Consumer Complaint Detail

MINI / COOPER US / 2007

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118208 Incident Date: Aug, 23 2007
Consumer's City: ELLINGTON Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: COOPER US Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WMWMF73567T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 06 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I parked my car after arriving at my friends house, which was approx. a two hour drive. after reaching inside of the hatchback to grab luggage out of my 2007 mini cooper 's' i was burned on my leg by the tailpipe. after stepping away from the vehicle my leg was red in two spots (twin-pipe) and then bubbled in the next several hours and scabbed. i noticed that the tail pipe extends beyond the body of the car which allows for easy skin contact with the hot pipe. updated 04-15-08 *bf updated