BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MINI Cooper Hardtop two door vehicles manufactured December 1, 2013, to December 14, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect maximum capacity weight...
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Mini Cooper Equipment problems by year
32 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Mini Cooper's equipment & accessories. Trailer hitches, mobility equipment, accessories and aftermarket parts.
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Bmw is recalling certain model year 2010 mini cooper and cooper s vehicles for failing comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "Tire selection and rims." The affected vehicles were equipped with 17 inch wheels, but...
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, 'Tire selection and rims.' The standard requires that the relationship between the tire size and maximum tire pressure be indicated on the...
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Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mini cooper. While driving at a low speed, the contact noticed an abnormal odor coming from the air vents. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the odor was coming from the micro filters in the air conditioner. The technician also diagnosed that the air conditioning system needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired multiple times; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,670.
We took our 2008 mini cooper to a mini dealer because of a warning light and it was diagnosed with a short in the sensor that detects the need for passenger side airbag. This means that at times the passenger side airbag will not deploy, making possible a potentially deadly crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mini cooper. The contact stated that he noticed that the front passenger and the driver side carpet was extremely wet. The vehicle was taken the dealer where the technician drained the tube leading from the air condition unit, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,500.
Saw on the web that mini recalled and then extended warranty recall on an airbag malfunction. The light came on a few days ago, but I can not find any information as to the truth in that statement. Supposedly 10 years or 150,000 miles. *Tr
Radio not working, first the cd player stopped working approximately one month previously. Then the radio started to go in and out of service. Sometimes working and then not working. It has a mind of its own, the replacement cost is 1000.00. When the incident first started was at about 41,000 miles and when I took it in was 45,000 miles. *Tr
Sound of the engine rattle noise when stars in the morning. *Tr
Dear nhtsa, I nearly lost my life 3wks back, my car is filled with aftermarket prdt. My cars computer is failed also, which won't alert or record any incident. I tried talking to miniusa&carmax, they wont listen. I have an heart condition now coz of the near death experience. I developed a low high bp 80/103 & fast heartbeat, which I am taking med. After the incident. I wrote letters&posted on their facebook page no response. I need help! I used to be a proud owner of 2008 mini cooper! Now my car turned into a...
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death trap! Its nothing but a nightmare, so far 3 times car was turned off in the middle of the road & freeway, when it happened I applied my (all three times) break which went to the floor, didn't work, bought the car from carmax with a warranty (extended), also the car has 53,100 miles only! Called carmax burbank office no response, then called carmax office of the president after a great deal got response from a rep. Now the car is with universal city mini of noho! Cars break sys. Is an after market prod. My car computer/dash display check engine light or signal comes on every 3-4 months, when it does, the light will stay on for a day or two, then it disappears, when I mentioned this to mini dealership, car key records all the activities of the cars engine and incidents, when the rep. At dealership downloaded the car key, he couldn't find a single incident, then I showed him the pic I took.. He was surprised... " This car is nothing but a lemon" poorly handled by carmax and mini. This car will kill someone, if you let it drive. Please save my life and others. Ltrs were sent to carmax&mini usa ceo's tom folliard ceo of carmax,[[redacted]] and [[redacted]]. None of them, even bothered to reply, respond or tried to reach out to resolve this matter: [[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
Airbag passenger mat seat sensor . This has been a ongoing problem from the 2003 to present. Seat sensor turns airbag light on and can disable air bag on passenger side and according to mini dealership, not on factory recall but they say get hundreds a year and charge to replace sensor at 1000.00. Safety issue! Someone really needs to have them fix a known issue at all dealerships and put peoples lives in danger. *Tr
I own a 2003 mini cooper automatic and I've already had to have the power steering pump and the cooling fan replaced twice, and now, only a year later after my 2nd replacement and a few thousand dollars later, it needs to be replaced for a third time. The care only has 80,000 miles on it. This is costly and a safety issue for drivers. I will never buy another car by mini or bmw. *Tr
The following is my complete account of the events that occurred with my 2007 mini coopers . ' March 12th to march 16th trip to myrtle beach and back to my house is approximately 490 miles. The car's performance was without incident on this trip. The vehicles on-board computer provides no indication of engine problems. ' Friday march 18th departed home for universal studios. Trip to universal studios is approximately 222 miles. The car's performance was without incident and on-board computer provides no...
