver Read details...