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 | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 49000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that while parked, the engine fan failed to deactivate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v008000 (engine and engine cooling). the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that while parked, the engine fan failed to deactivate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v008000 (engine and engine cooling). the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. mah | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that she noticed the engine had a leak. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated the water pump and the turbo charger needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 75,000. mah | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that while parked, the engine fan failed to deactivate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v008000 (engine and engine cooling). the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. mah | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that she noticed the engine had a leak. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated the water pump and the turbo charger needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 75,000. mah | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini copper s. the contact stated while parked the engine fan would not stop running. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign number: 12v008000 (engine and engine cooling) that could have been related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000. da | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that she noticed the engine had a leak. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated the water pump and the turbo charger needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 75,000. mah | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 75000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 mini cooper s. the contact stated that she noticed the engine had a leak. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated the water pump and the turbo charger needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that the vehicle did not have any recalls on it. the failure mileage was 75,000. ap | |||
| 12/15/2012 | 63963 | 1 | |
| 12/14/12: i drove home from work. i had no problems driving, but heard a bit of a cold start knock. 12/15/12: car didn't start in the morning. i immediately got the car towed to herb chambers in boston, where i had exclusively taken it to every maintenance check-up and issue i had since i purchased it new at the same location, even after my warranty had expired. 12/16/12: herb chambers performed a diagnosis for $135, and said that the timing chain was broken, which would cost $2,500 to fix. however, they also said that other engine parts may be broken, but they wouldn't know until they started working on the timing chain. as you can see, i was not happy at all with this inconclusive diagnosis. do i pay $2,500 for them to then tell me it actually needs a new engine for close to $10,000, or do i tow it elsewhere? 12/17/12: towed car to german performance service for a more complete diagnosis, which showed that the timing chain and tensioner were broken, as well as most valves and other engine parts. we conclude that it is cheaper to replace the entire engine ($3,213 + $1,980 of labor = $5,193) than to fix everything individually, which would be more labor intensive. 12/21/12: i contacted mini usa to inform them about my situation and how unpleased i was with herb chamber's extremely vague diagnosis, as well as mini's major timing chain flaw. mini usa completely ignored my request for the sole reason that i took my car to a 3rd party mechanic. they said that if i had stayed at the dealer (even though they gave me an incomplete diagnosis), that they may have helped me out. 12/30/12: i contacted herb chambers boston with the same concerns. they understood my points, but said that unfortunately they cannot force the manufacturer to do anything they do not want to do. as a small gesture, they did give me back what they charged me for their initial diagnosis ($135). *tr | |||
| 12/15/2012 | 63963 | ||
| 12/14/12: i drove home from work. i had no problems driving, but heard a bit of a cold start knock. 12/15/12: car didn't start in the morning. i immediately got the car towed to herb chambers in boston, where i had exclusively taken it to every maintenance check-up and issue i had since i purchased it new at the same location, even after my warranty had expired. 12/16/12: herb chambers performed a diagnosis for $135, and said that the timing chain was broken, which would cost $2,500 to fix. however, they also said that other engine parts may be broken, but they wouldn't know until they started working on the timing chain. as you can see, i was not happy at all with this inconclusive diagnosis. do i pay $2,500 for them to then tell me it actually needs a new engine for close to $10,000, or do i tow it elsewhere? 12/17/12: towed car to german performance service for a more complete diagnosis, which showed that the timing chain and tensioner were broken, as well as most valves and other engine parts. we conclude that it is cheaper to replace the entire engine ($3,213 + $1,980 of labor = $5,193) than to fix everything individually, which would be more labor intensive. 12/21/12: i contacted mini usa to inform them about my situation and how unpleased i was with herb chamber's extremely vague diagnosis, as well as mini's major timing chain flaw. mini usa completely ignored my request for the sole reason that i took my car to a 3rd party mechanic. they said that if i had stayed at the dealer (even though they gave me an incomplete diagnosis), that they may have helped me out. 12/30/12: i contacted herb chambers boston with the same concerns. they understood my points, but said that unfortunately they cannot force the manufacturer to do anything they do not want to do. as a small gesture, they did give me back what they charged me for their initial diagnosis ($135). | |||
