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2003 MINI COOPER in Dallas, TX
2003 mini cooper transmission failure at 70,000 miles, 4 years. mini usa and bmw of north america, llc have a long history of this failure and refuse to take accountability for their defective parts, claiming it's a characteristic of the c...read more / reply »
2003 MINI COOPER in Monaca, PA
1) no notice given up to failure of power steering 2) power steering gave out on car after white smoke poured out of engine area 3) car is at dealership right now.
2003 MINI COOPER in Spartanburg, SC
My 2003 mini cooper with the cvt transmission began making a ratcheting noise from the transmission. the car was towed back to town, and after talking to the dealer, it was driven to the dealer. i was told it needed a new transmission: $7...
2003 MINI COOPER in Toms River, NJ
Parked my 2003 mini cooper on the street. smoke started billowing out of the engine. popped the hood and saw the smoking continuously emanating from the engine compartment. had the car towed to the mini dealership in princeton. they told ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Toms River, NJ
Parked my 2003 mini cooper on the street. smoke started billowing out of the engine. popped the hood and saw the smoking continuously emanating from the engine compartment. had the car towed to the mini dealership in princeton. they told ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Reseda, CA
I need a new transmission at only 58,000 miles for my 03 mini cooper. the manufacturer has offered to pay for the transmission, but i'm being asked to pay $2,500 for labor. i've never heard of a transmission crashing at 60,000 and i'm surpr...
2003 MINI COOPER in Victoria, MI
Tl contact owns a 2003 mini cooper. in april of 2007, the abs light illuminated twice and has remained lit ever since. the vehicle was still under warranty when the light first illuminated. currently, the vehicle is no longer under warra...
2003 MINI COOPER in El Cajon, CA
The power steering pump failed on my 2003 mini cooper. it went through stages of operation and non-operation before finally going out all together. i was charged $1,000 to replace.
2003 MINI COOPER in Monroe, GA
Tl contact owns a 2003 mini cooper. while driving 50 mph, the rpms increase and the transmission makes noises when shifting gears. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who stated that the cvt transmission needed to be replaced. the curr...
2003 MINI COOPER in Rosemead, CA
My car was brought into the dealership for an oil change and rear brake repair on tuesday (june 26, 2007). wednesday evening (june 27, 2007) the car was driven 15 minutes, parked for almost an hour, then driven a mere 30 seconds to change ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Rosemead, CA
My car was brought into the dealership for an oil change and rear brake repair on tuesday (june 26, 2007). wednesday evening (june 27, 2007) the car was driven 15 minutes, parked for almost an hour, then driven a mere 30 seconds to change ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Poughkeepsie, NY
Tl-caller owns a 2003 bmw mini cooper. current mileage 104650. failure mileage 99330. while going around a turn at 40 mph, it became hard to turn the car and he knew that the power steering had failed and he drove the car come. he purchase...
2003 MINI COOPER in San Diego, CA
Driving normally, noticed that the power steering was not working. the car was very difficult to steer. parked car and noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. looked under hood, noticed smoke getting worse, so i drove the car up t...
2003 MINI COOPER in Lockport, NY
The wiring harness to the electrical power steering pump and the pump itself failed without warning. this caused an unsafe condition. phone interview update (3/23/07): mr. kirk started his vehicle and found there was no power steering. ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Aston, PA
Tl*- the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash on 12-28-06 while driving at 55 mph, and the air bags did not deploy. the contact's vehicle was hit on the driver's side, the car then spun, and hit the guard rail head on and went into t...
2003 MINI COOPER in East Haddam, CT
While driving at a three way intersection my mini suddenly cut out and blocked traffic in all directions; so much so that people had to stop traffic and cars needed to be backed up to get my car in a secure place. this was due to a defectiv...
2003 MINI COOPER in Bainbridge Island, WA
2003 mini cooper cvt transmission died @ 83000 miles. i purchased vehicle from northwest mini in tacoma, wa on 10-18-05 with 49000 miles and one year later the tranny is toast. nw mini wants $7200 to replace with same 'questionable cvt tr...
2003 MINI COOPER in Silver Spring, MD
I had ~40,000 miles on my mini cooper last summer. the power steering just stopped working while i was motoring. i went to turn and whoa, no power assist. i'm estimating the date the problem occurred. i can look up the repair order if the ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Boardman, OH
The power windows fail to open. during the event of a crash where the window is the sole source of egress, the electric operated window may not open under its own power. vehicle is out of warranty. dealer will not fix.
2003 MINI COOPER in Raleigh, NC
Driver's side power window does not open when toggle is depressed, due to motor failure inside the door. this eliminates a means of emergency in situations where doors will not open. it also reduces means of communication with persons out...
2003 MINI COOPER in Kenwood, CA
2003 mini cooper windshield failure. spontaneous crack although dealer insists it was a pin hole sized hole that caused it. refused to cover under warranty. 2nd time it's happened and was covered first time under warranty. apparently ha...
2003 MINI COOPER in San Mateo, CA
Dt*: the contact stated under normal conditions, the accelerator broke from the stock and flopped about loosely. although the pedal did not completely separate, the contact managed to drive the vehicle to the dealer by applying pressure t...
2003 MINI COOPER in Poughkeepsie, NY
Failure of steering gear assembly resulting in replacement of assembly 3x. failure resulted in more difficulty turning steering wheel and creaking noise emitting from underside of car. dealer stated there was a tsb on this issue. 1st instan...
