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2010 Mini Cooper Steering problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2010 Mini Cooper's steering with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on May 12, 2025. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.

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Fires
2
Injuries
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Steering complaints

SteeringElectrical systemEngine & coolingFire

On Thursday I was driving my 2010 Mini Cooper S with 75,000 miles on it and there was a total and sudden power outage on the high way. I was able to get to the breakdown lane and had it towed. My mini certified garage ran the computer on it and the car started right up. It was due for an inspection so we did an oil and filter and put on some new tires. No issues were found and car was running well. We picked it up on Friday and Saturday morning after a short drive I was parking and smoke started pouring out from...

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behind the steering wheel. I ran inside a coffee shop for help and they asked if there were flames. I went back out and opened the car door and there was loud noise and the hood was in flames. The entire dash was melted, the hood had a hole burned in it and with the fire rescue interventions the car was a total loss. No one was injured.

Filed Incident Steering · Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11660568
SteeringFire

Mini cooper s convertible 2006, less than 40k miles. I was driving for maybe 6 miles and while I was making a left hand turn I felt the steering wheel was not functioning correctly and the car was moving very oddly so I pull over immediately to check what's wrong with the car. Noticing the smoke form the hood before I got out the car and thought my car was over heated. I thought I would just call the roadside service to help. But what had took place next was something I can only imagine from a movie set...

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....Smoke..Heavy smoke...Flame fire. Fire department came and they would not able to open the hood so instead they cut the hood open and was able to put off the fire. The car was total. I just had the service one month ago at the dealer (replace battery, wheel alignment, rotation tires and 32 point inspection)and like all the previous services was done at the dealer. I don't know what exactly had happen to the car, my insurance co claimed that there is no recall by bmw/mini on the car so they don't see the point to spend money and time to check into what had caused the fire...But I wanted to know as a car owner and a near death experience. I think I am entitle to and to prevent this happen to more mini owner. Please help! *Tr

Filed Incident SteeringNHTSA 10358563

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