2003 MINI Cooper S: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Mar 23, 2011 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 70,111 miles · CA · fire

2003 mini cooper s with low 70 thousand miles cough fire on january 31 2011 around 4 am in the morning. It was seen to start on the passenger side under airbag and car was completely on fire the front end under the hood and under passenger dash was told failure was ABS

Filed Jul 21, 2010 · Body, Brakes · 26,799 miles · AR

My mini cooper s has less than 27,000 miles on it. It has been carefully driven and has sustained no crash damage. Had several warning lights come on the car and had failures with the ABS, steering angle sensor, and front wheel sensor. In addition and most importantly, I was told that I had "mushrooming" and cracked front shock tower mounts on both sides of the car, and that alone would cost over $1,400 to repair. I was told that hitting potholes or other road hazards caused this. In addition, the dealer, roadshow mini in memphis, tn, stated that the shock towers and front bushings were considered wear items, and that they could be redamaged immediately if the car came in contact with another pothole. Additionally, I was told by mini USA that no engineers or national representatives could be contacted, and that the dealer would handle all questions and concerns. I asked if there were any upgrades and fixes offered by mini and was told that there were none. However, this problem seems to be fairly common, and there are several aftermarket companies that address this issue,. The service manager at the dealership stated that he sees this problem on 3-4 cars in the shop every month. It appears that this is a design flaw, that there can be strut collapse or suspension failure while driving, and that mini should have addressed this problem with these cars. For normal driving conditions to have resulted in deformed and cracked strut towers is unacceptable and represents a hazardous situation. I have never owned an automobile that had strut tower failure under normal driving conditions.

Filed Jan 8, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · NC

Complete failure of the internal controller area network, resulting in blown electronics, service engine soon light, ABS light, dsc light and air bag light. Cause was apparently a faulty radio. However, a replacement radio failed when installed in the vehicle, bringing more controller area network problems.

Filed Dec 20, 2004 · Brakes, Driver assistance · NC

Dynamic stabilty control, flat tire and ABS lights come on while driving. Dealer has replaced dynamic stabilty control module, part 34 51 6 765 289. Also found left front wheel speed sensor crushed between subframe and car. Replaced part 34 52 6 756 384.

Filed Dec 20, 2004 · Brakes, Driver assistance · NC

Dynamic stabilty control, ABS and flat tire warning lights illuminated intermitently when starting vehicle and do not go away unless vehicle is restarted. Dynamic stability control module fault.