CarComplaints.com Notes: Power steering problems are a major issue with the 2005 Mini Cooper, with hundreds of owners reporting complaints to the NHTSA about their power steering suddenly failing while driving.
Some power steering failures have caused crashes & injuries. Average mileage at failure is well under 100,000 miles & the repair cost is over $1,000. Not good.
8.2
pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,400 miles
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Noticed on brand new tires the tread on left tire was worn to the core and the was separating from the tire on inside, the right tire had every little tread left. There has been 216 complaints. Nothing has been done to correct the failure or repair or replace the parts. The tires had only 4000 miles on them when it was noticed.
- Golden , CO, USA
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- Golden , CO, USA