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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211058 | Incident Date: Feb, 13 2003 |
| Consumer's City: FOUNTAIN VALLEY | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: COOPER | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: TE15409 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 21 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2003 mini cooper cvt. vehicle stalls in traffic conditions. boggs down, lunges upon acceleration. power failure. no indicator lights on dash warn of problem. vehicle has been serviced on three occasions for same problems. boggs down and lunges corrected by reprogramming on first service. after first service vehicle stalled again in traffic conditions. returned to service dept. who were unable to replicate stalling after 400 miles of test driving it. contacted mini division of bmw of america. they sent technical specialist who checked the electrical system, no apparent cause. mini representative is currently having electrical harness replaced. vehicle out of service for 6 weeks and counting. major safety concern. *nlm |
