NHTSA Complaint #11632371 — 2025 MINI COUNTRYMAN

The morning of Tuesday 12/24/24 while driving the car at 30-40 mph, in the dark, all systems suddenly shut off - by all systems I'm mean the engine, all interior and exterior lights, the "computer" screen.  Everything went black in an instant.  After a second of two the car lurched back to life.  I was able to pull over at that point.  The only "idiot light" that came on was a yellow engine symbol.  I opened it and a screen came up that said "Check Control", "No entries". If this had happened with traffic around I could have been injured in an accident.  If it had happened on the nearby Interstate and highway speeds, I could have been killed. I am taking the vehicle to the dealer today for evaluation. There have been no professional inspections at this time. For the two months that I've had this car there have been repeated problems with the "boot up" process when trying to start the car. It at times displays wrong information, does not recognize the "key fob", forgets previous settings, etc. This has been told to the dealer and to a BMW/Mini factory rep on 12/23/24. These were considered nuisance problems; however, a complete system failure while driving is not a nuisance.