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2006 MINI COOPER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1181640 · 2015-05-11

Vehicle

Make
MINI
Model
COOPER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
16,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PARKED MY CAR WITH A VALET. RETURNED IN AN HOUR. IT WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS A SMELL AS IF SOMETHING HAD BURNED. THEY JUMP STARTED MY CAR. AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO MY CAR REPAIR SHOP. BY THE TIME THAT I HAD TRAVELED THE 2 MILES, THE ENGINE WAS HEAVILY SMOKING. MY CAR REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP ELECTRICALLY MALFUNCTIONED - INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10715685
Machine
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