Mini Cooper Convertible 2009
Model Cooper Convertible made in 2009 by Mini got 5 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 22 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference to power train. . Technical service bulletines regarding air bags, digital instrument panel and electrical system. There was one recall concerning tires . The car has one 1.6 engine.
Model 2009
| Engine [L] | Cylinders | Transmission | Drive | Estimate MPG (city/highway/combined) | Unadjusted MPG (city/highway/combined) | Fuel | Fuel cost | Class | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | 4 | Manual 6 gears | FWD | Premium | 1 - Category 1 Truck | ||||
| 1.6 | 4 | Manual 6 gears | FWD | Premium | P - Passenger Car |
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V143000 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | from 03/01/2009 to 04/01/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 12 | 04/30/2009 | MFR | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 04/30/2009 | 04/30/2009 | 571 | 110 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Bmw is recalling 12 my 2009 mini cooper convertible vehicles. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, tire selection and rims. the affected vehicles were delivered with 15-inch wheels instead of 16-inch wheels as intended, and the tire label indicates 16 inch wheels. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The wheels on the vehicle do not conform to the tire label as required. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the 15 inch wheels with 16-inch wheels free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during may 2009. owners may contact bmw at 1-866-646-4772. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| SIM-65-06-11 | 05/01/2011 | 10039593 | Ready | 08/03/2011 | |
| SIM-65-06-11 | 05/01/2011 | 10039593 | Bmw: the airbag warning light is on with a fault stored. the wiring under the seat may be pinched or damaged. *rm | 08/03/2011 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| SIM-65-06-11 | 05/01/2011 | 10039593 | Bmw: the airbag warning light is on with a fault stored. the wiring under the seat may be pinched or damaged. *rm | 08/03/2011 | |
| SIM-65-06-11 | 05/01/2011 | 10039593 | Ready | 08/03/2011 | |
| DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL | |||||
| SIM-63-01-10 | 10/01/2010 | 10035904 | Mini: check control message but lights are operating normally. intermittently, a bulb out check control message is displayed, but all bulbs appear to be working normally. models r55, 56, 57. *pe | 03/07/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| SI-M61-02-09 | 05/01/2009 | 10032765 | Mini: service action-program control modules (frm). an error in the footwell module (frm) software may lead to a loss of window initialization for r57 (mini convertible) on some models. when wind window initialization is lost, the window | 05/19/2010 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| SI-M61-02-09 | 05/01/2009 | 10032765 | Mini: service action-program control modules (frm). an error in the footwell module (frm) software may lead to a loss of window initialization for r57 (mini convertible) on some models. when wind window initialization is lost, the window | 05/19/2010 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| SIM-17-01-10 | 02/01/2011 | 10040741 | Ready | 09/12/2011 | |
| SIM-17-01-10 | 02/01/2011 | 10040741 | Bmw: engine too hot message is displayed with stored trouble codes. the water pump doesnt power up. *rm | 09/12/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| SI-M51-02-12 | 02/01/2012 | 10043724 | Mini: installation of a heat shield for the bonnet intake air grill. *kb | 04/24/2012 | |
