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Sharnell of Bakersfield, CA July 4, 2006

Sharnell of Bakersfield CA (07/04/06)
I purchased a 2003 Mini Cooper 1 year ago. I loved driving it until a belt broke in the sealed transmission. The Mini dealership said they can only replace the entire transmission,7000, not the part that broke. I was referred to the company who makes the transmission out of Germany. They do not want to sell the part, only a new transmission. I have called several transmission shops; none of them are able to purchase the belt needed to fix the tranny!

Jenn of San Diego, CA June 1, 2006

Jenn of San Diego CA (06/01/06)
I had a small engine bay fire due to a faulty power steering pump shorting out. This has happened to at least 3 other MINI Coopers in the U.S. and a few more in the UK. MINI needs to have a recall on the part. Thankfully no one has been seriously hurt or killed, nor has there been severe property damage, YET. All of the cars that spontaneously caught fire were parked.

My insurance company paid for all except the replacement power steering pump itself. Although I caught the fire early and put it out, there was still over 4,000 worth of damage. I feel that the fault is due to a design flaw and MINI needs to acknowledge the problem.

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