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2007 Mini Cooper Body problems

Owners have filed 9 complaints about the 2007 Mini Cooper's body, doors & structure with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on May 5, 2020. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Complaints
9
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Body complaints

Electrical systemBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFire

Vehicle was stationary in my driveway, was not started and was unattended, had not been started in over a week and keys were not in the vehicles. The vehicle spontaneously burst into flames which burned the engine bay and front end of the car before the fire dept. Arrived and extinguished the fire with foam. The car had been sitting unstarted for over a week. I am unsure of what caused the fire and because of the extensive damage to the engine bay I could not determine were the fire originated. Perhaps a...

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professional fire examiner could determine that. I am blessed that this did not happen while parked in my garage but was scary. I just want this incident on record so that others which own this particular type of vehicle can be warned about the potential dangers. I have owned this vehicle since new and had a couple of updates done per bmw such as the tailpipes and timing chain in the engine. I was not aware of any additional recalls or updates but apparently there have been some incidences of fires such as mine which I learned about after searching the internet to see if similar issues had been documented. I will attach a few pictures for you to help with your assessment. Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope this information will be some help to others in preventing a similar situation. I thank god no one was injured or property damaged other than my car. The fire department made a report but it did not include investigating the cause just a response to a fire. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · EngineNHTSA 11323318
Electrical systemBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFire

Was driving car downtown at a speed on average of 15 mph. Trip only lasted 15 minutes when I parked and noticed smoke coming from my hood. Smoke quickly escalated into a fire. Called 911 to have fire trucks out. Grabbed a fire extinguisher from a nearby business to try to put out the flames, but was unable to even while spraying directly at the flames. Firemen had to pry open the hood to get to the engine to put out the fire. Car engine was totaled. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · EngineNHTSA 10568074
Body, doors & structureAcceleration & cruise control

While driving I noticed that my right foot was getting hot. I moved my hand down to the gas pedal area and felt a lot heat which I later determined to be coming from the plastic panel to the right of the gas pedal. It was so hot that it was difficult to touch with my bare hands. *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10535554
Engine & coolingBody, doors & structure

I had this car serviced about 4 times during the 4 yr warranty period. Just after the warranty period, the car was checked for brake job and I was informed that the water pump leaks. I think the coolant provable was leaking prior to expiration of warranty but I was not informed. I bought 3 cars in 2007 (honda and lexus) and none of them has this issue. 1. Engine coolant leaks. Replace water pump. 2. Engine hood latch won't open. Failed remote latch. The mini cooper estimate will cost me $800 to replace the water pump. I also overheard from one of the mini owner last sat, 26nov2011 during my visit to the dealer that he also has the same issue leaky water pump. *Kb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10437454
Body, doors & structure

Hood scoop on vehicle has deformed due to excessive heat from turbo. *Tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10245653
Engine & coolingBody, doors & structure

The hood scoop of my car deforms due to extreme heat. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · StructureNHTSA 10237779
Body, doors & structure

Hood scoop on 2007 mini cooper "s" is melting due to excessive heat from turbo. *Tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10237633
Body, doors & structure

Area near the gas pedal gets extremely hot, as well as the wall to the right of the gas pedal. It's hot enough that I can't lean a bare foot against it.. Too hot. This could be dangerous as a driver could inadvertently rest his foot on the wall, and be surprised by the extreme heat, jerk their foot away and possible hit the gas pedal. *Tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10227054
Body, doors & structure

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mini cooper (na). The contact stated that the hood of the vehicle would reach 200 degrees after it was parked. The washer jets that rest on the hood leaked water when the hood was hot. The failure occurred each time after the vehicle was driven. The dealer stated that the temperature was normal. The contact believes that the heat was caused by the turbo charger. The speed prior to the vehicle being parked was unknown. The current mileage was 400 and failure mileage was 25. The consumer stated the hood wiper jets weep when the vehicle is parked and the temperature rises above 200 leaving semi permanent marks on the vehicle. Updated 08/31/07 *tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10199506

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