What 49 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Mini Cooper Countryman

1- Component and system failed. Mini Copper, Contryman S : The key entry stopped responding. We managed to enter into the car, by removed the fob and using the key to open car. One inside, we noticed water dripping off the cd area and the dashboard. A further look reveled more water. 2- How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk?. Mini Copper, Countryman S: We made a short stop into the local Target. After back in the road noticed a sudden change around the central console. Most the electronic data was now gone or blinked. Stopped the car. After 10 minutes, tried to start the card but did no started right away. Now battery has some issued. The Central panel displayed a yellow/orange background. All functions gone or blinking. The temperature displayed a ghost image. Last, while inside the car we notice a funny smell. 3- Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? A local Indi shop - Checo Auto Repair- said that at rain water came in contact with the electrical system and they replaced the inside real-view miror. After, all car's funtions restaurated. Key fob works. The dashboard data came back. The battery remain with some issue 4- Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Mini Copper Countryman S: No 5- Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Mini copper Countryman S: No, that I now . Then, 30 t0 45 day later, the car has

NHTSA ODI 11707492

The contact owned a 2014 Mini Countryman. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in his driveway, approximately two hours later the neighbor who noticed the windshield wipers were activated and that the interior of the vehicle was foggy, alerted the contact of their observance. The contact opened the door of the vehicle and discovered smoke and a burning amber-colored dashboard. The fire department was called to the scene but no extinguisher was needed since the fire was only in the interior of the vehicle and had extinguished on its own. A fire report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 90,000.

NHTSA ODI 11524389

YOUTUBE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QWXHFEKSZ0W MINI COOPER S ROADSTER 6 SPEED MANUAL WHILE DRIVING SMELLED ODOR OF RUBBER BURNING, THEN ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENTS AND THEN SOME SORT OF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED TO A STOP BELIEVING THE ENGINE HAD OVERHEATED. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND WHEN THE PLASTIC IN THE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED AWAY I SAW FLAMES AND CALLED 911. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES FROM THE START TO CALLING 911. THE ENGINE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THIS WAS FROM THE WIRING I BELIEVE. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON MAY 28, 2014. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA ODI 10758960