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2003 MINI COOPER S in Spotsylvania, VA
Sudden and intermittent power steering failure maintaining control of vehicle became difficult scheduled for repair.read more / reply »
2003 MINI COOPER S in Delavan, IL
We have a 2003 mini cooper s that spontaneously caught on fire today. i was driving about 40 mph when i smelled something and the power steering just quit working. i came to a stop, then smoke came out from the side of the car. i pulled ...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Delavan, IL
Tl contact owns a 2003 mini cooper s. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle caught fire. the contact pulled over and doused the vehicle with a bucket of water. the dealer and the police were not notified. the vehicle is parked in his garage...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Jamestown, NC
2003 mini cooper s. both windows are stuck and do not work. had both motors replaced under warranty. windows have failed again and now the car's warranty has expired.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Countryside, IL
Parking the vehicle after a 35 mi commute to work with the ignition was turned off the electro hydraulic steering pump continued to run. the only way to turn the pump off and avoid overheating was to disconnect the battery. the failure wa...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Power steering failure and soon after electrical smelling smoke started to come out from under the hood. upon inspection at the dealership some of the wires had melted and the power sterring motor was burnt out.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Chesapeake, VA
2003 mini cooper s i drove to work as on any other day and pulled into my usual parking spot. about 10 minutes later my car alarm went off. when i went outside to check, all the electrical systems were going nuts - door locks, lights, the a...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Germantown, MD
The windshield of my 2003 mini cooper s had three significant cracks and multiple chips within a year of ownership.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Seattle, WA
Parked vehicle outside grocery store. returned after <5 minutes to find smoke pouring from the hood. opened hood to determine cause and smelt electrical smoke, and saw flames coming from under the engine. doused flames using a fire extingui...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Richmond, CA
After reading internet forums regarding the mini cooper cars. i learned of a recurring problem with the front strut towers deforming under regular driving conditions. upon inspection of my own mini cooper by myself i found that my towers we...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Woodinville, WA
Rust is developing on the sheet metal on both the driver side and passenger side body frame covered by the rubber door seal. this rust is in an area that is unpainted (bare sheet metal). the rubber door seal traps moisture against the ste...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Hempstead, NY
One morning driving about 100 mph going up to ct i pay a toll take off the car hesitates in first gear then goes ok about a 2 miles from the toll i am doing about 100 mph and switch to the right lane and the car just stop giving me power so...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Tucson, AZ
Just driving along on a straight smooth road at 40 mph when the lower rear control arm broke clean in half nearly causing me to lose control of the car as the wheel rotated up into the fender well. scottsdale mini insists that this arm sho...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Sarasota, FL
On 1/26/06 i took my car into tuffy auto to have the tires rotated, at the time the mechanic told me that the right rear lower control arm had a crack in it. at that time i called mini and told them that my right rear lower control arm was...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Birmingham, AL
1) grinding noise was heard from right rear corner of the car while braking. 2) upon inspection, it was found that the right rear brake pads had worn down completely although the left rear brake pads have approximately 1/2 pad remaining...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Silver Spring, MD
While pulling into the parking garage at work, the rear of my mini cooper s made a noise. the control arm on the right, rear suspension broke. when looking under the rear, the control arm was in two pieces, broken in the middle. the ve...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Apex, NC
Windshield cracked without being struck by object.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Complete failure of the internal controller area network, resulting in blown electronics, service engine soon light, abs light, dsc light and air bag light. cause was apparently a faulty radio. however, a replacement radio failed when ins...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Complete failure of the internal controller area network, resulting in blown electronics, service engine soon light, abs light, dsc light and air bag light. cause was apparently a faulty radio. however, a replacement radio failed when ins...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Huntington Beach, CA
Airbag light went on which indicates the airbag is not functioning. have taken the car to the dealership three times already to have this fixed. will be taking it in for the fourth time tomorrow. the first time i took it in, they told me th...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Vehicle will sometimes stall without warning. vehicle has the latest version of engine controller software that has corrections for stalling. dealer cannot determine the problem.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Driver side power window will lock up and not move, motor and regulator replaced again.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Dynamic stabilty control, flat tire and abs lights come on while driving. dealer has replaced dynamic stabilty control module, part 34 51 6 765 289. also found left front wheel speed sensor crushed between subframe and car. replaced part...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Dynamic stabilty control, flat tire and abs lights come on while driving. dealer has replaced dynamic stabilty control module, part 34 51 6 765 289. also found left front wheel speed sensor crushed between subframe and car. replaced part...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Dynamic stabilty control, abs and flat tire warning lights illuminated intermitently when starting vehicle and do not go away unless vehicle is restarted. dynamic stability control module fault.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Raleigh, NC
Dynamic stabilty control, abs and flat tire warning lights illuminated intermitently when starting vehicle and do not go away unless vehicle is restarted. dynamic stability control module fault.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Erie, PA
Upon entering the vehicle doors froze. once getting in the vehicle one cannot get out or once out cannot get in. contacted the dealer. however, the problem recurred.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Phoenix, AZ
While driving vehicle 20 minutes with no problems the vehicle stalled, the check engine light came on, and within seconds there was fire through the firewall, into the car. i jumped out and the car is now ashes. mini has informed me that th...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Shelton, CT
Was driving down a 2-lane curvy road at night, dry weather, 75 f at 30 mph when car began to whine whenever steering wheel was turned. as i decelerated to 10-15 mph to make a 90 degree right turn around a curve, the steering wheel became su...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Hendersonville, NC
I own a 2003 mini cooper s and like many other owners of minis, my windshield is cracked in two different places. i do believe mini should come up with a new design and do a recall.
