Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/13/2003 | 1 | 12/13/2003 | |
| My 2003 mini cooper s, upon acceleration, experiences an excessive loss of power that has put me in the position of nearly being hit by oncoming traffic when pulling into traffic flow. i have had the vehicle in to the dealer in cincinnati 5 times, and though they claim the vehicle is repaired, and drives 'normally' it still nearly stalls when accelerating from a standstill. *ak | |||
| 07/17/2003 | 1 | 1 | 07/08/2003 |
| Engine power loss starting off in 1st gear. when stating from a complete stop in 1st gear the car will hesitate for aprox. 2-3 seconds before the rpms increase. there is no combination of clutch and throttle that will alleviate this situation. the combination of warm temperatures and running the a/c contribute heavily to the power loss. colder weather does improve this power loss.*ak | |||
| 06/29/2003 | 7 | 1 | |
| Purchased new vehicle (delivery date below). vehicle has serious lurch and power loss in 1st gear, particulary w/ ac running. this poses significant safety risk as normal acceleration is not available. maufacturer has acknowledged probem stating it is in the computer software--claims no fix to date despite repeated complaints and requests for fix.*ak | |||
| 05/15/2003 | 4000 | 100 | 11/28/2002 |
| My 2003 mini cooper s stumbles and bogs down when starting in first gear. when starting from a dead start and letting clutch out, the cars power cuts off for a moment and then cuts back in. this was not a characteristic of the car prior to my dealer upgrading the software for the engine management system. i've contacted mini usa (aka bmw) and they acknowledge the problem, but have no fix for it. i consider it a safety issue, especially when pulling into traffic and the car hesitates badly.*ak | |||
| 05/31/2003 | 4000 | 100 | 05/15/2003 |
| My april build 2003 mini cooper s experiences sudden momentary engine power losses, causing the car to violenty jerk during initial acceleration. furthermore, the car will randomly and without warning, lose all forward momentum just when i need it most, as in pulling out into oncoming traffic. no matter how much throttle is engaged, the car barely crawls foward for up to 3 seconds, then finally roars to life and takes off. it feels very much like trying to accelerate a car from a dead stop in 3rd gear, though the car is in 1st gear. this situation is dangerous and needs to have the highest priority within bmwna/miniusa. i, as well as many others, have repeatedly brought this to the attention of miniusa/bmwna and we are always told the same thing, that they are working on it. it has been over 6 months since these problems first began to surface. there has been no official communication from bmwna/miniusa regarding the issue.*ak | |||