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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V008000 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | from 11/14/2006 to 10/27/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 88911 | ODI | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 01/11/2012 | 01/12/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Bmw is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 mini cooper s, 2008-2011 mini cooper s clubman, 2009-2011 mini cooper s convertible, 2009-2011 mini cooper jcw, 2009-2011 mini cooper jcw clubman, 2009-2011 cooper jcw convertible, and 2011 cooper s countryman passenger cars manufactured from november 14, 2006, through january 18, 2011. the electric auxiliary water pump that cools the turbocharger has an electronic circuit board that can malfunction and overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The circuit board may smolder which could result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during february 2012. owners may contact bmw at 1-866-275-6464. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 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 | |
| SIM-17-01-10 | 02/01/2011 | 10040741 | Ready | 09/12/2011 | |
| SIM-17-02-07 | 12/01/2007 | 10032985 | Mini: electric cooling fan runs after engine is shut off. after the engine is shut off, the electric cooling fan continues to run. due to the operating strategy of the dme, the electric cooling fan may continue to run after the engine is | 06/21/2010 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||||
| SIM-17-02-07 | 12/01/2007 | 10032985 | Mini: electric cooling fan runs after engine is shut off. after the engine is shut off, the electric cooling fan continues to run. due to the operating strategy of the dme, the electric cooling fan may continue to run after the engine is | 06/21/2010 | |
| 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-11-02-07 | 09/01/2010 | 10037065 | Bmw: there is a rattle noise in the engine during a cold start-up. the noise is more frequent when driving short distances. *rm | 05/02/2011 | |
| SIM-11-02-07 | 09/01/2010 | 10037065 | Ready | 05/02/2011 | |
| 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 | |
| SI-M-11-01-09 | 03/01/2009 | 10030669 | Mini: when replacing the cylinder head cover on a vehicle equipped with the new n14 engine, the cover will look different in appearance. the replacement cover is now equipped with a crankcase ventilation system pressure relief valve. no | 11/09/2009 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| SIM-11-07-08 | 11/01/2010 | 10037305 | Bmw: description and specifications of crankcase ventilation system. *rm | 05/18/2011 | |
| SIM-11-07-08 | 11/01/2010 | 10037305 | Ready | 05/18/2011 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| PE11036 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 10/11/2011 | 06/11/2012 | Engine compartment fire | 12V166000 | |
| In a january 10, 2012 letter to nhtsa, bmw of north america, llc. (bmw) submitted a defect information report (dir) identifying a defect in the electric auxiliary water pump in approximately 88,911 model year (my) 2007-2011 mini cooper vehicles manufactured from november 14, 2006 through january 18, 2011 (recall 12v-008).according to bmw, the auxiliary water pump on vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder turbocharged engines may overheat.electro-migration can cause the pump electronic circuit board to overheat resulting in smoldering of the water pump. if smoldering occurs, it may lead to an engine compartment or vehicle fire.the pump supplier, pierburg pump technology gmbh, redesigned the pump to address factors that may contribute to circuit board overheating.the redesigned pumps were completely implemented in production vehicles by january 2011.recall 12v-008 was the third recall initiated by bmw to address electric auxiliary water pump fires in vehicles equipped with pierburg pumps.in two october 20, 2011 letters to nhtsa, bmw submitted dirs for similar auxiliary water pump defect conditions in approximately 32,084 my 2008-2011 bmw 5-series, 7-series, x5 and x6 models equipped with 8- and 12-cylinder engines and manufactured from may 2008 through december 2010 (recall 11v-521); and for approximately 589 my 2010 rolls-royce ghost vehicles manufactured from september 2009 through september 2010 (recall 11v-522).in three separate april 5, 2012 letters to nhtsa, bmw submitted amendments to recalls 11v-521, 11v-522 and 12v-008.the amendments all described a common defect condition related to a manufacturing process deviation in a certain production range of the redesigned pierburg water pumps that could result in cracks in the pump housing, which may allow coolant to enter and contact the pump | ||||||
| PE11036 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 10/11/2011 | 06/11/2012 | Engine compartment fire | 12V008000 | |