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indication of engine problems. ' Saturday march 19th left universal studios for residence. At jacksonville, florida I pulled into river city marketplace. Up to this point in the trip the vehicle has traveled approximately 162 miles from universal studios to river city marketplace. The car's performance was without incident and the vehicle's on-board computer provided no indication of engine problems. As I pulled into the parking lot I heard a loud banging sound and then the car stopped. The car on-board system showed no emergency indicator warnings whatsoever on the trip from universal studios to river city marketplace up until the time the car stopped. I noticed no oil leaks beneath the vehicle while it was waiting to be towed. On monday march 21st I spoke with my mini cooper service adviser,to inquire about the condition of my vehicle. In summarizing our conversation the adviser stated the service technician initially indicated my vehicle engine had been 'run dry' of engine oil and if this was the case my vehicle warranty would not be honored by the dealership. I was astounded at hearing this information and the service tech this could not be possible because I had checked the fluid level on march 11th and the dipstick clearly showed "full". There had been no on-board computer notification of any engine oil condition. The service tech stated this vehicle does not contain this feature when my vehicle manual clearly indicates such a feature. *Tr
I purchased a rebuilt left half shaft from bestsource auto parts on line for a 2006 mini cooper s. The re-builder name on the box was feq. The outer cv joint housing exploded into pcs after about 3000 miles. I was lucky it happened driving off from a stop. If it happened on the highway the damage would have huge and the car may have gone out of control. This failure should have never happened. The thick steel housing exploded then releasing the half shaft to fly in a big arc.Since I was driving off from a a stop...
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it was a loud bang and then clanging of the half shaft smacking the wheel etc. I was lucky but someone else may not be so lucky. I was in las vegas so I took the car to desert mini and they saw it first hand, I took photo's I can send to you. Bestsource tells me feq is a quality rating "first equipment quality" and that they could not find them either. Feq has a simple one page website with no contact information. I understand metallurgy, this part was flawed. You can tell by the way the brake looks.. Desert mini kept the part and sent it back to bmw last week. We can track it down I am sure of it. I have tried to find the vendor but no luck. This is wrong. They need to know about this and they should cover my replacement expense. The expense is not as important to me as safety to others right now. The photos I have will make any of your safety engineers concerned. *Tr
The sparkplug has blown completely out the head of my 2003 mini cooper, I went on line and found out that this is becoming a common problem. *Tr
2006 Bmw mini cooper, 2 door. Car suddenly loses power, shudders and engine shuts down. Occurs randomly. Has occurred 6 times since car was purchased, most recent occurrence september 2010. Each time car was taken to dealer. Each time dealer said it was fixed. Dealer does not share engineering information; so, I cannot determine exactly what was done. Dealer had to get mini cooper engineers for consultation on several occasions. Repair orders mention a part called the vanos on several occasions. Sudden lose of power appears to me to be a safety issue. Dealer has not been able to repair. Mini cooper of north america has said there is no problem for them to remedy. *Tr
A 2009 mini cooper clutch was defective was replaced in may of 2010 and in august of 2010 the clutch went again and this time burnt the fly wheel. The car had to be towed safety of passenger was compromised. *Tr
Defect initially occurred at night time in rush hour traffic: dash-lights went out, turn indicator not functional, heater blower stopped working (causing fogging of windshield/windows), air bag lights went on, seat belt light on consequently had to pull on the side of road (limited visibility, no speed indicator, could not operate vehicle safely). A couple of attempts at ignition cycling partially restored functionality. After initial defect, problem could be reproduced intermittently (all/some of the...
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component listed above failed during course of normal operation of vehicle). Vehicle inspected by mini/bmw dealer, root cause: interference on k-bus of one of the audio component, resulting in failure/malfunction of other components on the bus. Ultimately component (mini i-pod interface) had to be removed -- part is available if needed. Request to have repairs covered was rejected by mini/bmw customer relations on grounds there was no recall (vehicle is 5 months out of warranty --- 41k miles). *Tr
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