| 12/23/2012 | 62100 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was taken to dealership in feb 2012 for a rattling noise. service center at braman miami said that they could not duplicate the noise, so it was assumed they found nothing wrong with the vehicle. prior to this, the vehicle had been in the shop 2-3 times due engine malfunction light, rough idle at cold start and loss of turbo power due to leakage in turbo oil feed lines. this was repaired in early 2012/late 2011. in december of 2012, while driving the rattling noise of the complaint in feb 2012 intensified and oil light illuminated while driving. car was pulled over to safe location. once car was stopped, the engine malfunction light also illuminated. driver checked oil level, which appeared low but within the marks on the dipstick. oil splatter was observed on the hood and on engine. rubber gasket feeding to engine was observed to be displaced where oil appeared to have leaked out. vehicle was towed to braman miami. service department reported that failure was caused by timing chain/tensioner issue. service dept is charging 17k usd for repairs as it is not found to be under the scope of warranty of previous repairs to the turbo oil feed lines. mini has been contacted to see if any relief can be provided as this seems to be a common issue with these vehicles. *tr | |||
| 01/06/2012 | 81000 | 1 | |
| Turbo oil lines leaking oil. no check engine light has being activated. *tr | |||
| 12/23/2012 | 62100 | ||
| Vehicle was taken to dealership in feb 2012 for a rattling noise. service center at braman miami said that they could not duplicate the noise, so it was assumed they found nothing wrong with the vehicle. prior to this, the vehicle had been in the shop 2-3 times due engine malfunction light, rough idle at cold start and loss of turbo power due to leakage in turbo oil feed lines. this was repaired in early 2012/late 2011. in december of 2012, while driving the rattling noise of the complaint in feb 2012 intensified and oil light illuminated while driving. car was pulled over to safe location. once car was stopped, the engine malfunction light also illuminated. driver checked oil level, which appeared low but within the marks on the dipstick. oil splatter was observed on the hood and on engine. rubber gasket feeding to engine was observed to be displaced where oil appeared to have leaked out. vehicle was towed to braman miami. service department reported that failure was caused by timing chain/tensioner issue. service dept is charging 17k usd for repairs as it is not found to be under the scope of warranty of previous repairs to the turbo oil feed lines. mini has been contacted to see if any relief can be provided as this seems to be a common issue with these vehicles. | |||
| 01/06/2012 | 81000 | ||
| Turbo oil lines leaking oil. no check engine light has being activated. | |||
| 12/23/2012 | 62100 | ||
| Vehicle was taken to dealership in feb 2012 for a rattling noise. service center at braman miami said that they could not duplicate the noise, so it was assumed they found nothing wrong with the vehicle. prior to this, the vehicle had been in the shop 2-3 times due engine malfunction light, rough idle at cold start and loss of turbo power due to leakage in turbo oil feed lines. this was repaired in early 2012/late 2011. in december of 2012, while driving the rattling noise of the complaint in feb 2012 intensified and oil light illuminated while driving. car was pulled over to safe location. once car was stopped, the engine malfunction light also illuminated. driver checked oil level, which appeared low but within the marks on the dipstick. oil splatter was observed on the hood and on engine. rubber gasket feeding to engine was observed to be displaced where oil appeared to have leaked out. vehicle was towed to braman miami. service department reported that failure was caused by timing chain/tensioner issue. service dept is charging 17k usd for repairs as it is not found to be under the scope of warranty of previous repairs to the turbo oil feed lines. mini has been contacted to see if any relief can be provided as this seems to be a common issue with these vehicles. | |||
| 01/06/2012 | 81000 | ||
| Turbo oil lines leaking oil. no check engine light has being activated. | |||
| 11/05/2012 | 53328 | 1 | |
| Driving vehicle heard some engine noise and observed red oil indicator came on. pulled over and checked oil level, appeared to be low.. i immediately put in two quarts of oil only to see it all seep out and through both front wheel wells. appeared to be an issue with the timing chain tensioner. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2012 | 53328 | ||
| Driving vehicle heard some engine noise and observed red oil indicator came on. pulled over and checked oil level, appeared to be low.. i immediately put in two quarts of oil only to see it all seep out and through both front wheel wells. appeared to be an issue with the timing chain tensioner. | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 52000 | 1 | |
| The timing tensioner on my mini cooper s backed out, resulting in a massive oil loss while at highway speeds. this is apparently a known issue by mini, but no known recall has been issued at this point. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 52000 | ||
| The timing tensioner on my mini cooper s backed out, resulting in a massive oil loss while at highway speeds. this is apparently a known issue by mini, but no known recall has been issued at this point. | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 68500 | 1 | |
| Water pump for turbocharger replaced in may (recall) and turbocharger warranty extended via mini of america letter. turbocharger failed in august, but mini of austin blamed failure on lack of oil changes. all oil changes performed by that dealership whenever the car told us it was due. crappy response from mini of america as well. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 68500 | ||
| Water pump for turbocharger replaced in may (recall) and turbocharger warranty extended via mini of america letter. turbocharger failed in august, but mini of austin blamed failure on lack of oil changes. all oil changes performed by that dealership whenever the car told us it was due. crappy response from mini of america as well. | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 43709 | 1 | |
| Purchased used vehicle in june 2012. on todays date, upon cold start vehicle began making knocking noises as if lifters were involved. as car warmed up noise became less apparent, but prompted me to take to local mechanic. mechanic advised that timing chain needs adjusting/replacing and needs to go to dealer (an hour travel). upon perusing web info on vehicle and year, this issue appears to be a prevalent mafunction in this vehicle causing major engine failure. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 43709 | ||
| Purchased used vehicle in june 2012. on todays date, upon cold start vehicle began making knocking noises as if lifters were involved. as car warmed up noise became less apparent, but prompted me to take to local mechanic. mechanic advised that timing chain needs adjusting/replacing and needs to go to dealer (an hour travel). upon perusing web info on vehicle and year, this issue appears to be a prevalent mafunction in this vehicle causing major engine failure. | |||
| 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. | |||