Major Problems with 2006 MINI Cooper Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 MINI Cooper

2006 MINI Cooper AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 57988 miles

2006 MINI Cooper AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 141342 miles

2006 MINI Cooper MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Victims: 1 Mileage: 100000 miles

Browse 2006 MINI Cooper complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS passenger air bag light keeps coming on. has been repaired 4 times. has not recurred this last repair however only...	106 ~ 56217 miles
STEERING power steering pump failure @ 49 000 miles. *tr...	46 ~ 69266 miles
POWER TRAIN i purchased a rebuilt left half shaft from bestsource auto parts on line for a 2006 mini cooper s. the...	14 ~ 74441 miles
SEATS airbag passenger mat seat sensor . this has been a ongoing problem from the 2003 to present. seat sensor turns...	11 ~ 65290 miles
ENGINE car lost power and started running and idling very rough. service shop discovered that the nylon caps for the hydraulic...	10 ~ 78335 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving on the freeway at 70mph in far left lane and the car just shut off. the brake...	9 ~ 61025 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. while driving approximately 60 mph the check engine light illuminated on the instrument...	6 ~ 58421 miles
SEAT BELTS both the passenger seat belt light and the airbag system light illuminate while seat is occupied indicating the system is...	5 ~ 74412 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER loud and persistent whinning noise from power steering pump intermittent power steering failure. had past problems with the power steering	3 ~ 84447 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph. the engine rpms increased from 3...	3 ~ 53000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. while driving approximately 45 mph the rpm readings increased as the vehicle...	2 ~ 110000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS 1/10/2010 i my heater was blowing cold air and my engine temp indicator was jumping around. i called mini of...	2 ~ 20000 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS the seat sensor for the passenger airbag was replaced once under a recall. after 2 years it has failed again....	1 ~ 170000 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR the seat sensor for the passenger airbag was replaced once under a recall. after 2 years it has failed again....	1 ~ 170000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE car accident cause problems having problems with clutch / flywheel was repaired one time drive slow won't move fast. not...	1 ~ 141342 miles
SUSPENSION i have heard from more then 3 dozen other individuals owning both the mini cooper and mini cooper s ranging...	1
WHEELS i have heard from more then 3 dozen other individuals owning both the mini cooper and mini cooper s ranging...	1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the seat sensor is faulty. it reads that someone under 30lbs is in it (disabling the airbag) the dash light...	1 ~ 36363 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER there is a" line" crack in the windshield starting in the middle of the window and beginning @ 4 inches...	1 ~ 45000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES car was parked in driveway with hand brake engaged. 5 minutes later the car rolled down driveway and hit a	1 ~ 60000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY airbag passenger mat seat sensor . this has been a ongoing problem from the 2003 to present. seat sensor turns...	1 ~ 129000 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. the contact stated while driving 50 mph and attempting to shift into...	1 ~ 28000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. the contact stated that the vehicle clutch was defective. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 47000 miles
EQUIPMENT 2006 bmw mini cooper 2 door. car suddenly loses power shudders and engine shuts down. occurs randomly. has occurred 6...	1 ~ 47000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2006 bmw mini cooper 2 door. car suddenly loses power shudders and engine shuts down. occurs randomly. has occurred 6...	1 ~ 47000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i purchased a rebuilt left half shaft from bestsource auto parts on line for a 2006 mini cooper s. the...	1
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. the contact was reaching over the rear of the vehicle in the...	1 ~ 100000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. while driving approximately 35 mph the front passenger air bag light illuminated although...	1 ~ 48500 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1/10/2010 i my heater was blowing cold air and my engine temp indicator was jumping around. i called mini of...	1
RECLINER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. he stated that while driving at 45 mph when he leaned forward...	1 ~ 54000 miles

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