Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| SIM-12-02-11 | 07/01/2011 | 10040855 | Ready | 09/13/2011 | |
| SIM-12-02-11 | 07/01/2011 | 10040855 | Bmw: a software error is causing a hesitation or jerking when accelerating under higher loads between 3000 | 09/13/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 21300 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper. the contact stated that after installing a gps system in the vehicle he became aware that the vehicle speedometer was given the incorrect reading. the contact mentioned that the gps read 51mph and the vehicle speedometer read 60 mph, but vehicle was going slower. the dealer stated that they were not providing any assistance given that the vehicle speedometer was in tolerance since the margin of error allowed was ten percent. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 21,300 and the current mileage was 22,000. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 21300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper. the contact stated that after installing a gps system in the vehicle he became aware that the vehicle speedometer was given the incorrect reading. the contact mentioned that the gps read 51mph and the vehicle speedometer read 60 mph, but vehicle was going slower. the dealer stated that they were not providing any assistance given that the vehicle speedometer was in tolerance since the margin of error allowed was ten percent. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 21,300 and the current mileage was 22,000. pmb | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 22000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper. the contact stated that he became aware that the vehicle speedometer was given the incorrect reading when a gps was installed in the vehicle. the gps read 51mph and the vehicle speedometer read 60 mph, but vehicle was going slower. the dealer advised that the vehicle speedometer was in tolerance, and there was nothing they could to correct the speedometer, and the margin of error allowed was ten percent. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 21,300 and the current mileage was 22,000. li | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 34000 | 1 | |
| On july 25th, aprox 9:00pm. my daughter (driver) have just arrived from college internship and arrived boyfriend family home (12-15mi trip). upon turning off the engine and getting out of the car she smell burnt and saw sparks and fire through the car front grill. boyfriend came and open the hood and noticed the fire. the boyfriend's father came and used dry chemical extinguisher to put fire out. report was made to mini cooper. i came later and notice several wires burnt. the car was towed (7/25, 7/26 early morning) and is today (8/7/2012) at montgomery county mini cooper rockville, md, awaiting inspection by bmw engineering. the car still pending repair. i took pictures last saturday (8/4). these pictures are available upon request. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 34000 | ||
| On july 25th, aprox 9:00pm. my daughter (driver) have just arrived from college internship and arrived boyfriend family home (12-15mi trip). upon turning off the engine and getting out of the car she smell burnt and saw sparks and fire through the car front grill. boyfriend came and open the hood and noticed the fire. the boyfriend's father came and used dry chemical extinguisher to put fire out. report was made to mini cooper. i came later and notice several wires burnt. the car was towed (7/25, 7/26 early morning) and is today (8/7/2012) at montgomery county mini cooper rockville, md, awaiting inspection by bmw engineering. the car still pending repair. i took pictures last saturday (8/4). these pictures are available upon request. | |||
| 02/01/2009 | 200 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper. while driving approximately 62 mph he noticed the speedometer was displaying a reading of 70 mph. an authorized dealer was notified and he was informed the speedometers on all of the vehicles were 10% off. he was also informed there was no repair so the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 200 and the current mileage was 21,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 21700 | ||
| I have a mini cooper 2009 which today marks a year of purchase, for about seven months has been leading the warranty service due to faulty electrical system, air bag passenger and the car turns off while using. unfortunately to get the car to service never can diagnose the fault. | |||