Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 MINI Cooper has 448 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
448
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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 v...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2004 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V... |
| Apr 24, 2022 | STEERING | Mini felt like it was getting pushed by the wind . Realized wasn't wind Mini loss of completely all ... |
| Jul 18, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | WAS DRIVING CAR ON 18 JULY 2020 AND POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND MADE STEERING DIFFICULT, ALSO CO... |
| Feb 29, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ATTEMPTING TO MA... |
| Dec 13, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE POWER STEERING IS VERY STIFF TO DRIVE AND CANNOT DRIVE MY COOPER BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER STEER T... |
| Nov 24, 2019 | STEERING | WHEN YOU TURN WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A NOISE AND IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN. SO I THINK IT'S THE S... |
| Apr 29, 2019 | STEERING | MAINLY WHILE COLD AND AT LOW SPEED'S THE WHEEL SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN AND I WAS TOLD BY... |
| Apr 28, 2019 | STEERING | VERY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING SLOWLY; COMING TO A TURN AT A LIGHT... |
| Apr 11, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I OWN A 2004 MINI COOPER. I WAS DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT. THERE... |
| Aug 6, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR HOME, DID NOT SEE F... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO... |
| Jul 6, 2017 | STEERING | THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2004 MINI COOPER S FAILED LAST MONTH, PROMPTING ME TO RESEARCH WAYS TO FIX ... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | STEERING | MINI COOPER POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. ... |
| Jul 4, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND... |
| Jun 16, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:... |
| Feb 3, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:... |
| Dec 26, 2015 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZE... |
| Dec 7, 2015 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:... |
| Oct 31, 2015 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERI... |
| Oct 13, 2015 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAI... |