Mini Cooper S - Forum & Garages needed

[Meek_racing]

Does anyone know of a decent website forum or Mini specialist within the midlands area (+100 miles radius) for checking and replacing electrical parts?

Basically my missus has been having several problems with the car boot opening, electrics resetting, not starting, parts failing whilst driving, etc. Her mini dealer (Rybrook Warwick) don't have a clue and the warranty ends next week. They are also going to charge if they find the fault and the parts cannot be ordered before the warranty ends.

Several letters sent to the dealer and BMW Mini and they don't give a toss. Seen quite a few bad reviews about the electrics on Mini's.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[Englebert]

Can she not simply get TLC XL and get them (or another dealer) to continue working on it?

 

[Meek_racing]

TLC XL?

 

[Chris205]

not sure where abouts lohen are but no heard they're good for mini specialist

 

[ForceIndia]

Earthing problem? Mini2.com is good for advice.

 

[Englebert]

You can extend the warranty...

 

[Meek_racing]

Earthing problem? Mini2.com is good for advice.

Im on there atm cheers why would the earthing cause the problems? just had a chat with this missus and problems are below:

[FONT=&quot]Current Problem[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Electrical Failure light comes on, mileage clock resets, car may not start, boot opens itself[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]It first reset its electrics last week, 6days later it has done it again[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Boot has opened on its own on multiple journeys[/FONT]

 

[Meek_racing]

You can extend the warranty...

Costs a fortune and the same problem seems to happen. It's one thing for the clock to just go dead, but for the boot to open when doing 70, or total electric failure is quite another. Would rather a specialist look at it as the garage is either masking up a serious problem, or just haven't got a clue and hanging her out to dry on the matter.

 

[Addz]

lohens is really good! did a lot of work to my mini

http://www.lohen.co.uk/

Lohen
Unit 15d Raleigh Hall
Eccleshall
Staffordshire
ST21 6JL
United Kingdom

t: +44 (0) 1785 859999
f: +44 (0) 1785 859952
e: sales @ lohen.co.uk

Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

 

[maynard]

I can recommend Noel @ NCB Autokraft in Solihull. BMW specialist so should be able to look after the Mini good enough!

 

[Meek_racing]

Are these the people next to Yozzasport?

will try all the links, cheers for the info and keep them comming if possible :clown:

lohens is really good! did a lot of work to my mini

http://www.lohen.co.uk/

Lohen
Unit 15d Raleigh Hall
Eccleshall
Staffordshire
ST21 6JL
United Kingdom

t: +44 (0) 1785 859999
f: +44 (0) 1785 859952
e: sales @ lohen.co.uk

Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

 

[jester84]

Think MINI
http://www.thinkmini.co.uk/

 

[Addz]

i think they are in the same industrial estate as them actually!

 

[jester84]

Lohen, were in the same building as yozza now there in the next building down, but for servicing or maintence use think mini, there soo much cheaper

 

[Sir_Dave]

Girlfriends Bro has used Lohen on many an occasion - very good service from them iirc

 

[Fred@BTM]

i think they are in the same industrial estate as them actually!

did you have a low black mini with BBS rims? or was yours a dark blue one? i seem to remember seeing a mini with an "addz" style number plate in there a few years back whilst i was there

 

[Addz]

nahh mine was a low grey one with black and polished rims, noisey as feck too

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[Fred@BTM]

did it have an addz number plate? new engine it was in for IIRC? i know Nick and Andrei aka "the russian" very well

 

[Addz]

private plate but not a addz one, nahh mine went in for more boost and de-cat and a few pullys made it fun!

 

[Fred@BTM]

looks familiar anyway, i seem to recall a purple/blue one with an addz number plate

 

[Meek_racing]

Fred, worthy of a visit up there? Is this something you could have a ganders at?

 

[withoutabix]

dude use thinkmini

cant beat dave! really the guys knows everythink about minis

his place down in worcester so not to far from you

 

[jayxx83]

If you are under warranty head straight to mini customer services. Email them, send a copy special delivery.

I doesnt matter if your warranty expires as you will have reported it before hand. Saves shelling out of your own pocket. Can you not try another dealer also?

 

[Meek_racing]

If you are under warranty head straight to mini customer services. Email them, send a copy special delivery.

I doesnt matter if your warranty expires as you will have reported it before hand. Saves shelling out of your own pocket. Can you not try another dealer also?

Contract states that parts are only covered if in stock under warranty period. The car is there atm and they said it's now something to do with the foot well?!?!?! We have got plenty of legal info off the mini2.com forum so if they drag their feet we are going into the main dealer on sat to kick up a fuss with the customers around :evil: Service and quality from this dealer and mini in general is shocking, really poor considering the cost of the cars and reputation.

My missus contacted Lohen and they gave her some helpfull advice, will pop into thinkmini this week too.

 

[jayxx83]

if its something to do with the footwell, it may be the BC1 unit in the drivers footwell having water seeping into it. can play havoc and give the random unrelated issues you have with boot, clock etc.

The BC1 pretty much controls everything in the car electric wise.

As far as I am aware labour is also included. My mini had a rad replaced in Apr 08 and started steaming in May 09. As they give two years warranty on replacement parts, they inspected it and replaced it as it was faulty foc.

 

[Gally]

If you are under warranty head straight to mini customer services. Email them, send a copy special delivery.

I doesnt matter if your warranty expires as you will have reported it before hand. Saves shelling out of your own pocket. Can you not try another dealer also?

I'm sorry if this sounds nasty but listen to what Jay has said.

If the problem has occured before the warranty ends then it's a warranty problem.
No dealer would ever have a problem putting that through. If it's been looked at several times for the same thing then they can't say it failed outside the warranty period.

Believe me you case would stand up well in court, don't believe what a dealer tells you.

 

[Meek_racing]

if its something to do with the footwell, it may be the BC1 unit in the drivers footwell having water seeping into it. can play havoc and give the random unrelated issues you have with boot, clock etc.

The BC1 pretty much controls everything in the car electric wise.

As far as I am aware labour is also included. My mini had a rad replaced in Apr 08 and started steaming in May 09. As they give two years warranty on replacement parts, they inspected it and replaced it as it was faulty foc.

Cheers for the info! I called the dealer today on the gf's behalf. They said its a FRM MOdule problem in the footwell. After reading a few comments on here and other forums, starting to believe it is something to do with water/moisture getting into the electrics.

 

[jayxx83]

No problemo dude, have you got an R53 or R56? some of these dealers are incompetent fudge packers, they should know about these issues on R53s. I think it was common in the early models.

 

[Meek_racing]

R56

The gf doesn't want the car anymore, so was either going to keep the car till the minimal finance was paid off, or just cut her losses and pay up what is remaining. After a few telephone conversation with them today, they have agreed to buy back the car and leave the missus with some cash in her pocket.

Bit of a shame as I do like that car and given to the correct specialist, would be fixed. I guess when you have so many problems you just want wrid...

Good side is that she wants a CS