My 2005 mini cooper s out of no where buried the needle on the thermostat and was completely overheated. Unable to drive any further as I smelt smoke and possibly a sweet smell coming from the engine. Had it towed to a mechanic and have now seen that this is an item that has been recalled on all mini coopers s from 2006 to 2011, I find it hard to believe that the 2005 does not have the same pump electrical circuit board etc. As those and I feel that my car should be also recalled for this item. Obviously, I can not drive it and the price is outrageous to fix it.
2005 MINI Cooper S engine complaints
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Vehicle fire 5/2/2012. Car parked for 4 hrs. Returned to car & drove it $3500 from mini dealer. The dealer's assessment: "verified power steering pump has overheated to the point where it has burned up internally as well as externally (melting all three connectors and the wiring leading to them). Inspected power steering cooling fan and verified cooling fan is seizing up which very likely LED to the overheating and eventual failure of the power steering pump. Removed engine compartment fuse box to examine megafuse powering the power steering pump, fuse is intact and did not burn up. Inspected power steering pressure hose and it appears the rubber section of the power steering pressure line was subjected to the heat/melting of the main power connector (it's in very close proximity to the connector) and it appears the hose has taken a level of damage from the heat. Recommend replacement of power steering pump, the wiring section/connector pigtail from the fuse box (this is the main power connector), the engine wiring harness (contains two other electrical connectors to the pump which received extensive damage), the power steering fan (likely cause of failure), power steering pressure line (high pressure hydraulic line which has been exposed to the main connector melting and subsequent heat), and other miscellaneous items associated with those components (o-rings, crush rings, hose clamps ect...)"
Engine cooling fan low speed stage failure. There has been a recall of cooling fan for the same model up to model year 2004. But my 2005 mini cooper s has the same problem. Thus, it is appropriate to extend the recall to include model year 2005.
Over heating constantly no technical person knows of a remedy. Overflow tank blows out when car overheats constantly .this seems to be a problem since the beginning no matter what year the car was built and never remedied. Why not a recall? Not knowing what other damage this causes to the engine. This has to be a recall for the company to fix it is a hit and miss fix??? This is a costly process and even in the forums on mini it has been an ongoing issue. Front end fails all at the same time. (control arms, cv joints) steering becomes hard to control. Mini help
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mini cooper s. While parked, a fire erupted under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. A police report was available. The cause of the failure was unknown. The failure mileage was 10,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
The mini cooper engine has an internal thermostat that is plastic, when mine cracked and leaked I had no signs showing that. The engine one day got hot, I drove about 5 miles and stopped. I took it to a repair shop and I need a new engine. The repair shop said this happens alot.
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