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2004 Mini Cooper S

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
247
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
41
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

247 filed
7
Crashes
5
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Steering
    202
  • Electrical System
    18
  • AIR Bags
    8
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
    8
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power ASSIST:PUMP
    6
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC Power Assist System
    4
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power Assist System
    3
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
15V660000·STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2015-10-15

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2002-2005 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles and 2005 Cooper and Cooper S Convertible vehicles. The affected vehicles may experience temporary or permanent loss of the electro-hydraulic steering assistance.

RiskIf the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

FixMINI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the electro-hydraulic power steering system, replacing the components and wiring, as necessary, free of charge. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 10, 2015. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.

04V348000·TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS2004-07-12

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLAT TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTLY PROGRAMMED. IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE, AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL WILL NOT SOUND TO ALERT THE DRIVER TO A FLAT TIRE.

RiskDUE TO THE LACK OF AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF A FLAT TIRE, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO ACTUATE THE FLAT TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM'S AUDIBLE SIGNAL. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 13, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MINI CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-866-275-6464.

NHTSA investigations

8 actions
EA11005·STEERING2011-05-04 → 2016-01-05

Loss of power steering assist

Led to recall15V660000

EA11005·STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP2011-05-04 → 2016-01-05

Loss of power steering assist

Led to recall15V660000

EA11005·STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2011-05-04 → 2016-01-05

Loss of power steering assist

Led to recall15V660000

EA11005·STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2011-05-04 → 2016-01-05

Loss of power steering assist

Led to recall15V660000

PE10038·STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2010-09-24 → 2011-05-10

Loss of Power Steering Assist

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