Major Problems with 2005 MINI Cooper Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 MINI Cooper

2005 MINI Cooper AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 95000 miles

2005 MINI Cooper ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mileage: 2250 miles

2005 MINI Cooper UNKNOWN OR OTHER Mileage: 97005 miles

Browse 2005 MINI Cooper complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING power steering pump on 2005 mini cooper convertible started making noise (even with engine turned off draining the battery) then...	263 ~ 73174 miles
AIR BAGS i have a 2005 mini cooper. the airbag sensor in the passenger seat failed after 60 000 miles just after...	41 ~ 60747 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt: consumer was driving home when people starting honking and waving at consumer. brake lights were not working. consumer had...	28 ~ 57632 miles
POWER TRAIN while picking my grandson from school on oct 18 2010 at 2:30 pm i was backing out of a parking...	10 ~ 67358 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER purchased car new 10/2004. in february 2005 it began to act as if it was going to die at low...	10 ~ 63501 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN started vehicle in the evening when leaving work then drove out onto the street and the vehicle stopped. the throttle...	9 ~ 34187 miles
SEATS 4/10/2008 airbag light on dash came on intermittently - mini dealer could not duplicate problem 9/23/2008 airbag light on dash...	7 ~ 66073 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING absolutely no unusual noises or any other symptoms leading up to the failure. car has about 53 000 miles on...	6 ~ 60550 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING started vehicle in the evening when leaving work then drove out onto the street and the vehicle stopped. the throttle...	6 ~ 47577 miles
ENGINE at low miles the transmission has to be replaced. no fore warning just gone. i'm trying to drive and at...	4 ~ 45944 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper. the contact stated that the hinge on the rear hatch fractured and...	4 ~ 66000 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper. while parked outside of a retirement center the contact was informed that his...	4 ~ 67250 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while stopped the car would not accelerate for 5-7 seconds.. the engine rpm did not increase even with the foot...	4 ~ 40388 miles
SERVICE BRAKES intermediate power steering failure ran off the road hit a fence to avoid on coming car thank god i was...	3 ~ 89667 miles
SUSPENSION complete catastrophic failure of the front passenger strut strut tower mount and lower control arm bushing caused by an imperfection...	3 ~ 107703 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while i was driving on the highway approximately 65 mph my steering gave out and locked up almost slamming me...	2 ~ 111950 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my 2005 mini had aprox. 77 000 miles on it when i had drove for about an hour pulled into...	2 ~ 93500 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY cracked windshield 2005 mini cooper s. *jb...	2 ~ 9500 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING dt: the consumer stated that power steering stopped functioning and turning the car was difficult or near impossible. this happened...	2 ~ 54683 miles
WHEELS i reported a few months ago that my power steering had failed. it is a 2005 mini cooper and some...	1 ~ 120000 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper. the contact stated that the passenger side seat belt light illuminated even...	1 ~ 86000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper. the contact stated that the passenger and driver side door would not...	1 ~ 34816 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING all bulbs are good but yet i have no brake lights are turning signals top brake light is all i	1 ~ 87000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper. the contact stated that the interior driver side door handle would become...	1 ~ 85000 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on march 12 2009 at approximately 9:00 pm my wife and i were driving back from dinner in northridge california...	1 ~ 48737 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN i complained to mini cooper dealership about noise coming from underside of the on multiple occasions. they were never able...	1 ~ 50000 miles
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN front wheel rubbing noises at low speed when turning hard left or hard right. mini dealer told me that the	1 ~ 2500 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS (1) events: driving long distance after approximately 4 hours i noticed that the left front wheel was making clunking noises....	1 ~ 2000 miles
RIM > WHEELS (1) events: driving long distance after approximately 4 hours i noticed that the left front wheel was making clunking noises....	1 ~ 2000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on 3 different occasions after traveling a few hundred yards or so our mini would suddenly lose power and go...	1 ~ 2000 miles
PARKING BRAKE dt: consumer's wife parked the car on a slight incline in the driveway about 3-5 minutes later she heard a...	1 ~ 4500 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt: consumer was driving home when people starting honking and waving at consumer. brake lights were not working. consumer had...	1 ~ 79 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER purchased car new 10/2004. in february 2005 it began to act as if it was going to die at low...	1 ~ 6000 miles

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