Door Latch Problems of Mini Cooper

The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the interior driver side door handle would become inoperable due to the boden cable guide becoming dislodged from its retention clip. The dealer was contacted who informed him that there was a design update but the dealer could not say when the design update had taken place. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. The dealer was contacted again and stated that all problems and questions should be directed back to the manufacturer. No assistance was offered by the manufacturer or the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000.

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2001 BMW x5- I've owned the mentioned vehicle for 3 yrs. And am unable to drive it the winter due to door will not close because latching mech freezes and will not close until door thaws out. It's been to BMW dealership and says it's a faulty carrier on these 2000-2001 BMW will not honor this potentially dangerous situation my driving with the door open and having to hold it somewhat closed after getting in !! it's a widespread problem according to the dealership. . Read more...

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- the contact owns a 2002 Mini Cooper. The driver and passenger doors would not open if the vehicle was locked with the remote. The dealer was called and an estimate for the repair was given over the phone. The component that needed to be replaced was unknown. The current and failure mileage were 18,500.

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1. Interior door latch mechanism inoperable in freezing conditions - will not release (unable to exit car) - was able to enter car - closed door - could not exit. Bad situation as power windows were also frozen shut. 2. Windshield cracks (2nd windshield - see other threads on this known failure) - occurred while backing out of drive on public street - started at base of windshield drivers side-up 6"-then sharply right-across windshield to passenger a pillar.

The door locks activated intermittently while driving. The vehicle had been examined by the dealer twice, however they could not find the problem.