PSA: Recall for HV Battery

[LittleWoods]

Why does the car look like it has been in an accident? (Sideways in the road, dent in left door.)

Because a car in the middle of the road like that has most certainly been in a crash.

Would really appreciate actual news reporting and not social media posts with zero context.

 

[pictsidhe]

Another went up in the UK a few days ago. This is the 3rd YTD. Apparently it didn’t have the software update which honestly is just a bandaid solution. The car in photos display check HV Battery and drivetrain malfunction before going up


We have pretty much decided that we aren’t keeping our 2023 SE when the lease is up. Mini needs to launch a complete battery recall

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For an EV that's had a battery fire, it's remarkably intact. Usually it's hard to tell what it was.

 

[Puppethead]

That looks like it got t-boned and then the fire started, nothing to do with charging. The photo with the flames doesn't look any worse than a gasoline fire. Also curious to see the bonnet popped open, there's nothing under there except the motor, heat pump, and 12 V battery. Is that emergency response protocol?

 

[insightman]

Here in Michigan, it's more likely I'll die from being stabbed by deer antlers coming through my windshield. Meanwhile, I'll keep hanging on tightly to my favorite car ever.

 

[MichaelC]

That looks like it got t-boned and then the fire started, nothing to do with charging. The photo with the flames doesn't look any worse than a gasoline fire. Also curious to see the bonnet popped open, there's nothing under there except the motor, heat pump, and 12 V battery. Is that emergency response protocol?

When I had my F56 SE, I remember seeing an "emergency cut" wire under the bonnet on the driver's side, near the windshield. I assume that's some kind of safety disconnect or way to trigger the traction battery's primary fuse.

 

[MrSnrub]

Because a car in the middle of the road like that has most certainly been in a crash.

Would really appreciate actual news reporting and not social media posts with zero context.

Because heat distorts metal?

 

[MrSnrub]

That looks like it got t-boned and then the fire started, nothing to do with charging. The photo with the flames doesn't look any worse than a gasoline fire. Also curious to see the bonnet popped open, there's nothing under there except the motor, heat pump, and 12 V battery. Is that emergency response protocol?

the mental gymnastics over a platform that has a serious fault is hilarious. The F56 SE needs a recall not a software update

 

[nowkent]

chatgpt: My assessment​

If these two photos are of the same incident, I would lean toward an impact followed by a battery-involved fire rather than a spontaneous charging fire. The visible collision damage in the first image and the later fire in the second fit that sequence better than a charging fire alone.

 

[CuriousGeorge]

When I had my F56 SE, I remember seeing an "emergency cut" wire under the bonnet on the driver's side, near the windshield. I assume that's some kind of safety disconnect or way to trigger the traction battery's primary fuse.

That's what I was going to mention.

As you may know, there's also a disconnect under the access panel for the right taillight. That one you can pull partway apart for, e.g., service then push back together to reconnect.

Initially counterintuitive to me is how small the wires are, but it makes sense when you realize that these disconnects apparently just isolate the battery controller, so that high current doesn't flow (unless there's an active short).

 

[CuriousGeorge]

Because heat distorts metal?

That possibility did occur to me.

It also occurred to me that emergency responders may have yanked the car away from wherever the incident started, to prevent the fire from spreading and/or to provide better access.

Still, odd!