Replacing the door lock actuator is necessary when the lock stops properly responding to lock and unlock commands from the remote or dash mounted toggle switch.
Mini cooper door lock problems.
Mini cooper owners have reported 5 problems related to door latch under the latches locks linkage category.
The electric doors locks does not work anymore.
The mini cooper dealer in studio city is asking 565 to fix it.
Before you go down the road of the bcu you need to pull and inspect the door lock actuator and make sure its working and that no cables or plastic bushing is worn or come drift.
Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of mini cooper based on all problems reported for the cooper.
Door latch problem of the 2005 mini cooper 1.
The most recently reported issues are listed below.