| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006055901 | Incident Date: Feb, 07 2006 |
| Consumer's City: TUCSON | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: COOPER S | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRE33413T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 12 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 07 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Just driving along on a straight smooth road at 40 mph when the lower rear control arm broke clean in half nearly causing me to lose control of the car as the wheel rotated up into the fender well. scottsdale mini insists that this arm should only break if the car was crashed and therefore they will not honor the warranty. i am the original owner and have never hit any significant potholes or other road hazards. there are many similar cases of this failure reported on the internet but mini is apparently reluctant to classify it as a design flaw. *jb |
