2010 MINI Cooper S Clubman Electrical system Problems

“6/21/2018, my 2010 Mini cooper clubman s developed serious defects. I drove my car on the leftmost lane of three-lane boston turnpike. Close to a traffic light, I braked to decelerate vehicle but the engine suddenly died without warning, while car was in motion. Both battery and starter worked. I tried multiple times to restart the engine in failure. I blocked traffic during rush-hour. Several cars took across road curb and passed to my left. It made me and my son in dangerous situations. Until a truck driver came to help me to push my car off road. …”

“The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper S Clubman. The contact stated that the vehicle would shut off while driving at various speeds without warning. The contact had to wait for several minutes after the failure before restarting the vehicle and resuming normal operation. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the vehicle with white smoke coming from the engine. The contact pulled over and discovered that the plastic on the Body Control Module (BCM) had caused the engine to smoke. …”

“The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper S Clubman. The contact stated that when the front driver’s side door was opened, the contact smelled an odor of smoke and notice that underneath the steering wheel was burned. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 110,000. …”

“First incident: on a hot day, vehicle was parked, drivers seat occupied and reclined. Air bag light illuminates upon restart of vehicle. Fault was reset by dealer with no explanation. Second time same situation; hot day, parked, driver seat occupied and reclined, airbag light illuminates upon restart. Dealer replaced air bag due to electrical cable for drivers seat airbag being nearly cut in two by sharp edge of seat frame.”

“The contact owns a 2010 Mini Cooper Clubman S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”