| SIM-13-06-10 | 10/01/2010 | 10035884 | Mini: teileclearing for n14/n18 engine drivability and fuel system. enhanced technical support (teileclearing) process has been developed to help identify the root causes ofcustomer complaints relating to the n14/n18 drivability and fuel | 03/07/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| SIM-11-07-08 | 11/01/2010 | 10037305 | Ready | 05/18/2011 | |
| SIM-11-07-08 | 11/01/2010 | 10037305 | Bmw: description and specifications of crankcase ventilation system. *rm | 05/18/2011 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||||
| SIM-13-06-10 | 10/01/2010 | 10035884 | Mini: teileclearing for n14/n18 engine drivability and fuel system. enhanced technical support (teileclearing) process has been developed to help identify the root causes ofcustomer complaints relating to the n14/n18 drivability and fuel | 03/07/2011 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||||
| SIM-16-01-09 | 02/01/2012 | 10043722 | Mini: information provided regarding procedure of replacing fuel level sensor due to failure on the right and/or left side. *pe | 04/24/2012 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL FILTER | |||||
| SIM-16-01-09 | 02/01/2012 | 10043722 | Mini: information provided regarding procedure of replacing fuel level sensor due to failure on the right and/or left side. *pe | 04/24/2012 | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||||
| SI-M61-01-12 | 01/01/2012 | 10043725 | Mini: after drive-away locking activates, it is not possible to unlock the boot. *kb | 04/24/2012 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||||
| SIM-72-01-09 | 04/01/2010 | 10034468 | Mini: front safety belt is twisted or slow to retract. when front seat safety belt retracts into the side panel, it becomes twisted inside the panel. even when untwisted, the belt may retract slowly. | 11/17/2010 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||||
| SIM-72-01-09 | 04/01/2010 | 10034468 | Mini: front safety belt is twisted or slow to retract. when front seat safety belt retracts into the side panel, it becomes twisted inside the panel. even when untwisted, the belt may retract slowly. | 11/17/2010 | |
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION - RACK | |||||
| SIM-32-01-09 | 03/01/2011 | 10040187 | Bmw: information on the bumper bracket casting failure and replacement. *rm | 08/16/2011 | |
| SIM-32-01-09 | 03/01/2011 | 10040187 | Ready | 08/16/2011 | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| SI-M61-01-12 | 01/01/2012 | 10043725 | Mini: after drive-away locking activates, it is not possible to unlock the boot. *kb | 04/24/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/11/2011 | 9000 | ||
| 2009 mini s. flywheel and clutch burned up at 9000 miles. went to dealer and had to haggle to get this covered. they made me sign out that it was possible it was my fault. i would not sign it. this issue is on many of the 2009s. what i did was to hold strong that any car at 9000 miles should never use up a flywheel/clutch and it was their issue within the model. | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Irondale | 35210 | SAI Irondale Imports, LLC | 7454700 |
| AZ | Phoenix | 85054 | Sun Motors, LLC | 538-3910 |
| CA | Calabasas | 91302 | Robert A. Smith, Inc. | |
| CA | Concord | 94520 | Import Motors, Inc. | 682-3577 |
| CA | Escondido | 92029 | Brecht Enterprises, Inc. | |
| CA | IRVINE | 92618 | Irvine Eurocars, LLC | 380-1200 |
| CA | Los Angeles | 90001 | Nick Alexander Imports | 583-1901 |
| CA | MONROVIA | 91016 | SAI Monrovia B, Inc. | 358-4269 |
| CA | Mountain View | 94040 | Allison Bavarian | 943-1000 |
| CA | pleasanotn | 94588 | East Bay Automotive Company | |
| CA | SACRAMENTO | 95825 | Niello Bavarian Automobiles, Inc. | 486-1011 |
