Battery module malfunction. No use of blinkers, windows, radio, or hazard lights. Alert comes up that says "lighting system! Stop vehicle! " and the vehicle periodically needs to be jumped.
On the evening of [xxx] at approximately [xxx] my 2012 mini cooper s all 4 burst into flames. The car was parked in front of my building for 6 days (we don't use the car very much) in front of my building when the all of a sudden the head lights started flashing followed by the car cabin filling with grey smoke then followed by black smoke then there was a flash (spark? ) and the entire cabin the became engulfed in flames. All of this has been captured by our building security camera. I reported the incident the following day to mini/bmw customer care. I've been sharing emails with thomas lula who is investigating the "thermal event" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6)
There is a recall existing for my car, by vin mine is not included, however i have the exact same problem. Water in the driver side foot well electrical panel which has caused a fault in the lighting, hazard lights, and battery issue. The car cannot be driven because the hazard lights and daytime running lights will not turn off even with the key out. Running out the battery in the process. The mechanic found water and corrosion inside the electrical housing.
The contact owns a 2012 mini cooper countryman. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts but had not started since. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Car was taken to shop for not wanting to start. And they said the junction box where the computer that runs the car had water damage due leak from windshield that was notified by mini visa tsb. I was told my car was not part of recall but showing the same signs. Please help.
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Head gaskets blew on the engine shortly after purchasing in january 2022. The engine was replaced around march 2022. Now the replacement engine is showing the same signs that the head gaskets are again blown. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? This cause the engine to shut down initially when they blew. The engine is now again misfiring as if the head gaskets have blown again. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Not been to a service center yet, but it is acting the same as the first time this happened. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Not been inspected currently. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Engine light came on again around may 2023.
While traveling on the highway at speed, the forward (retractable) sunroof exploded with no apparent provocation or warning. When the failure occurred there was a loud bang followed by glass forcefully raining down into the front and back seat area of the vehicle. There were no vehicles immediately ahead, and no overpasses or trees from which something could have fallen. The driver immediately slowed but did not swerve and there were no other vehicles close by so there was no secondary incident. The glass from the roof continued to fall on subsequent bumps in the road until all of the loose glass had fallen. The size of the glass pieces varied in size and sharpness greatly, with some pieces being very small clear slivers (causing mild cut to hand when exiting the vehicle). In addition when exiting the vehicle a piece of glass from the sunroof found its way into the driver's seatbelt fastener and as a result can no longer be buckled. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by anyone and is available for inspection on request.
I have 2013 mini cooper countryman s and i was driving and i almost got rear ended because my turn signals were not working. There were no signals on the car indicating that the module failed. I took it to get inspected and it turns out that the footwell module failed and this is a known issue for mini coopers, that has forced mini to extend the warranty. [xxx] apparently the footwell module is known to fail under very normal repair conditions when the battery is disconnected or jumped. Unfortunately, my car meets the warranty mileage limit but not the 10 year service data limit as the car's in service date was in january 2013. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6)
The footwell control module has failed in my mini which was discovered when it went in for service due to a multitude of dash lights coming on at start up and issues with getting the car to start. I was getting dash lights for to warn that the headlight control motors were off and then the headlights began to flicker around and then shut themselves off, the abs brake system was off, traction control was off, the ac temperature was not holding a temperature and instead would swing constantly, and i would get a clicking noise in the passenger dash area when it failed to start. When it went in for service, they found that footwell control module was corroded due to water infiltration at some point. Previous to this, i had had an issue with water getting into the floorboards after heavy rains, contacting my local mini dealership, i was informed to check the drain lines on the sunroofs of my car as this can become clogged and cause water to come into the interior of the car. These drain lines are known to introduce water to the location of the footwell control module to the point that other models of this same year have already had a recall.
When the vehicle computer detects low voltage all turn signals, lights and instrument cluster immediately fail and do not turn back on. The foot well module (fwm) or foot rest module (frm) computer becomes corrupt and deletes data from the module. This becomes a major safety hazard as a nighttime failure occurred causing several near accidents due to inability to signal to other vehicles. This is a known issue with mini and they released an extended service bulletin knowing the factory footrest modules were manufactured incorrectly. Vehicles falling outside the initial warranty period are prone to safety risks when this occurs.