Suspension Related Problems of the 2003 Mini Cooper S

Table 1 shows five common suspension related problems of the 2003 Mini Cooper S. The number one most common problem is related to the front suspension control arm (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the strut tower (two problems).

Table 1. Suspension related problems of Mini Cooper S


Recently reported Suspension problems of the 2003 Mini Cooper S

The Front Suspension Control Arm problem

Just driving along on a straight smooth road at 40 mph when the lower rear control arm broke clean in half nearly causing me to lose control of the car as the wheel rotated up into the fender well. Scottsdale Mini insists that this arm should only break if the car was crashed and therefore they   Read details...

The Strut Tower problem

My Mini Cooper S has less than 27,000 miles on it. It has been carefully driven and has sustained no crash damage. Had several warning lights come on the car and had failures with the abs, steering angle sensor, and front wheel sensor.   Read details...

The Automatic Stability Control (asc) problem

Dynamic stabilty control, abs and flat tire warning lights illuminated intermitently when starting vehicle and do not go away unless vehicle is restarted. Dynamic stability control module fault.   Read details...


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