Power Steering Failure

[Ray Newby]

I have owned my Mini Cooper for about 2 1/2 month's and I've just had the pump for the power steering fail. My pride and joy is going into a garage on Monday to have a new pump fitted. Hopefully I won't be without her for too long. Have any other owners had the same thing happen to their Mini's? And if so how long had they had their vehicles for?

[Robino]

I've heard of quite a few having that problem.

[Paul]

It's certainly not uncommon. A search of the failts and fixes forum for "pump" will bring you up quite a few results.

[Robino]

Do all new MINIs Experience problems? its very off putting

[Paul]

Quote: Originally Posted by Robino

Do all new MINIs Experience problems? its very off putting

No, by not uncommon, I guess I mean of those with steering faults, the pump is one of the common factors. Most owners probably have no faults at all.

[MaxaMini]

Quote: Originally Posted by Robino

Do all new MINIs Experience problems? its very off putting

Remember too that you are viewing an International Forum. If other marques had as enthusiastic a following and you were to monitor their comunication it would seem that the Internal Cumbustioin engine was a total failure.

I too was offput while monitoring the chatter while I waited for my delivery. I has been a most enjoyable 10000miles

[Goonery]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

No, by not uncommon, I guess I mean of those with steering faults, the pump is one of the common factors. Most owners probably have no faults at all.

Kerching! ££££££

Good point Paul. there could have been a bad batch of pumps, duing back end of 03, seem like a few failures reported then

[waynef]

Hi all,

I had a MINI Cooper S registration BK52MXM that was a September 2002 build.
It had two occurances of power steering failures.
1). March 2003, the pump failed at the start of a journey and it was recovered from home,
2). September 2003, the pump failed at the end of a journey and it was recovered from Sheffield,


I then had a brand-new replacement MINI Cooper S supplied to me that was a September 2003 build.
It has had 1 occurance of a power steering failure.
3). December 2003, the pump failed at the start of a journey and it was recovered from home.


I am going to take advice now because these cars are unreliable and are a serious safety issue, because of the steering. How ironic that one of the major reasons why I picked a MINI was the steering? It seems a shame that it's going to either be the death of me but certainly the reason why I am rejecting it.

[waynef]

Hi there everyone,

Could I ask that everyone that has contributed to this thread, answer my poll on steering failures please?
http://www.mini2.com/forum/first-generation-faults-fixes/49527-important-have-you-had-power-steering-pump-failure-please-vote-yes-no.html


Thank you all so much