Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 70595 | 1 | |
| Daughter/co-owner was driving car. shifting from 1st in to 2nd gear. loud clunk or rattle/clicking from unside. car lost power steering, battery light came on. could not control vehicle. had to call tow truck. *tr | |||
| 02/27/2012 | 79000 | ||
| The car lost power steering intermittently lasting different length of times. the steering was extremely hard to move. this occurred as i was driving 35 mph with no warning on a left hand turn. mini diagnostics identified the power steering pump and fan needed to be replaced and said it was infact the same issue being investigated by nhtsa but declined to assist in repairs.. $1200.00... standing only behind the 30,000mi/3 yr warranty expiration. please recall the 2005 mini for this issue... | |||
| 12/20/2011 | 65000 | ||
| My 2005 mini cooper convertible was parked in a parking lot after a short trip, not running. i came out of a store and saw smoke pouring out from all around the hood area. i raised the hood and the smoke began to subside. smelled like an electrical fire. there was no previous warning of any kind. the repairs include the alternator, power steering pump, reservoir, power steering pump fan. at a total out of pocket of $1900.00. | |||
| 01/27/2009 | 58900 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper convertible. the contact stated that 2 1/2 years ago he noticed that the instrumental panel labels all started to set it self to zero. the vehicle then suddenly lost power steering, the engine started to rev without warning, all the warning lights started to flash on the instrumental panel, and the air conditioner started to go off. after this occurred and the contact reached his destination the vehicle then caught fire under the hood. the vehicle was towed to a dealer who repaired the vehicle for the following components: power steering pump, power steering gasket, pressure hose and gasket, the fan and motor, valve cover, engine harness, thermostat, etc. last week he stated that the vehicle started to experience the same failures again with the power steering going out and the engine starting to rev without warning. the dealer was contacted and informed him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 58,900. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 30000 | ||
| 2005 mini cooper convertible does not turn off even after key is removed. safety issue potential with their drive-by-wire ignition? dealer said it is caused by wire harness and/or rear tail light connection. car may be unsafe? | |||