Mini JCW Hardtop Engine problems by year

A little scary, it just got released from my hospital.From having cancer just wanna have my recalls repaired

Car stalls while driving and will not start again. No codes thrown. Found relay K96 on Junction Box Electronics module to have cracked through-hole solder joints resulting in bad continuity. Relay K96 supplies power to the low pressure fuel pump in the tank, thus with bad continuity, the pump gets no power. Relay K96 P/N is NEC Philippines P/N EP2F-B3G1ST. This issue has happened to many other people with the same car that I know. I suspect heat cycles over time stressed and fatigued the solder joints, causing the...

The contact owns a 2011 Mini Cooper S. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V248000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I owned a 2011 mini cooper s ("mini") vehicle that caused a fire and injuries at our home. The fire was discovered while the mini was parked in our garage with the ignition off. The fire destroyed our residence, personal property and two vehicles, including the aforementioned mini. Fire authorities determined that the fire originated in the mini's engine compartment and a subsequent investigation yielded that the cause of the fire was an electrical failure to an electrical connection for the circuit board on the...

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mini cooper s. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated while driving and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (ray catena mini of westchester, 9543 tarrytown rd, white plains, ny 10607) where it was diagnosed that the water pump failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was 85,000.

While driving on the highway, the timing chain tensioner broke, causing numerous and several thousand dollars in repair costs.

The engine light kept coming on and the fan kept running even after car has been turned off. The gadge would read cold that hot. Took it to mechanic, the mechanic claimed it was a safety mechanism to keep car from over heating, had the car for 4 week and the car just shut off showing the same issue. The thermostat was not correct also. This was city in motion and stationary, once it cooled off it would start fine, but then just cut off, each time it stop I just had it towed which was 3 times rather than driving it , I just did not trust the vehicle

My mini cooper was parked in my garage for over two weeks. On august 10, 2017 I moved it out of the garage to get to some things in my garage. When I backed it back in, I heard a pop and within minutes I saw smoke coming from the hood. When we were able to open the hood the engine was on fire. We had to call 911 and they told us we could not leave the car in the garage because of the fire incident. We had to figure out how to get the car into neutral so that we could move it out of the garage without starting...

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mini cooper s. While driving at any speed, the check engine and oil pressure warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (south bay mini in torrance, ca, 310-939-7150), but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed a code from the spark plug. The technician also diagnosed that the valve cover was punctured and leaked oil; however, the technician was unable to determine...

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 mini cooper s. The contact smelled a burning odor and noticed white smoke coming from the engine compartment while driving 45 mph. The contact exited the vehicle and it became engulfed in flames. The fire department was notified and extinguished the flames. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mini cooper s hard top. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked and unoccupied. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the fire originated at the turbo system due to a failed cooling system. The fire department was not present and a police report was not filed. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v008000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Approximately 20 minutes after parking my vehicle, it caught on fire. A quick goole search shows this is a known failure in the water pump of the turbo cooler - the electric auxiliary water pump that cools the turbocharger has an electronic circuit board that can malfunction and overheat. However, my vehicle was never recalled, and mini never sent out any notice that this was a possibility.

Known issue with thermostat housing & sensor - mini has acknowledged a known design issue that causes coolant to leak onto the thermostat sensor. Full replacement is recommended with updated design at customer's cost. Manufacturer should cover this cost since this is an engineering design defect and may lead to potential electrical fires. Affected parts are the thermostat housing, thermostat, thermostat sensor, upper radiator hose & crossover tube. Please refer to manufacturer's communication post: 10049421, 10046779, & 10045301.

After coming home from a routine drive. I parked my car in the drive way. About 30 minutes later I smelt something burning and noticed my hood of my car smoking. I immediately ran outside and started housing of the bubbling hood with a garden hose. I managed to pop the hood and put out the fire which had cover most of the engine at that time.

Leaking thermostat replacement. The mini dealership notified me after repairing the vehicle that nearly every mini in this model year is coming in for a thermostat replacement. I was tipped off to this after questioning an adapter that was invoiced. Mini knows about this issue of defective thermostats but is avoiding a recall.