Major Problems with 2004 MINI Cooper S Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 MINI Cooper S

2004 MINI Cooper S STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 37004 miles

2004 MINI Cooper S SEATS Victims: 1 Mileage: 70000 miles

2004 MINI Cooper S AIR BAGS Mileage: 124500 miles

Browse 2004 MINI Cooper S complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from MINI Cooper S owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING (1) on thursday july 3rd i attempted to manipulate a 90 degree righthand turn in my 2004 mini cooper s...	200 ~ 77661 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i own a 2004 mini cooper s model with 39 000 miles. the car is well cared for. my...	18 ~ 78611 miles
AIR BAGS on march 5 2005 a 2 inch x 2 inch l shaped crack was first developed at the mid bottom...	8 ~ 67469 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY 04 mini cooper s had a crack in windshield of unknown origin (probably stress). had fixed 2 weeks ago under...	8 ~ 10594 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING driving down road started to make a left turn and the power steering assist fails. i barely managed to keep...	6 ~ 60682 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING loss of power steering. at first intermittent now complete. *kb...	4 ~ 74604 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING supercharger failed at 60 950 miles resulting in complete rebuild of unit. faulty gear and lubrication design. *tr...	3 ~ 76450 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY power window failure to properly lift and seal when driver and passenger doors are closed. *tr...	3 ~ 44433 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING the steering failed on my 2004 mini cooper s with 84k mile. the power steering fan failed causing the power...	3 ~ 58447 miles
TIRES i have a 2004 mini cooper that had nine month old pirelli eufori run flat tires on all four wheel...	2 ~ 46784 miles
SEATS on my way up driveway i noticed a sharp stinging sensation in the lumbar of my back. felt sort of...	2 ~ 75000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES door lock mechanism freezes and traps drive and occupants inside of the vehicle. anytime the temperature is below freezing door...	2 ~ 30000 miles
SEAT BELTS the driver side seatbelt buckle does not release when the button is pressed. this started when i first bought the...	2 ~ 69000 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS dt*: the contact stated the lug bolts sheered while attempting to remove by hand on more than one wheel. the	2 ~ 39000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the vehicle was hard to steer and smoke was coming from the engine. took the car home did not see...	1 ~ 165000 miles
ENGINE the vehicle was hard to steer and smoke was coming from the engine. took the car home did not see...	1 ~ 165000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM merging onto interstate i accelerated and suddenly lost power. engine was running but i could not get any speed. eml...	1 ~ 145000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper s. the contact noticed that the vehicle's air bag warning indicator was...	1 ~ 124500 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper s. the contact noticed that the vehicle's air bag warning indicator was...	1 ~ 124500 miles
BEAD > TIRES the tire will not seal to the rim because of the small nipples in the rubber around the rim of...	1 ~ 33568 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i have a 2004 mini cooper that had nine month old pirelli eufori run flat tires on all four wheel...	1 ~ 60000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1. 04 mini cooper s power steering failure while driving. occasionally while driving the pump will loose power and steering...	1 ~ 67700 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper s. the contact was traveling 35 mph when the steering became extremely...	1 ~ 4053 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2004 mini cooper s. the contact stated that the power steering failed suddenly. the power steering...	1 ~ 108000 miles
POWER TRAIN supercharger failed at 60 950 miles resulting in complete rebuild of unit. faulty gear and lubrication design. *tr...	1 ~ 60950 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my 2004 mini cooper s has 48 000 miles. the transmission has gotten so bad that i cannot change gears...	1 ~ 48000 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was parked one after noon looking under the hood and i heard a crackling sound coming form the abs...	1
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i was parked one after noon looking under the hood and i heard a crackling sound coming form the abs...	1

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