# 2005 MINI COOPER S — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `832610` · 2010-12-23 · 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 S
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 72,000
## Narrative
DROVE CAR TO WORK - SOMEONE CAME IN A FEW MINUTES AFTER I ARRIVED AT WORK AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS SMOKING.  WENT OUT AND LOOKED BUT SMOKE HAD STOPPED BY TIME GOT BONNET OPEN.  CAME FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.  WHEN STARTED CAR TO LEAVE WORK - HAD WARNING LIGHT AND POWER STEERING WOULD  NOT WORK.  MINI MANUAL SAID TO STOP IMMEDIATELY.  HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GERMAN REPAIR SHOP AND THE SAID POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD BURNED UP AND MELTED ALL THE ADJACENT WIRING.  HAD TO REPLACE  MOTOR AND WIRING. *LN
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