NHTSA Complaint #10865891 — 2005 MINI COOPER S

THERE IS A POWER STEERING PUMP RECALL FOR THIS MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V660000) BUT THE DATE CUTOFF IS FOR CARS PRODUCED BY FEBRUARY OF THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. MY CAR (2005 MINI COOPER S WITH 86,000 MILES) HAS A PRODUCTION DATE OF JUNE 2005 AND IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT AND MORE ERRATIC. STEERING NOW REQUIRES SUBSTANTIALLY MORE FORCE, SO MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT CONCERNS FOR HER OWN SAFETY. IF THE MANUFACTURER FEELS THAT THE PART THEY USED AFTER FEBRUARY 2005 WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THIS "GLITCH", THEN WHY IS THE PART MALFUNCTIONING IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ADMITTEDLY FAULTY PART?