| In a january 10, 2012 letter to nhtsa, bmw of north america, llc. (bmw) submitted a defect information report (dir) identifying a defect in the electric auxiliary water pump in approximately 88,911 model year (my) 2007-2011 mini cooper vehicles manufactured from november 14, 2006 through january 18, 2011 (recall 12v-008).according to bmw, the auxiliary water pump on vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder turbocharged engines may overheat.electro-migration can cause the pump electronic circuit board to overheat resulting in smoldering of the water pump. if smoldering occurs, it may lead to an engine compartment or vehicle fire.the pump supplier, pierburg pump technology gmbh, redesigned the pump to address factors that may contribute to circuit board overheating.the redesigned pumps were completely implemented in production vehicles by january 2011.recall 12v-008 was the third recall initiated by bmw to address electric auxiliary water pump fires in vehicles equipped with pierburg pumps.in two october 20, 2011 letters to nhtsa, bmw submitted dirs for similar auxiliary water pump defect conditions in approximately 32,084 my 2008-2011 bmw 5-series, 7-series, x5 and x6 models equipped with 8- and 12-cylinder engines and manufactured from may 2008 through december 2010 (recall 11v-521); and for approximately 589 my 2010 rolls-royce ghost vehicles manufactured from september 2009 through september 2010 (recall 11v-522).in three separate april 5, 2012 letters to nhtsa, bmw submitted amendments to recalls 11v-521, 11v-522 and 12v-008.the amendments all described a common defect condition related to a manufacturing process deviation in a certain production range of the redesigned pierburg water pumps that could result in cracks in the pump housing, which may allow coolant to enter and contact the pump | ||||||
| PE11036 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 10/11/2011 | 06/11/2012 | Engine compartment fire | 12V161000 | |
| In a january 10, 2012 letter to nhtsa, bmw of north america, llc. (bmw) submitted a defect information report (dir) identifying a defect in the electric auxiliary water pump in approximately 88,911 model year (my) 2007-2011 mini cooper vehicles manufactured from november 14, 2006 through january 18, 2011 (recall 12v-008).according to bmw, the auxiliary water pump on vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder turbocharged engines may overheat.electro-migration can cause the pump electronic circuit board to overheat resulting in smoldering of the water pump. if smoldering occurs, it may lead to an engine compartment or vehicle fire.the pump supplier, pierburg pump technology gmbh, redesigned the pump to address factors that may contribute to circuit board overheating.the redesigned pumps were completely implemented in production vehicles by january 2011.recall 12v-008 was the third recall initiated by bmw to address electric auxiliary water pump fires in vehicles equipped with pierburg pumps.in two october 20, 2011 letters to nhtsa, bmw submitted dirs for similar auxiliary water pump defect conditions in approximately 32,084 my 2008-2011 bmw 5-series, 7-series, x5 and x6 models equipped with 8- and 12-cylinder engines and manufactured from may 2008 through december 2010 (recall 11v-521); and for approximately 589 my 2010 rolls-royce ghost vehicles manufactured from september 2009 through september 2010 (recall 11v-522).in three separate april 5, 2012 letters to nhtsa, bmw submitted amendments to recalls 11v-521, 11v-522 and 12v-008.the amendments all described a common defect condition related to a manufacturing process deviation in a certain production range of the redesigned pierburg water pumps that could result in cracks in the pump housing, which may allow coolant to enter and contact the pump | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 30147 | ||
| While driving vehicle, oil started to drain in large quantities over the street. steady stream about 2 inches wide was visible on the street once vehicle was stopped. oil light came one approximately 5 minutes after oil spin was noted. car was moved to safe location once oil light came on. engine would not restart. notes from knauz mini service manager: found timing chain tensioner walking out of position causing oil to come out of cylinder head. cleaned oil residue and replaced timing chain tensioners. due to lack of proper tension of timing chain tensioner checked timing. | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 44463 | ||
| While driving the vehicle the abruptly halted causing me to vere off to the side of the road so that it could be stopped somewhere safe. vehicle would not restart, no warning lights of any sort were present prior to this incident. vehicle needed to be pushed to a location to allow it to be towed. details of service provided from knauz mini as as follows: found car not starting, during fault inspection found fault for exhaust cam sensor not reading. found exhaust cam not moving through oil cap on valve cover. removed valve cover for cylinder, found timing chain to be broken causing exhaust cam timing chain sproket to break off exhaust cam. found the timing chain breaking causing damage to complete engine due to timing chain breaking in two pieces. found lower crank damaged from timing chain wedging in between block and timing chain cover area. removed complete engine and replaced, note during removal of sub-frame bolts on rail found treds to be damaged from factory (subframe never removed before) while being installed. re-tapped treds and replaced both bolts. test drove car with new motor overnight no further problems found. | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 30147 | ||
