I've had my 05' MC since July 25th of this year...and recently a passenger of mine exited the passenger side and closed the door, then remarked that it appeared not be closed all of the way. When I checked, it was closed as far as it could be, but there a small lip or gap since it didn't align with the adjacent panel. When sitting in the drivers seat with both door closed, the gaps between the rubber lining and interior paint do not seem to be symmetrical. Today however was the first time I ever (and in an act of desperation) have taken my MINI into an auto car wash (touchless) for a quick wash. (I hand wash myself every chance I get.) When doing so, during the rinse, a significant amount of water leaked in through the passenger door and onto the seat. Has anyone ever had this? Since I don't have passengers a whole lot of the time, I never really noticed if this was something that was going on since delivery or if what my MA said was true, "sometimes if someone opens the door too far it becomes misaligned." It seems that opening a door too far would be a bit hard to do if we are talking about quality building materials versus the strength of an average human being. Since this door gets used far far less than the drivers door which I open upwards of 5-6 times per day, this just sounds odd. I hope this falls under warranty work or just poor original workmanship. I can post photos if anyone is interested in seeing this first hand. Any ideas? Edit: I have an appt. on Monday at 8:00am at LB MINI (with a loaner) to get this checked out...

 

Yes, this should fall under warranty work. I didn't have this problem with my MCS, but did with my Buick. MINI has been very good and solving warranty issues so is shouldn't be a problem.

It took 5 tries for the Buick before it finally got resolved...with me looking over the tech's shoulders telling him what to do. But that's GM for you.

 

The striker plate probably needs to be adjusted. Road and Track magazine just finished up their 50K mile long-term test of a 2003 MCS and this was an item they experienced and how it was corrected.

 

Yes to that ^^^ . That "misalignment" was one of the things on my laundry list, when I went for 10,000 mile oil service (just picked it up this morning). Mine was on the driver's side though, so it was "in yer face" every day.

Between the new oil, new wiper refills that don't streak (yeah i know give them a week), striker-plate adjustment, and a wonderful SILENT sunroof, I got one HAPPY MINI!

Wish I'd had my camera handy today. At 1:01pm, my mileage was 0 10 10 1 (ten thousand, one hundred and one). Looked interesting on the odo.

Tatt

 

It was also on my service list. Went in mentioned it and got it fixed no prob. Mine was so bad that when I washed my car water would get in through the window.

 

Yes, you were quite correct...the striker plate indeed. LB MINI took it in today at 8:00am and by 9:30 they had taken care of everything...as well as a clip that had fallen off from the drivers side moulding. I'm quite happy that this is taken care of, although its now stopped raining mere moments after I got the car back. Thanks for the original reply!

 

My car leaks some air from the left side when on the freeway and I can hear that it's a little loose when going over bumps. It doesn't leak water tho. Must be the same thing.