# Mini Cooper - power steering pblm

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-power-steering-pblm/18600>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mini, cooper, steering\
**Created:** [August 24, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-power-steering-pblm/18600 "2008-08-24T14:22:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JHaueter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@JHaueter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JHaueter)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-power-steering-pblm/18600/1 "2008-08-24T14:22:13Z")

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I have an '03 Cooper and the power steering comes and goes. It can be there when I start the car and then go out at anytime while driving or it may not be there when I start but after I shut it off to go in to a store it will there when I start it again. The frequency varies - this may occur every day for a week and then it will be fine for 10 days or so and then show up again. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![alex3324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@alex3324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alex3324)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-power-steering-pblm/18600/2 "2008-08-24T18:31:56Z")

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common problem with the minis. Do a search on here or on a mini web site or google and see the many hundreds/thousands of posts on mini PS problems.