| While driving vehicle, oil started to drain in large quantities over the street. steady stream about 2 inches wide was visible on the street once vehicle was stopped. oil light came one approximately 5 minutes after oil spin was noted. car was moved to safe location once oil light came on. engine would not restart. notes from knauz mini service manager: found timing chain tensioner walking out of position causing oil to come out of cylinder head. cleaned oil residue and replaced timing chain tensioners. due to lack of proper tension of timing chain tensioner checked timing. | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 44463 | ||
| While driving the vehicle the abruptly halted causing me to vere off to the side of the road so that it could be stopped somewhere safe. vehicle would not restart, no warning lights of any sort were present prior to this incident. vehicle needed to be pushed to a location to allow it to be towed. details of service provided from knauz mini as as follows: found car not starting, during fault inspection found fault for exhaust cam sensor not reading. found exhaust cam not moving through oil cap on valve cover. removed valve cover for cylinder, found timing chain to be broken causing exhaust cam timing chain sproket to break off exhaust cam. found the timing chain breaking causing damage to complete engine due to timing chain breaking in two pieces. found lower crank damaged from timing chain wedging in between block and timing chain cover area. removed complete engine and replaced, note during removal of sub-frame bolts on rail found treds to be damaged from factory (subframe never removed before) while being installed. re-tapped treds and replaced both bolts. test drove car with new motor overnight no further problems found. | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 30147 | ||
| While driving vehicle, oil started to drain in large quantities over the street. steady stream about 2 inches wide was visible on the street once vehicle was stopped. oil light came one approximately 5 minutes after oil spin was noted. car was moved to safe location once oil light came on. engine would not restart. notes from knauz mini service manager: found timing chain tensioner walking out of position causing oil to come out of cylinder head. cleaned oil residue and replaced timing chain tensioners. due to lack of proper tension of timing chain tensioner checked timing. | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 44463 | ||
| While driving the vehicle the abruptly halted causing me to vere off to the side of the road so that it could be stopped somewhere safe. vehicle would not restart, no warning lights of any sort were present prior to this incident. vehicle needed to be pushed to a location to allow it to be towed. details of service provided from knauz mini as as follows: found car not starting, during fault inspection found fault for exhaust cam sensor not reading. found exhaust cam not moving through oil cap on valve cover. removed valve cover for cylinder, found timing chain to be broken causing exhaust cam timing chain sproket to break off exhaust cam. found the timing chain breaking causing damage to complete engine due to timing chain breaking in two pieces. found lower crank damaged from timing chain wedging in between block and timing chain cover area. removed complete engine and replaced, note during removal of sub-frame bolts on rail found treds to be damaged from factory (subframe never removed before) while being installed. re-tapped treds and replaced both bolts. test drove car with new motor overnight no further problems found. | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 30147 | ||
| While driving vehicle, oil started to drain in large quantities over the street. steady stream about 2 inches wide was visible on the street once vehicle was stopped. oil light came one approximately 5 minutes after oil spin was noted. car was moved to safe location once oil light came on. engine would not restart. notes from knauz mini service manager: found timing chain tensioner walking out of position causing oil to come out of cylinder head. cleaned oil residue and replaced timing chain tensioners. due to lack of proper tension of timing chain tensioner checked timing. | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 44463 | ||
