2002 MINI Cooper: windshield cracks

16 of the 187 complaints about the 2002 MINI Cooper describe windshield cracks.

owner complaints: 16
of this car's complaints: 9%
typical mileage: 15,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Windshield cracks by model year

2009
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
11
2002
16

What owners say

Filed May 26, 2005 · Visibility · 1,090 miles · WI

8" crack in front windshield. Crack is located on lower right hand (passenger) side of vehicle that starts below the windshield seal. The goes up 3" then curves left and travels for 5". Crack appeared after the car was parked in a secure garage for 3 days, and has grown about 1" a week.

Filed Mar 12, 2004 · Visibility · 18,000 miles · CA

Windshield on my 2002 mini cooper s has cracks in 2 places which started from the edges of the windshield. Both cracks appeared when the car was sitting in the driveway. The dealer says they are "rock chips" though there's no visible impact.

Filed Feb 2, 2004 · Locks, Visibility · 35,000 miles · KS

1. Interior door latch mechanism inoperable in freezing conditions - will not release (unable to exit car) - was able to enter car - closed door - could not exit. Bad situation as power windows were also frozen shut. 2. Windshield cracks (2nd windshield - see other threads on this known failure) - occurred while backing out of drive on public street - started at base of windshield drivers side-up 6"-then sharply right-across windshield to passenger a pillar.

Filed Jan 18, 2004 · Visibility · 32,500 miles · CA

My windshield sustained an 8 inch long crack on the lower corner driver side just above the VIN number. This happened one cold morning while warming up the engine at the driveway. Bmw denied warranty coverage because of a stone pit a size of a pen dot along the cracked area. I found out that there are many others that have windshield cracked on the same general location (above the bin number) as a result of stress from the frame. Attached is a supporting documentation regarding cracked windshields on mini. Http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/modules.php?.

Filed Dec 20, 2003 · Visibility · NC

Windshield cracked from the lower driver's side after turning the heater on while vehicle was warming up parked on the driveway. Dealer refused to replace it under warranty.

Filed Jul 11, 2003 · Visibility · GA

Windshield creaking, crackling. Replaced twice by dealer due to wind leakage. Windshield is too thin and pits way too easily. Wife is afraid of safety because of the notoriously high incidence of spontaneous cracking windshields. Mini USA continues to deny any problems, but informal surveys of dealers indicate thousands of replacements already, and the car has only been on sale for 16 months. Glass is too thin and brittle. Government needs to intercede and force mini USA to replace with thicker, safe windshields.

Filed Jul 6, 2003 · Visibility · 15,000 miles · MA

Stress cracked windshield in 2002 mini cooper s.

Filed Jul 3, 2003 · Visibility · 23,000 miles · VA

We own a mini cooper s. Like hundreds of others who have not yet filed a complaint, we had a cracked windshield for no apparant reason. The windshield seems to be very thin and soft. And very succeptable to cracks and rock chips, pitting for lack of another word.

Filed Jul 1, 2003 · Visibility · 4,500 miles · NY

Stopped at light when I heard a small crack no other vehicles or traffic around upon investigation I found a small star like crack in the windshield. Within the next month before crack could be fixed windshield was chipped by road debris in two separate places and on two separate days. Windshield glass seems to be very weak.

Filed Jun 16, 2003 · Visibility · 8,458 miles · CA

Windshield pits from sand very easily. Windshield cracked from driver's side to middle of window while backing out of flat driveway. Replaced under warranty by dealer. Two months later, small amount of blowing sand pits windshield again. 2002 mini cooper.

Filed Jun 3, 2003 · Visibility · CA

My mini cooper has developed a huge crack in the windshield. The dealer said the crack was started by a chip from road debris, however cracked windshields are a well know problem with the mini. Many mini owners have replaced their windshields 3 or 4 times. Before I buy a new windshield I would like assurances from mini USA that the replacement won't promptly crack, as has happened with many other owners.

Filed Jun 1, 2003 · Visibility · 8,000 miles · CA

The windshield on my 2002 mini cooper s developed two cracks in it's windshield. I purchased this car in sept of 2002. The first crack developed after owning the car about 4 months and mini USA would not replace the windshield. Now a second crack has developed 3 months later.