Mini Cooper S Drivers Door Lock Problems

Switch the ignition to the first position.

Mini cooper s drivers door lock problems.

I was sick of reading about the countless number of people who have been forced to replace this poorly designed component with a new one 130 because bmw made them non serviceable. Within 5 seconds turn back and remove key. Peel out the rubber which holds the door lock from the door panel. From what i have seen it seams to be a lubrication issue.

You have a defective door handle catch. Within 30 seconds of removing the key press and hold the lock and unlock buttons at the same time the mini button in the middle is the lock button and the button nearest the key blade is the unlock button. If you have problems with door handle mechanisme for the inside is lagging or not opening the door every time. Fold the rubber grommet which is located on the left top side of the door panel then push it into the inside of the hole in order to put the cable to the inside of the door panel.

The window has slipped off the track and requires adjustment. The handle catch cable has come off therefore the door can t be opened from inside the car. This instructiable details how to repair a mini cooper door lock actuator. I did this to my 2003 mini cooper s.

1 answer mini cooper s door locking problems intermitant fault on drivers door will not unlock sometimes the passenger door is the same sometimes the inside swiitch will not work sometimes the doors don t lock when moving off at this moment in time it s only the drivers door that will not unlock by remote or lock on moving off.