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Stock Problems/IssuesDiscussions related to warranty related issues and repairs, or other problems with the OEM parts and software for MINI Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
I read through Power Steering thread and saw that there was some kind of recall for the power steering. Is this still available? What are the requirements/limitations? Just lost my power steering today!
Take it to the dealer. I have an 04 also and I received a recall letter. It extended the warranty for this issue to 13 years/150,000 miles which ever comes first from date of sale.
Too bad for me. I have 225k and the pump goes out once a week now. I have to turn off the car to reset it.
I know it sucks, but you should replace it. If it started to quit, it will die completely. Mine was doing something similar, I would leave from work and have no power steering on my 25 minutes drive back home, then it would start working again. Until it got deader than dead.