Mini Cooper Inside Door Handle Not Working

Model r50 cooper r52 cooper convertible and cooper s convertible r53 cooper s produced up to 08 08 05.

Mini cooper inside door handle not working.

The dealer was contacted who informed him that there was a design update but the dealer could not say when the design update had taken place. The contact stated that the interior driver side door handle would become inoperable due to the boden cable guide becoming dislodged from its retention clip. Subject bowden cable inside door comes loose. Hello friends i have a mini cooper s 2014 with halogen headlights and halogen front fog lights behind i have perfect uj gp3.

Typically nothing is broken it s just that the cable popped out of the holder on the back of the door handle. Situation bowden cable on door may become loose causing door not to open from inside the vehicle. You definitely need to get in there and see what might be happening as it might be a dead door lock actuator. The contact owns a 2005 mini cooper.

I am trying to update halogen fog lights to led of mini cooper 2019 07 lci but i am not able to get it to work correctly and although i have searched ista and newtis. You have a defective door handle catch. When the doors are locked and the interior handle is pulled it is unable to unlock the door regardless of how many attempts are made however the bobble on the top of the door to indicate locked down or unlocked up does bob up and down slightly 1 3 movement by height. It sounds like the release cables are pulling but the latch is staying in the latched position.

Try this little trick before buying a new mech. The handle catch cable has come off therefore the door can t be opened from inside the car. If you have problems with door handle mechanisme for the inside is lagging or not opening the door every time. The window has slipped off the track and requires adjustment.

Well if you are an automotive technician it could be an easy 1 2 3 process to identify the problem remove the door panel and make the adjustment. Sounds like the mechanical actuator is stuck. This is relatively uncommon but not unheard of as there is a recall to fix the bowden cable.