My 53 reg mini cooper s power steering failed yesterday! Was working fine then i turned into my street at the end of my journey and it just stopped working with no warning! Luckily i managed to stop it safely, but it was a nice day, and it's a busy street and there were a lot of kids about so could have been worse. I'd been hurtling down the dual carrigeway into hull 5 minutes before so i'm glad it didn't happen then!
The RAC dude told me it's the power steering pump b4 he even got to my car but did checks on other possible causes such as the alternator which were all fine. He also broke the news to me that the repair bill could top around £900!
I'd drive it to the garage myself but unfortunately it's not just a straight line from where it's parked, and i'm not a bodybuilder so steering it is virtually impossible for me!
I've now got a recovery vehicle booked for 2moro to take it to the garage i used to take my old peugeot to, but now, after viewing the watchdog programme about power steering failure, and seeing just how many minis have had this failure, i'm thinking of ringing mini customer services first thing tomorrow to see if they'll help me to sort the problem, and il get it taken to the dealership. It seems as though mini are beginning to accept that it is a common fault, and are helping customers with the cost of this problem out of their 'goodwill' so am i doing the right thing in contacting them first?
