Door lock problems
Mods, could this sticky like the Engine Bay Fires post?
There seem to be quite a few thread of people with this problem. What year is your MINI and approx. mileage at time of failure. Maybe if there are enough of us we can forward it to MINIUSA? 03' MC Build date: 3/03 |
This is the second time today I have seen a thread start in the middle of something. What is going on????
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Originally Posted by LynnEl
(Post 1502896)
This is the second time today I have seen a thread start in the middle of something. What is going on????
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Drivers side 03' MCS Build date: 7/03, mileage just over 50K and out of warranty.
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Had the pass side go out at about 25k and today my drivers side went out as well at 53k. Waiting for the dealer to call me back to see how much this crap is going to cost.
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04 MCS, Nov 03 Build, 40K miles, Drivers side
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03 MCS july build. 75K miles drivers door. $100 in parts. 2 hrs to switch it out.
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03 MC, driver's door module went at 49K, passenger side went at 56K.
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02 MC, 60k, driver side
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05 MCS, 33k, drivers side
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03 MC 62K Passenger side
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03 MCS,51000 mi., passenger side.:mad:
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Originally Posted by gpwpat
(Post 1506562)
03 MCS july build. 75K miles drivers door. $100 in parts. 2 hrs to switch it out.
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This is frickin unnerving. You mean that were I to go to the dealer, who's labor rate is $120/hr. That to fix my door lock (which I view as a defect) would cost $340 at 2 hours?
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03 Cooper "S", 58,000, Drivers side
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A followup:
My problem turned to to be mechanical. The cable jacket near the lock had come free from it's anchor point. I just snapped it back in place. Not an easy thing to do because of the hidden location. I sure wish it had a more positive method to keep it where it belongs. |
03 MCS, 35,000, Passenger Side
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02 MCS 57K Driver's Side
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05 MCS cabrio Passenger side 33K miles. Still locks, will only unlock mechanically
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Originally Posted by jgg5
(Post 1638520)
05 MCS cabrio Passenger side 33K miles. Still locks, will only unlock mechanically
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03' MCS - Drivers side - 54k miles.
I also vote for a sticky.....I think this is an issue that NEEDS to be addressed to MINI USA, and hopefully with a huge thread of people reporting they are having problems, they will do something about it, maybe even perhaps recall it. I for one know it has been a rather pain in the ass because my drivers side went out....so EVERY TIME I get in/out of my MINI I have to manually unlock/lock it by hand. NOT fun... -Cody |
for the people who've repaired it themselves: can any mechanically inclined person do this or does it require special tools?
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03 MC 85,000 miles passenger door
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05 MCS 5K, drivers side after unintentionally leaving the window cracked at MOTD overnight in the rain. Door would unlock via toggle or handle, but handle would not open the door.
The thing that turned the repair from impossible to trivial for me was a mirror with a telescoping handle. I stuck a flashlight in the lower part of the door pointing upwards, and held the mirror in place behind the door mechanism. That made it really easy to see what was going on with the cable. In my case, the piece of plastic attached to the cable had slipped out of the latch mechanism. I snapped it back into place, and the door has been perfect ever since. |
03 MCS, 55,100 Miles
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