GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: MINI
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: Cooper S Convertible
Model Year: 2005
Note: Both Manual and Automatic Models are Available.
Manual Model Series Number Ranges - TF80000-
Automatic Model Series Number Ranges -TK550000-
Shipping Weight (Std-2844, Auto-2888)
GAWR Front - 1962
GAWR Rear - 1764
Service Load - 772
Length w/ bumpers 143.9
Width 66.5
Height 55.5
Track Front 57.2
Track Rear 57.5
Other Restraint System Info: Model code: 0513
TF80000-TF83390 includes 4/Smart Technology
TK55000 - TK55311 includes 4/Smart Technology
Plant City: Oxford
Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Wheel Base Short: 97.1
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE IN TRAFFIC JAM. VEHICLE EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. FOURTH INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT FILED WITH NHTSA. OWNER WAS CONTACTED BY BMW IN AUGUST 2011 FOR COMPLAINT REVIEW, BUT OWNER HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM AND CANNOT GET THROUGH TO TELEPHONE NUMBER GIVEN BY BMW. *TR
2005
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT HAND TURN. THE CAR'S STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME SO HEAVY THAT I ALMOST DROVE INTO SOMEBODY'S YARD. SINCE THE ROAD WAS A 3 MILE STRAIGHT SHOT TO MY HOME, I DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO COME AND GO TO VARYING DEGREES OVER THAT DISTANCE. I WILL NOT BE DRIVING IT AGAIN UNTIL REPAIRED. *TR