The problem started with fog lights blinking on and off while the car was off. As I entered the vehicle I noticed a pool of water on the floor bed. The car has a sunroof which was closed at the time, as well as all of the windows - water came in from somewhere else. I proceeded to turn on the car to see what was happening and the car did not turn on. I thought maybe the battery is dead - tried to give it a boost and it did not work. I replaced the battery - it turned on the car but most lighting areas and power windows do not work. The two front windows are not working properly, they do not go up or down, only the back windows. I do not have control of the headlights - it just stays on one setting. The directional lights do not work. The console lights do not work. This puts myself and others at risk because I can-??t aware other drivers when I making a turn or changing lanes. I can-??t see the console panel at night, unaware of gas, speed, or radio functions. The car has been driven locally only during the day to avoid accidents and when I arrive at my destination - I notice smoke coming out of the hood. There is an active recall (23V-337) on the R55 & R56 models but not R60 models - which is my car. The exact description of defect (see below) is what is happening to my car and I-??d like to have this model added to the recall. It is very dangerous to keep driving this car which I need for daily use. -??This safety recall involves the Footwell Control Module (FRM), an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) which controls various lighting and power window functions, and is installed near the bottom of the driver's side A-pillar behind an interior trim panel. Due to several contributing factors (environmental, certain US States' wintertime road treatment, vehicle design configuration and age), over time, the FRM could become susceptible to corrosion. For vehicles equipped with a sunroof, after a multi-year period involving large temperature changes, multiple freeze/thaw cycles..-??

- White Plains, NY, USA

Battery module malfunction. No use of blinkers, windows, radio, or hazard lights. Alert comes up that says "Lighting System! Stop Vehicle!" And the vehicle periodically needs to be jumped.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Car was taken to shop for not wanting to start. And they said the junction box where the computer that runs the car had water damage due leak from windshield that was notified by mini visa tsb. I was told my car was not part of recall but showing the same signs. Please help.

- Ladson, SC, USA

I have 2013 Mini Cooper Countryman S and I was driving and I almost got rear ended because my turn signals were not working. There were no signals on the car indicating that the module failed. I took it to get inspected and It turns out that the footwell module failed and this is a known issue for Mini coopers, that has forced Mini to extend the warranty. [XXX] Apparently the footwell module is known to fail under very normal repair conditions when the battery is disconnected or jumped. Unfortunately, my car meets the warranty mileage limit but not the 10 year service data limit as the car's in service date was in January 2013. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Orlando, FL, USA

My car began experiencing issues with the "passenger air bag off" light staying lite whether or not a passenger is in the car. I paid $110 to the dealership to diagnose my car and they said the problem is the seat mat sensor, and they want $1,500 to replace it. I googled this problem and I found that this happens quite often to cooper owners. We have no kids and nobody but my wife and/or myself use this vehicle, so this should not happen. I also found out that in the past there was a recall for the same problem to older MINIcoopers, so I guess the problem persists with newer vehicles. Additionally I found that this is such a common failure on all MINIcoppers that E-bay and others sell what they call a "seat occupancy mat sensor bypass emulator" and what this does is simply substitute the vehicle sensors so that the air bag is always armed in case there is a accident. Of course this prevents from placing children or car seats in the from seat. This emulator also eliminates the dreaded air bag light and/or code for the seat occupancy detector. After looking at the availability of all these aftermarket emulators and people complaining about the same problem, I truly believe that there must be something wrong with these sensors, otherwise there would not be an aftermarket part to partially fix the problem. Although I am not willing to risk using this aftermarket part.

- San Antonio, TX, USA