2003 MINI COOPER in Poughkeepsie, NY
Owner noticed change in steering resulting in hard turning and no return of steering wheel without assistance after turning vehicle. dealer found failure of lower steering shaft universal joint and replaced lower steering shaft assembly and...
2003 MINI COOPER in Columbia, SC
Air bag check light is on. no air bag was deployed, no crash was involved. this is on going problem with the mini cooper which should have a recall. cost is over 1000.00 dollars to repair. if not repaired air bag may not deploy in a crash.
2003 MINI COOPER in Washington, DC
Driving home the car stalled and caught fire. mini usa experts were unable to diagnose the root of the fire. the consumer spoke to 2 other different car experts who were positive that the problem was a defective fuel line that cont...
2003 MINI COOPER in Beverly Hills, CA
The windshield cracked in several places and needed to be replaced. vehicle was taken to dealer for check up, and consumer was informed that the windshield had certain spots that could not tolerate road conditions. this could be dangerous...
2003 MINI COOPER in New Haven, CT
While driving 10 mph a fire started in the dashboard. consumer managed to pull over, and put out the fire out. then had the vehicle towed. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
2003 MINI COOPER in Washington, DC
Re; fire in mini cooper. the consumer stated that the fire immediately burned through the inside of the new vehicle and engulfed the entire vehicle with flames. experts tell the consumer that the fire is a result of a defective fuel lin...
2003 MINI COOPER in Powder Springs, GA
After the 10,000 mile oil change was performed, the vehicle failed to start on the first attempt, it idled rough and sometimes stalled when stopped at a traffic light without warning. the dealership has reprogrammed the computer, drained t...
2003 MINI COOPER in Perry, MI
After starting the vehicle air bag warning light illuminated. the dealership was notifed, but did not resolve the problem.
2003 MINI COOPER in Absecon, NJ
While driving my 2003 mini cooper, i noticed a crack in the bottom middle of the windshield. the crack began under the trim, moved up, turned a few inches up, and then spread toward the passenger side. two weeks later, i brought the car in ...
2003 MINI COOPER in Napa, CA
Spontaneous crack forming in mini cooper windshield. overnight, a crack appeared in my windshiled staring at the bottem center of the windshield, moving directly upward about 5 inches then angling 90 degrees towards the driver's side ofr se...
2003 MINI COOPER in Flushing, NY
Windshield cracked on my mini cooper from debris on the highway. this is a common problem with mini coopers. dozens and dozens of mini owners have complained about this on the message boards on www.roadfly.org. the windshields on these c...
2003 MINI COOPER in Dunn Loring, VA
We were eventually able to speak to another technician, howard fuller, after extensively questioning mike winter. howard fuller had not read any of the technical service bulletins (tsbs) about the car and is unfamiliar with the nhtsa compl...
2003 MINI COOPER in Flushing, NY
Computer(s) failure resulting in a lost of ability to move forward or rearward. the engine computer(s) have been replaced as well as the transmission.
2003 MINI COOPER in East Kingston, NH
The slightest pebble causes stars, chips, and cracks in my mini cooper windshield. i'm on my third one and it already has 2 stars and a chip. i'm tired of replacing it, but it's a structural safety item.
2003 MINI COOPER in Goodyear, AZ
The minis windshiel being soft and weak which leaves is more prone to pitting, chipping and to cracking.
2003 MINI COOPER in Phoenix, AZ
Mini cooper windshield is thin and week. there is no aftermarket glass for it either so repalceing gets pricy.
2003 MINI COOPER in Virginia Beach, VA
Cracked windshield that quickly grew to span across the entire windshield.
2003 MINI COOPER in San Francisco, CA
This car is less than a year old. so far the air bag indicator light malfunctioned, the radio was replaced, the passenger window motor was replaced, the navigation system display is about to be replaced, and two red marks on the takometer...
2003 MINI COOPER in San Francisco, CA
This car is less than a year old. so far the air bag indicator light malfunctioned, the radio was replaced, the passenger window motor was replaced, the navigation system display is about to be replaced, and two red marks on the takometer...
2003 MINI COOPER in San Francisco, CA
This car is less than a year old. so far the air bag indicator light malfunctioned, the radio was replaced, the passenger window motor was replaced, the navigation system display is about to be replaced, and two red marks on the takometer...
2003 MINI COOPER in San Francisco, CA
This car is less than a year old. so far the air bag indicator light malfunctioned, the radio was replaced, the passenger window motor was replaced, the navigation system display is about to be replaced, and two red marks on the takometer...
2003 MINI COOPER in Reno, NV
Windshield: cracking because of frame stress, maybe induced by pin six rock strike.
2003 MINI COOPER in Sherman Oaks, CA
While driving on a low speed, stop and go traffic in the freeway the car suddenly stalled and i was stopped in the first lane of the freeway. i tried to re-start the engine several times with no sucess, after waiting a few minutes the engin...
2003 MINI COOPER in Arlington, VA
While driving 65 mph vehicle stalled. consumer was unable to restart the vehicle, but managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed.
2003 MINI COOPER in San Diego, CA
The consumer was unable to shift the gear into reverse. the dealer stated it was a manufacturing defect.
2003 MINI COOPER in Los Angeles, CA
When sitting at a traffic light, the vehicle had the tendency to shut down completely. the driver must wait several minutes before attempting to start the vehicle again. the vehicle had been to the dealership 3 times. each time, the deal...
2003 MINI COOPER in Issaquah, WA
Mini cooper 2003 cvt stalls in slow traffic or starting from stop light. the check engine light goes on; however, the engine shuts off. in addition, it has happened twice in a month considering that the vehicle is only a month old. also, th...
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