Trailer brakes disconnected in 18k lb trailer while driving down mountain. This bulletin is the issue, should be a recall. Https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2023/mc-10243754-0001. Pdf
Received recall from mini usa may 2023 “safety recall footwell control module 23v-337. Update may 2024 “remedy being developed”. I’m unable to have a mini dealership confirm safety of my veh as there are no dealerships in state of maine, closest in peabody ma 1. 5 hrs away. It’s going on 1 yr & no remedy on the horizon? I called mini usa hotline and they can’t help. This is unacceptable. Are they required to resolve in a timely manner? Should they be required to buy my veh back as it wouldn’t pass inspection & unable to drive?? Please provide next steps. Thank you
My vehicle only has 23000 how is it that vehicle with low miles and 5 yrs old and there telling me that engine mounts are cracked what mini cooper said was that the reason why is because there made out of plastic. How can this be legal what holds the engine in place made from plastic? I think this need to be investigated and looked into is not safe and is not fair to the consumer to have to pay for this bad choice in design.
The frm module on my 2010 mini cooper s failed in 2022. I was unable to access multiple functions on the vehicle, including interior and exterior lighting, window controls, and other operations that worked randomly during this time. I needed my car fully operational for work commuting so i had to find a replacement frm, which i did from an oem mini parts website, [xxx]. The new frm i purchased was matched to my vehicle's vin and installed and programmed by my local mini shop, detroit tuned [xxx] ) , in clawson, mi. The total bill for this was over $800 (i have receipts for the purchase and the install). The recall notice from mini/bmw came in 2023, and according to their website there is still no fix, which makes no sense since i bought an oem replacement that was fitted to my car in 2022, as i noted here. How can a part that when fails can potentially cause vehicle fires ("thermal incident", per their recall notes) not be replaced immediately by the manufacturer? And how can mini/bmw say they can't get the part when an oem version is available online? The delay in this fix is unacceptable. My oem replacement frm works perfectly, but i am out the $800+ i spent to get it since mini didn't then and still doesn't have them available, "officially". So if they ever get the part and replace my fully operational replacement for free, i am still out the money i spent in 2020 to make my car operationally safe. What can i do to get a refund from mini/bmw? Thanks. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6)
Purchased the car new. On day two of having the vehicle and on a cold start in the morning, i noticed that the brake was very difficult to press in order to get the car started. Additionally, when applying the brake during driving it seemed to take a bit longer to slow down. I took the car into the dealer's service department and they confirmed that it was a bad brake booster. I am now waiting for the part to come in from germany, which is backordered.
My passenger seat airbag warning is illuminated, with associated chime. I am also getting a orange warning light indicating the passenger airbag is inop. This is intermittent with a passenger occupying the passenger seat. Lights go on and off with movement of the passenger. There is a current recall for the convertible model of the r56 mini cooper.
The traction control light with antilock brake warning illuminated. Therefore my antilock brakes are inop along with traction control.
The passenger front seat airbag sensor is malfunctioning on a large number of these vehicles. Doing an internet search for my fault code, 93c3 reveals a lot of discussion about the problem. There had been a recall on earlier mini coopers for the same problem. I suspect they have not solved the problem and there should be a recall for this r 56 model.
On [xxx], mileage was 47,744 i took mini for service, and told them that the front right headlight didn't work, they replaced the light bulb and they found out that the headlight was still inoperable, and internally shorted. They didn't want to include it in the extended warranty. The mini has electrical issues (frm). The headlight wires are damaged inside the light housing and are bare-striped even if you change the light bulb when you hit a bump the wires touch the bulb short out. So my car was under the extended warranty when i took it to braman motors miami for service but they failed to correct the problem. Bmw of north america extended the warranty for 10 years /156,000 miles whichever occurs first, as determined by your vehicle's service date (original service date is 3/16/2010) extending the limited warranty for the footwell module (frm) this problem is a known problem by bmw / mini they currently have open recalls on the model, series, production date, and year. But since hardly anyone files complaints to nhtsa in fla, this problem is ongoing. [xxx], under violation of federal law (the safety act) dealers can't sell, lease, or deliver any vehicle until recall repairs have been performed. But they overlook the problem at the dealership when the car is in the shop for service. I was given a multi-point inspection it passed 28 of them lol, but the first one (operation of all light and signals, (passed)... Lol so how can this test pass? When i picked up the mini nothing was working turn signals, the front right headlight, windows, hazard lights, fog lights. However, the dealer overlooks the safety recall and wants to charge the client an additional charge to diagnose the frm. They gave me an estimate for $1,985. 38 if i had approved the work that they said the mini needed, but nothing to do with the recall (frm) is this how bmw handles this safety recall? They don't care to solve the problem at any level dealer or manufacturer. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C.
The contact owns a 2012 mini cooper. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v337000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.