Complaint 1014766
2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE • STEERING • incident Dec 11, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 1014766
- Make
- MINI
- Model
- COOPER CONVERTIBLE
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- STEERING
- Incident Date
- Dec 11, 2012
- Date Received
- Oct 9, 2013
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STEERING
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY COOLING FAN, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT AND EXPOSE MELTED WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,057.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.