# 2006 MINI COOPER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1181640` · 2015-05-11 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MINI
- **Model:** COOPER
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 16,000
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*