2003 MINI COOPER S in South Windsor, CT
Bmw mini coopers have defective windshields that crack repeatedly without any type of impact. the glass cracks due to stress or temp. changes. not related to stone impacts. check out the windshield cracking thread on the mini2.com web site....
2003 MINI COOPER S in Washington, DC
Large windshield crack suddenly appeared without evidence of any impact to the windshield.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Birmingham, AL
My 2003 mini cooper's windshield cracked shortly after i took delivery of the new car. it was never hit by a rock, and many other mini cooper owners have experienced stress fractures caused by weak windshield glass. bmw/mini-usa refuse...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Anthem, AZ
Windshield replacements due to premature pitting, chipping, and cracking. many other mini cooper owners have experienced this same problem.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Clyde, NC
Windshield in mini coopers are to soft. i am fixing to have my second windshield installed. just had one replaced in august. a rock hit the windshield both times. the second time if i had been any closer to the vehicle in front of me the r...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Atlanta, GA
Mini cooper s 2003 model purchased september 27, 2003 has developed a windshield crack near lower edge at center. many mini owners have experienced a similar crack, and mini/bmw refuses to acknowledge a problem here. at great majority of ...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Escondido, CA
2004 mini cooper s windshield cracked from 1/32 inch "pit"...only 3,100 miles on car.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Cranberry Township, PA
Windshield, cracked , for no apparent reason.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Shelton, CT
A 1" long vertical fissure (crack) just appeared overnight on my 2003 mini cooper s while vehicle was in a single car garage (and i don't have kids or pets), and was visible on windshield the morning of feb 11, 2004. on the evening of feb 1...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Chicago, IL
Windshield cracked in lower center. dealer claimed the crack was caused by a small chip in the glass. i could not see any chip in the galss. dealer would not replace under warranty using guidlines set by the manufacture.
2003 MINI COOPER S in Aiea, HI
Driver's side electric window would not open for 18 hours. this occurred after a heavy rain storm and did not clear until after a 20 minute drive the following day. attempts to open the window the day and evening of the failure while parked...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Rochester, MI
Windshield cracked three days after purchase. i don't remember any stone damage being done. when i washed my car (hot day), a crack developed in the mid-right bottom border of my windshield. i brought it in to the service department, and...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Somerset, KY
My 2003 mini cooper s, upon acceleration, experiences an excessive loss of power that has put me in the position of nearly being hit by oncoming traffic when pulling into traffic flow. i have had the vehicle in to the dealer in cincinnati 5...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Smithfield, VA
2003 mini cooper s purchased new; at approx 4500 miles 6-inch crack appeared overnight in lower right corner of windshield. vehicle was parked at the time and there was no visible damage anywhere on windshield. since then, crack has progr...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Miami Beach, FL
Below is a quote of another person,i am experiencing similar problems except for "total loss of power" which has not happened to me. also, the studdering problem in first gear is greatly reduced when the "active skid control" is disabled. ...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Mineola, NY
Mini cooper s has severe hesitation when starting from a standing start. the problem is unrelated to throttle or clutch pedal position. car bogs for a few seconds (when making a left against traffic it feels like an eternity) when in first...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Orange Park, FL
The windshield on my 2004 mini cooper s just got a stress crack today. this has been a problem since the minis introduction and was supposedly fixed with reinforced a pillars on 04s. it has about 2500 miles on it. many mini owners would lik...
2003 MINI COOPER S in Cartersville, GA
Engine power loss starting off in 1st gear. when stating from a complete stop in 1st gear the car will hesitate for aprox. 2-3 seconds before the rpms increase. there is no combination of clutch and throttle that will alleviate this situa...
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