Which faulty component on early Minis cost BMC a lot of money through warranty claims, until rectified in 1961



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Was it the welding of the body bits on the floor which were the wrong way around in terms of overlap so the water got in and wet the carpets - hence the unique 'early mini smell? - or the coil behind the grille that got soaked and made it not start - fixed with a cardboard cover later on.
was it that when you were putting fuel in static was causes the car to go on fire
Floating-Carpet Syndrome through water-leaks from a reinforcing box under the floor, and the floor-mounted starter switch that also didn't work when it was 'underwater'.
It could have been SO many things!

How about the CV joints? Or the old model gearbox? Or the clutch?
Should this question be in Jokes & Riddles ?
There were many Fuel caps struts breaking sub frame mountings many others.I did the warrenty claims for a large main agent.

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