| While driving the vehicle the abruptly halted causing me to vere off to the side of the road so that it could be stopped somewhere safe. vehicle would not restart, no warning lights of any sort were present prior to this incident. vehicle needed to be pushed to a location to allow it to be towed. details of service provided from knauz mini as as follows: found car not starting, during fault inspection found fault for exhaust cam sensor not reading. found exhaust cam not moving through oil cap on valve cover. removed valve cover for cylinder, found timing chain to be broken causing exhaust cam timing chain sproket to break off exhaust cam. found the timing chain breaking causing damage to complete engine due to timing chain breaking in two pieces. found lower crank damaged from timing chain wedging in between block and timing chain cover area. removed complete engine and replaced, note during removal of sub-frame bolts on rail found treds to be damaged from factory (subframe never removed before) while being installed. re-tapped treds and replaced both bolts. test drove car with new motor overnight no further problems found. | |||
| 04/23/2011 | 30147 | ||
| While driving vehicle, oil started to drain in large quantities over the street. steady stream about 2 inches wide was visible on the street once vehicle was stopped. oil light came one approximately 5 minutes after oil spin was noted. car was moved to safe location once oil light came on. engine would not restart. notes from knauz mini service manager: found timing chain tensioner walking out of position causing oil to come out of cylinder head. cleaned oil residue and replaced timing chain tensioners. due to lack of proper tension of timing chain tensioner checked timing. | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 44463 | ||
| While driving the vehicle the abruptly halted causing me to vere off to the side of the road so that it could be stopped somewhere safe. vehicle would not restart, no warning lights of any sort were present prior to this incident. vehicle needed to be pushed to a location to allow it to be towed. details of service provided from knauz mini as as follows: found car not starting, during fault inspection found fault for exhaust cam sensor not reading. found exhaust cam not moving through oil cap on valve cover. removed valve cover for cylinder, found timing chain to be broken causing exhaust cam timing chain sproket to break off exhaust cam. found the timing chain breaking causing damage to complete engine due to timing chain breaking in two pieces. found lower crank damaged from timing chain wedging in between block and timing chain cover area. removed complete engine and replaced, note during removal of sub-frame bolts on rail found treds to be damaged from factory (subframe never removed before) while being installed. re-tapped treds and replaced both bolts. test drove car with new motor overnight no further problems found. | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 14800 | ||
| Loud rattle at cold start. | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 29643 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that the check engine light would illuminate on the instrument panel and the vehicle would make a loud noise. the dealer diagnosed that fuel was clogging the pipe line, which made it difficult for the fuel to flow freely. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 29,643. sm. | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 29643 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that the engine light would illuminate on the instrument panel and the vehicle would make a loud noise. the dealer diagnosed that fuel was clogging the pipe line, which made it difficult for the fuel to flow freely. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 29,643. nw | |||
| 09/22/2011 | 31621 | ||
| Engine oil spraying from camshaft chain tension-er seal. oil was spraying out under pressure. i would consider this to be a fire hazard, as hot exhaust components are nearby. | |||
| 02/02/2011 | 52124 | ||
| My vehicle had been parked for a couple of days in our garage. when i pulled it out on the 2nd i noticed a large pool of oil on the floor. i immediately drove it to the local dealership and was informed that the timing chain tensioner system had failed and that if not immediately remedied this would cause catastrophic engine failure. over my communications with the dealer, mini of sterling in sterling, va, i was told that this was a frequent occurrence, at least one a week, and is a recognized problem with a known work-around. they informed me that they had seen catastrophic engine failure and that with my commute of 45 miles on major highways that such a failure at speed would result in a major crash. | |||
| 11/20/2008 | |||
| 2009 mini cooper s loud noise at cold startup immediately after car was received in november 2008 miniusa has discovered it's an issue with the timing belt and its tensioner i read of this issue online and asked mini dealer to repair it: they replaced timing belt and tensioner but some mini owners report a recurrence of the issue and major damage to the car's engine | |||
| 12/02/2010 | 14000 | ||
| Failure of timing belt tensioner in2009 mini cooper s leading to massive oil leak loss of power to engine and near lethal accident. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 16000 | ||
| I have a 2009 mini cooper s with 27,000 miles. twice the engine valves has been cleaned because of excess carbon build up. just look at the discussions on the web. seems to be a major problem with car. | |||