Misc issues with Clubman and Possessed Boot Doors
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:14 amI took my 08 Clubman into MNS this past week for a few (some minor) repairs under warranty:
- Soft close on the driver's window (wouldn't dip when opened). This is a lost programming value, they reset it and alls well
- Melting hood scoop. Had them document it for future reference so when they find a real fix, I'll have it done under warranty.
- Sticking sunroof. It appears that some sun roofs aren't adjusted properly and that causes them to bind when closing or opening causing the pinch sensor to kick in and stop the close or open. You can tell if your sunroof is one of these - it will have the back edge of the glass noticably lower than the roof level when closed. They adjusted it and is much better.
But the biggest issue was the intermittant opening of the boot doors - the right one would "pop" open without any cause. I had read where other owners had them open up while driving.
It turns out that water gets to the connections in the doors and will corrode the connections. There's a service bulletin to fix it - SBI 51 09 08 and it's covered under warranty. They did it to both doors.
Now, both Edgar and I are all ready for AMVIV!!!!
William
- Soft close on the driver's window (wouldn't dip when opened). This is a lost programming value, they reset it and alls well
- Melting hood scoop. Had them document it for future reference so when they find a real fix, I'll have it done under warranty.
- Sticking sunroof. It appears that some sun roofs aren't adjusted properly and that causes them to bind when closing or opening causing the pinch sensor to kick in and stop the close or open. You can tell if your sunroof is one of these - it will have the back edge of the glass noticably lower than the roof level when closed. They adjusted it and is much better.
But the biggest issue was the intermittant opening of the boot doors - the right one would "pop" open without any cause. I had read where other owners had them open up while driving.
It turns out that water gets to the connections in the doors and will corrode the connections. There's a service bulletin to fix it - SBI 51 09 08 and it's covered under warranty. They did it to both doors.
Now, both Edgar and I are all ready for AMVIV!!!!
William
