2002 MINI Cooper S steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 58 complaints for the 2002 MINI Cooper S, 55% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 55% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 52 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
A fire was caused by the failure of the power steering cooling fan. At some point the day of the incident the fan seized and the resulting electrical resistance in the main wiring harness caused the wiring harness to heat to a point of melting some of the plastic wire insulation allowing for direct wire to wire contact and resulted in an electrical fire between the engine and the passenger compartment.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mini cooper s. The contact stated while entering a residential garage driving 5 MPH, the power steering failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the steering pump. There were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 51,000.
Other problems reported for the 2002 MINI Cooper S
- Air bags 15 complaints