2005 MINI Cooper Convertible
Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 MINI Cooper Convertible.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible. The contact stated that she noticed a leak coming from the vehicle. Th… |
| 2021-12-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V660000 … |
| 2021-11-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | My son drives this car and the power steering went out twice on him while driving. I need to get the pump replaced via … |
| 2021-09-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission will cycle first through third and when it tries to go into 4th it slips and will not operate higher g… |
| 2021-04-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING TURNING IN A CITY STREET |
| 2017-12-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR STOPPED STEERING CORRECTLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEELS. THE POWER STEERING IS GONE. I STARTED NOT… |
| 2017-05-02 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AFTER EXITING HIS … |
| 2016-11-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ISSUES: MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE 2005. THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF MY PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM … |
| 2016-10-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED DIRECTLY AFTER DRIVING IT SIX MILES, SAVED BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT… |
| 2016-09-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING UNIT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2016-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 60K MILES BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S MADE IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS … |
| 2016-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH… |
| 2016-03-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING THE MINI COOPER AND THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING, HE HAD CALLED MINI WHEN HE GOT IT IN NOV 2015 ABOU… |
| 2016-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | BATTERY DIED AND REPLACED. DROVE 2 DAYS AND BATTERY DIED AND AGAIN REPLACED. DROVE AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF.… |
| 2015-12-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT. VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. ITS LIKE HAVING NO STEERING AT ALL AT TIMES. I HAVE TWO MINI COO… |
| 2015-04-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING UP A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON MY RETURN FROM WORK, STEERING VERY ABRUPTLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. APPARENT POWER S… |
| 2015-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | PARKED AT SHOPPING MALL AND NOT RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, COME OUT TO MINI COOPER ON FIRE. SMOKE COMING OUT OF … |
| 2015-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT FROM TIME TO TIME, BROUGHT IT TO MINI DEALERSHIPS ONCE AND WAS WORKING FINE WHEN WE BROUGH… |
| 2015-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 92,000 MILES AND IT IS UNFAIR THAT ALR… |
| 2014-07-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT WITH THE STEERING. SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED AT… |
| 2014-05-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CURVY HIGHWAY AT APPROX 35MPH WHEN MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT GOING AROUND A CURVE. I ALMOST … |
| 2014-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING, PERIODICALLY STOPS WORKING. IT USUALLY DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR STARTS UP AND WILL THEN START WORKIN… |
| 2014-02-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER I TURNED MY CAR OFF, A NOISE LIKE A FAN KEPT RUNNING. IT DRAINED THE BATTERY CAUSING ME TO GET MY CAR JUMPED. THE… |
| 2013-08-10 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH ON A ONE LANE STREET, I TRIED TO NEGOTIATE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DI… |
| 2013-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTS AND STOPS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE PUMP STOPS AND THE STEERING G… |
| 2013-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY WIFE BOUGHT A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE AND IT DROVE FINE FOR LIKE ONE DAY, THEN AFTER THAT IT STOPPED SHIFTING G… |
| 2013-06-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECENTLY STATED THEY ARE GOING TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP FOR … |
| 2013-03-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VE… |
| 2012-12-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE NO… |
| 2012-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIF… |
| 2012-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DAUGHTER/CO-OWNER WAS DRIVING CAR. SHIFTING FROM 1ST IN TO 2ND GEAR. LOUD CLUNK OR RATTLE/CLICKING FROM UNSIDE. CAR … |
| 2012-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | LAST THURSDAY MAY 10, 2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I LOST THE STEERING POWER FUNCTION… |
| 2012-05-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG CHILD DISABLING FEATURE FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEAT. DEALE… |
| 2012-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, HAS NOT COME BACK. *JS |
| 2012-03-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IT CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAKES THE CAR UNDRIV… |
| 2012-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING STARTED FAILING APPROX. 3000 MILE AGO, AT LOWER SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. NEEDED TO RESTAR… |
| 2012-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LASTING DIFFERENT LENGTH OF TIMES. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE. … |
| 2012-02-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS TURNING THE CORNER TO PULL INTO MY STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I BARELY MANAGED TO TURN THE VEHICLE I… |
| 2012-02-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR FOR AIRBAG ACTIVATION FAILED. DUE TO THIS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT … |
| 2012-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER IGNITING MY CAR, SOMETIMES POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK. ALL I CAN DO AT THIS MOMENT IS THAT I TURN OFF AND RESTAR… |
| 2011-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AFTER A SHORT TRIP, NOT RUNNING. I CAME OUT OF A STORE AND… |
| 2011-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STE… |
| 2011-10-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING L… |
| 2011-10-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 77,000 MILES. CAR STOPPED WHEN GOING DOWN INTERSTATE, PRESSING GAS, NOTHING. CHEC… |
| 2011-10-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED ON LOW AND HIGH SPEED. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP,KEY OFF AND REKEY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET POWER STEE… |
| 2011-10-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING B… |
| 2011-10-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE SUDDENLY FAILED ON A TURN, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO GO INTO A DITCH. … |
| 2011-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2005 MINI COOPER POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A WINDING 2 LANE RURAL ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO K… |
| 2011-05-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MINI COOPER CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD… |
| 2011-04-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND A LITTLE UNNERVING… |