Lose Power Steering problems of the 2004 Mini Cooper S

The car loses power steering intermittently and it makes it extremely difficult to turn. It is very dangerous when it happens on the intersection and I can't turn the car. I drive with my child and this freaks me out. It happened several times and in may 2013 I received Mini recall/extension of warranty letter and called Mini dealer in sacramento CA and they put me to the recording machine, where I left a message regarding extension of warranty by Mini and to schedule replacement of power steering - no reply. Called them twice, they seem to ignore my calls. Very upset with dealer's ignorance.

The contact owns a 2004 Mini Cooper S. While driving 35 mph, the contact stated the vehicle lost all power steering. The dealer informed the contact that the power steering pump failed and to replace the pump as well as the battery to correct the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 116,000 and the failure mileage was 115,900.

Lost power steering on freeway at 70 mile an hour. Next day it work for 40 miles then failed again on freeway at 70 miles an hour, there is no warning or fluid loss,just complete steering loss . Then it is very hard to control.

After stopping at a red light, when I accelerated to make a left turn, lost power steering. Drove to work next day with no power steering, but on the way home, it came back on. However, when I turn off the engine, the electric motor kept on running. Had to disconnect battery to keep it from draining and/or cause a fire.

I have lost the power steering in my 2004 Mini Cooper S at least ten times within the last month. On each occasion the power steering was absent when the car was started. After shutting down the car and restarting, the power steering came back. I took the car to the dealership to get this fixed, and they said that the power steering was not getting enough electrical power and replaced my battery. However, after leaving the dealership and while parking, the power steering failed, again. After restarting the car two times, the power steering came back on. I will be returning to the dealership this evening.

Lost power steering intermittently last month while driving and now the fan stays on and runs the engine till the battery is dead. I need to have it jumped everytime I want to drive it. Mini stated they will not replace it for free "they don't care if there is an investigation, unit were ordered to fix it the cost is on the customer".

I was driving very slowly into the drive thru burger king and I lost power steering and it became very difficult to control the car I could not get it to go the direction I wanted it to go so I ended up crashing into the curb. Another time this happened was when I hit a patch of ice my car lost power steering a few seconds later and I had to restart my car, but it did come back on.

My 2004 Mini Cooper S suddenly and without warning lost its power steering. I had to have it towed to the mechanic who said the whole steering was shot. That is when I found out that Mini has had a lot of these failures. If I had been on a curve and at any faster speed I may have been seriously hurt, and now BMW won't even fix the car! this is not right especially when they have known there is problem, what is it going to take a few people getting killed like with the Toyota brake problem? make them do something to fix this problem.

I own a 2004 Mini Cooper S and lost the power steering while driving on the highway. There were no leaks detected but the ps canister was empty. The Mini was purchased new from crown Mini in richmond, va. We are the only owners of the Mini. My wife is afraid to drive the Mini now and we wanted to report the problem as soon as possible. I have received no help from Mini after sending them an email and calling them.

The power steering fails on the car. It has happened multiple times. It can happen when you first start the car, or it can happen afteryou have been driving for some time. All of the sudden you lose your power steering and it is very difficult to steer without the power steering. I am a female and I have to use both arms to get the car to turn without the power steering. I am afraid that the power steering is going to go out at a bad time and I won't be able to get the car to turn quick enough and I could cause an accident.

Lost power steering unexpectedly in my car. Power steering pump and fan were replaced 6/3/2010. On 6/29/2011, I again lost power steering unexpectedly mileage- 96250 . Power steering pump and fan were replaced again. On 6/26/2012 I yet again lost power steering - mileage -111834, pump and fan were replaced for the 3rd time. Each time the fan had failed and the pump overheated.