My Mini Cooper S is playing up already :/

NoNameNoNumber · 12 Oct 2013 at 06:35

Luckily I've only had it a month and there's a 6 month warranty on it but still...

The passenger window drops and lifts randomly so the alarm keeps going off, I've done the window position reset thing but to no avail. Going back to the garage on Monday morning

A quick Google suggests that the microswitch may have failed, anybody have and experiences of changing one of these?

bledd · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:02

Don't be disheartened, the garage will sort it out. Cars pick up little niggles

Tr1p · 12 Oct 2013 at 09:33

Girlfriends mini does this. You can open the door, window drops, close door and it doesn't reposition. Reading its a common problem. Keep meaning to get that sorted.

NoNameNoNumber · 12 Oct 2013 at 20:16

I wouldn't mind so much if that was the end of it Tr1p but unfortunately the alarm goes off every single time it randomly opens/closes

Hope you're right Bledd, this is the most I've ever spent on a car and the thought of it just being another car with loads of stuff not working terrifies me! When I was buying cars for <£500 and running them into the ground they were almost disposable.

Brookert · 12 Oct 2013 at 20:18

Sounds exactly like microswitch problems on TT's. Sometimes it can be a split wire in the wiring coming into the door, as it goes brittle over time and splits when you open it.

Blue160 · 12 Oct 2013 at 20:51

puma luke said:
there's a 6 month warranty on it

No stress then

A simple warranty job like that will be sorted quickly and easily.

Resident · 12 Oct 2013 at 21:21

Is there anything right with BMW Maxi's? (I refuse to call them Minis on principle)

Various niggles that I keep seeing described as "common" and a major safety fault, twice reported by Watchdog which BMW denies exists.

NoNameNoNumber · 12 Oct 2013 at 21:30

I think the later ones post 06 are more troublesome, mines a 52 so there will invariably be things like this that crop up but I guess that comes with the territory.

I'd fix it myself but on principle I'll drive the 50 miles each way and wait for them to fix it purely because its under warranty... I just hope they play ball.

Out of curiosity, where is the microswitch?

NoNameNoNumber · 25 Oct 2013 at 16:16

Forgot to update this but the garage replaced the passenger door lock under warranty. Everything has been fine since so pretty chuffed

GinG · 25 Oct 2013 at 16:18

Good result

I know you can save a bit of cash going private but just that piece of mind you get from the garage is worth the premium in my eyes.

eidolon · 25 Oct 2013 at 18:04

Resident said:
Is there anything right with BMW Maxi's? (I refuse to call them Minis on principle)

Various niggles that I keep seeing described as "common" and a major safety fault, twice reported by Watchdog which BMW denies exists.

Had mine for 3 or 4 years now (2006 model) and all that's failed is the knock sensor so I don't think that's too bad really.