I am out of Costa Rica on a bus. trip and will check to see if the lock is lazy once I am back. I have another month-long trip scheduled within a week once I am back from this trip and then another trip yet after that...
So, by the time I really can get into the issue, it probably will be hot and dry in January. BTW, the entire issue happened in a tropical country during wet season - granted, the car was driven in Chicago, in Pensylvania and in DC area for few years before ending up in Central America, so the winter cause is definetely a possibility, as well as the humidity reasoning...
I will keep you posted on developments...
Do we know if this issue has been addressed by the BMW? I wonder how it can be taken care of if the car is still under US registry but is driven overseas with dip plates?
Anyone on this board had US recall addressed while overseas?
