Vehicle's switch controlling headlights was left in the "parking lights on" mode inadvertently (it opened terminal 15 per mini). car would not start less than 12 hours later. mini reports that this "damaged the battery beyond repair" and said it was not subject to warranty replacement because the user had operated the switch. if this happened for many mini owners, people would be stranded and left in a dangerous condition. furthermore, this is clearly something mini is choosing to ignore and classify as user error when it is a defect. mini charged $600+ plus dollars to replace the battery, reprogram ...
I was on a city street going approximately 15 mph when a pickup truck in the lane to my right tried to turn into a driveway i was approaching to my left- his car hit mine and my car rolled over onto the roof and the airbags didn't deploy.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 mini countryman. the contact was alerted by his wife that the vehicle was engulfed in flames while parked. the failure occurred without warning. the fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. the vehicle was towed to the insurance company's lot where it was deemed destroyed. there were no injuries. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000. the vin was not provided. *tt the consumer stated bmw paid the deductible for his daughter's vehicle but not the other car or house. * ...
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