2002 MINI COOPER S User Comment / Complaint

Significant and repeated electrical failures caused the car to randomly switch into eml mode, reducing engine output critically. when this happened on a highway there was not enough power to remove the car from the road safely. after several ineffectual repairs, the wiring harness was replaced. shortly after the repair, the car was parked, emergency brake set, manual transmission set in first gear. unattended, turned off with no key in the ignition, the car moved itself several feet, hitting another car, burning out the starter and draining the battery. the car was moved to a repair shop where the starter was replaced. overnight, with the car parking inside the locked shop, the car moved itself across the shop. mechanics are now investigating the problem.