NHTSA Complaint #10276210 — 2005 MINI COOPER

INTERMITTENT (TWICE WITHIN 40 MINUTES) POWER STEERING FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER, CONTINUED UNTIL I PULLED IN TO MAKE A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE POWER STEERING WAS APPARENTLY WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. WHILE TELEPHONING THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS WORKING AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND REMAINED NONFUNCTIONAL UNTIL PARKING THE CAR. AN HOUR LATER, BACK IN THE CAR TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, POWER STEERING AGAIN APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY UNTIL ARRIVAL AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE SYSTEM FAILURE, WHERE IT REMAINS TO DATE. *TR