Major Problems with 2006 MINI Cooper S Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 MINI Cooper S

2006 MINI Cooper S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 13000 miles

2006 MINI Cooper S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 60000 miles

2006 MINI Cooper S VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 300 miles

Browse 2006 MINI Cooper S complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS my 2006 bmw mini coopers passenger air bag light is showing that it is deactivated regardless if there is a...	63 ~ 56889 miles
STEERING after pulling into my driveway and going inside the house for a few minutes - we noticed a very chemical/plastic...	47 ~ 68212 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper model s. three days after purchase at 130 miles the vehicle stalled...	21 ~ 53694 miles
POWER TRAIN i purchased at 2006 mini cooper automatic in july 2010. october 2010 i had the kids in my car key...	18 ~ 66784 miles
SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper s. the contact stated that the passenger side seat would not lock into...	15 ~ 59267 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper model s. three days after purchase at 130 miles the vehicle stalled...	12 ~ 32230 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER more of a comment rather than a complaint. you have omitted mini cooper from your drop down menu selection of...	9 ~ 42610 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY windshield crack appeared over night. *nm...	9 ~ 3968 miles
ENGINE was driving on highway at app. 60 mph downshifted to pass and eml light came on and power to car...	7 ~ 52694 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM as i turn on the engine battery light came on 5 seconds later engine started to smoke. i turned off...	4 ~ 76178 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper model s. three days after purchase at 130 miles the vehicle stalled...	3 ~ 16493 miles
SEAT BELTS airbag failure light came on... after researching this problem this is a known issue but the manufacturer will not cover...	2 ~ 58500 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i own a 2006 mini cooper and recently at 62 000 miles had an issue with the cylinders losing compression....	2 ~ 34654 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2006 mini copper s. i bought it with 15997 miles on the car. the clutch went out 3000 miles later...	2 ~ 19750 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS issues with airbag light in 2006 mini cooper s when someone is in the seat if they are not sitting...	2 ~ 12000 miles
VISIBILITY when closing the driver door of my vehicle the rear hatch window shattered. *tr...	2 ~ 53300 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a 2006 mini cooper john cooper wroks gp. the dsc (directional stability control) low tire warning light and...	2 ~ 4750 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION back in late september 2006 i purchased a 06 mini cooper s (dealers demo with 380 miles). the week after...	2 ~ 17632 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper s. on two occasions while driving at unknown speeds the engine shut off...	2 ~ 33500 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS upon starting my car after being in a store the passenger airbag light came on while a passenger was in...	1 ~ 53000 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR upon starting my car after being in a store the passenger airbag light came on while a passenger was in...	1 ~ 53000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES this is my 3rd mini cooper s. on my previous 2 cars a 2004 and a 2005 i had to...	1 ~ 49000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL in april 2013 i was merging onto highway i20 with my children in the back of my mini cooper s...	1 ~ 70000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper s. the contact was traveling 40 mph when the air bag warning...	1 ~ 42000 miles
WHEELS executing a left turn and all of a sudden the power steering went out. was unable to control the car...	1 ~ 78000 miles
EQUIPMENT 2006 mini copper s. i bought it with 15997 miles on the car. the clutch went out 3000 miles later...	1 ~ 19500 miles
STRUCTURE driving on highway about 60 mph. extremely loud screeching burst of sound occurred. sound was similar to smoke detector test...	1 ~ 13000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 2006 mini cooper john cooper wroks gp. the dsc (directional stability control) low tire warning light and...	1 ~ 9500 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper s. while driving 45 mph the vehicle squeaked when it drove over a...	1 ~ 11000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchase my 2006 mini cooper s new almost 4 years ago. i have been complaining about the automatic transmission...	1
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN as the clutch was engaged there was a grinding and slipping noise that developed from full stops. this usually only...	1 ~ 3000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the plastic gas tank of the 2006 mini cooper was punctured by debris on rt 3 near chelmsford massachusetts. several	1 ~ 23805 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING after a ride in my 2006 mini cooper i reached into the back (hatchback) to get out my bag and...	1
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i was driving my brand new mini cooper s home from the dealership on the interstate i was cut off...	1 ~ 86 miles

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