| CA | SAN FRANCISCO | 94103 | German Motors Corporation | 5035919 |
| CA | Santa Ana | 92705 | Crevier Motors, Inc. | 835-3171 |
| CA | Signal Hill | 90755 | SAI Long Beach B, Inc. | 427-5494 |
| CA | Torrance | 90504 | South Bay European | 9397311 |
| CO | Littleton | 80121 | Arapahoe Motors, Inc. | 798-1500 |
| CT | Darien | 6820 | Felix F. Callari, Inc. | 656-1804 |
| FL | COCONUT CREEK | 33073 | Pompano Imports, Inc. | |
| FL | Fort Lauderdale | 33316 | Holman Automotive, Inc. | 335-6464 |
| FL | Jacksonville | 32225 | Tom Bush Volkswagen, Inc. | 725-0911 |
| FL | Miami | 33137 | Braman Motors, Inc. | |
| FL | Miami | 33157 | South Motor Company of Dade County | 256-2317 |
| FL | Palm Harbor | 36484 | Sunshine Chevrolet-Oldsmobile of Tarpon Springs, Inc. | 785-3900 |
| FL | West Palm Beach | 33409 | Palm Beach Imports, Inc. | 2423299 |
| GA | Atlanta | 30339 | SAI Atlanta B, LLC | 951-2697 |
| ID | INDIANAPOLIS | 46240 | Dreyer & Reinbold, Inc. | 5730200 |
| IL | Lake Bluff | 60044 | Karl Knauz Motors, Inc. | |
| IL | NAPERVILLE | 60540 | Bill Jacobs Naperville, LLC | 7182829 |
| IL | Schaumburg | 60173 | Patrick European LLC | 303-6464 |
| KS | Merriam | GPI KS-SB, Inc. | 722-5100 | |
| LA | Baton Rouge | 70817 | Harris Chevrolet II, LLC | 7541200 |
| MA | Boston | 2134 | Herb Chambers 1172, Inc. | 7311700 |
| MA | Peabody | 1960 | Peabody Motor Sports, Inc. | 532-8350 |
| MD | Annapolis | 21409 | GPI MD-SB, Inc. | 349-9312 |
| MD | Baltimore | 21204 | Towson Automotive, Inc. | 296-6464 |
| MI | Grand Rapids | 49508 | Sharpe Buick, Inc. | 4525101 |
| MI | Shelby Township | 48317 | Bavarian Motor Village, Ltd. | 9977700 |
| MN | Bloomington | 55420 | UAG Minneapolis B1, LLC | 88-2700 |
| MO | Clayton | 63119 | Autohaus West, Inc. | 7278870 |
| NC | Winston-Salem | 27127 | Flow Autobahn, LLC | 760-7000 |
| NJ | Mahwah | 7430 | Prestige of Mahwah, Inc. | 6840700 |
| NJ | Morristown | 7960 | Ryan Motors of Morristown, Inc. | 451-0009 |
| NJ | Princeton | 8540 | Crown PBM LLC | |
| NM | ALBUQUERQUE | 87109 | Sandia Automotive Corporation | 884-0066 |
| NY | Freeport | NY-SB, Inc. | 223-6160 | |
| NY | HUNTINGTON STATION | Little Cars of L.I. Inc. | 4183287 | |
| NY | Latham | 12110 | Keeler Motor Car Company | |
| NY | New York | 10019 | BMW of Manhattan, Inc. | 314-9751 |
| NY | Southampton | 11968 | Country Imported Car Corp. | 283-0888 |
| NY | White Plains | 10607 | Ray Catena of Westchester, LLC | 761-5555 |
| NY | Williamsville | 14221 | F.G. Downing Development, Inc. | 5052100 |
| OH | Cincinnati | 45227 | The Bay Emm Vay Store, Inc. | 2718700 |
| OH | Dublin | 43017 | Brentlinger Enterprises | 889-2571 |
| OH | WILLOUGHBY HILLS | 44094 | Jim Brown Chevrolet, Inc. | 585-9990 |
| OR | Portland | 97201 | Don Rasmussen Company | 226-0380 |
| PA | Bala Cynwyd | 19004 | City Line Motors, LLC | 4342690 |
| PA | West Chester | 19382 | Otto's Imported Cars Ltd. | 3998060 |
| RI | WARWICK | 2886 | UAG West Bay IW, LLC | 821-1510 |
| SC | Greenville | 29607 | Sonic Automotive 2752 Laurens Road, Greenville, Inc. | 335-3708 |
| TN | Cordova | 38018 | Roadshow Enterprises, Inc. | 365-2584 |
| TN | Nashville | 37204 | Sonic Automotive of Nashville, LLC | |
| TX | Dallas | 75234 | AN Luxury Imports, Ltd. | 247-7233 |
| TX | Houston | 77074 | Sonic Momentum B, LP | 596-3100 |
| TX | SAN ANTONIO | 78216 | Bavarian Imports, Ltd. | 7327129 |
| VA | Alexandria | 22304 | Passport of Alexandria, Inc. | 461-1505 |
| VA | Richmond | 23294 | Crown Rib, LLC | 527-6862 |
| VA | Sterling | 20166 | Thomas A. Moorehead, Inc. | 4341944 |
| VA | Virginia Beach | 23462 | Checkered Flag Motor Car Co. | 4901111 |
| WA | Tacoma | 98424 | Scharmach Enterprises, Inc. | 2846464 |
| WI | West Allis | 53227 | International Autos, Inc. |