Other Restraint System Info: Manual safety belts with driver and passenger dual-stage suppl. restraint system (SRS) certified to the advanced airbag requirements of FMVSS 208,S14
Plant City: Oxford
Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Cooper S
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
STEERING
1. AN HOUR INTO A HIGHWAY DRIVE, ALL THE ELECTRICAL FAILED. ALL LIGHTS, GAUGES, RADIO, ETC. ALL BUT THE POWER STEERING RETURNED IN A MOMENT, LESS THAN A SECOND. 2. THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. 3. POWER STEERING PUMP INTERNAL ELECTRONICS AREA SHOWS SIGNIFICANT SCORCHING AND MELTING. PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT POWER STEERING SYSTEM STILL INOPERABLE. THE OLD PUMP IS AVAILABLE. *TR
2007
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT OFF COMES ON AND OFF REGULARLY, HAVE REPEATEDLY REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER. WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT, FRONT ON COLLISION OVER 30 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NEW WARNING CAME ON STATING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM, DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WARNING LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, HAVE REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER, WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PART. *TR