NHTSA Complaint #10267059 — 2008 MINI COOPER S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10267059
Vehicle	2008 MINI COOPER S
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 27, 2009
Date Filed	April 28, 2009
Mileage	4,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

CAR WILL NOT START, LEAVING YOU STRANDED. PUSHING IN CLUTCH THEN START BUTTON, AND NOTHING. FIRST TIME WAS 5 WEEKS AGO, TOWED TO DEALER, DID TESTS, FOUND NO PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 4/23/2009, GIGGLED DEAD MAN SWITCH ON CLUTCH PEDAL AND THEN STARTED. HAPPENED AGAIN 4/27/2009, TRIED GIGGLE THING, NOTHING THIS TIME. SAT OVERNIGHT, THEN STARTED. ONLY COMMON FACTOR HAS BEEN ON WARM SPRING DAYS AROUND 90 DEGREES. WILL BE TAKING BACK TO DEALER. *TR

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