2012 MINI Cooper Countryman engine problems

Filed Aug 16, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 161,818 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle stalled. The fuel tank was a third of the way full. The trunk was locking and unlocking continuously while driving or while the vehicle was parked. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V337000 (Electrical system). The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that there was a short in the footwell module due to water intrusion. The drain was also clogged in the sunroof. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 161,818.

Filed Sep 6, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · AK

When the vehicle computer detects low voltage all turn signals, lights and instrument cluster immediately fail and do not turn back on. The Foot Well Module (FWM) or Foot Rest Module (FRM) computer becomes corrupt and deletes data from the module. This becomes a major safety hazard as a nighttime failure occurred causing several near accidents due to inability to signal to other vehicles. This is a known issue with Mini and they released an extended service bulletin knowing the factory footrest modules were manufactured incorrectly. Vehicles falling outside the initial warranty period are prone to safety risks when this occurs.

Filed Jun 12, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · GA

Mini coopers have faulty transmission problems, and well mine today it's transmission went out when I had my AC on, the car stalled in the middle of the highway in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic and refused to budge, like seriously this is highly dangerous on the interstate

Filed Oct 18, 2022 · Engine · CA · fire

Our Mini Cooper Countymen S was being towed behind our motorhome. I. saw smoke coming from the car I stopped and the car started to catch on fire. I got out motorhome disconnect just in time before the Mini was consumed by fire, it was a total loss. The Fire Investigator stated he believed the fire started in the right side of the engine compartment.

Filed Jul 27, 2022 · Engine, Transmission · MA

timing chain failure which caused engine shut down. this is a known problem with other models. It was not recalled but BMW lost a class action lawsuit for the same problem in the same car, different years. They have not updated or repaired the issue. very expensive repair.

Filed Nov 17, 2021 · Engine · 180,000 miles · SC · fire

The contact owned a 2012 Mini Cooper S Countryman. The contact stated while she was at a standstill in traffic, she saw smoke exiting from under the hood. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the emergency lane and exit the vehicle before the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The contact did not sustain any injuries nor seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The contact spoke to the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V248000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed May 15, 2021 · Engine · 10 miles · CO

After driving few miles (10) up hill out the dealer my check engine light turn on. It’s not blinking buy seems like it’s half away on the signed on the car.

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Engine · 104,000 miles · DC

The water pump in the car failed without warning or check engine light coming on, causing immediate overheating and the head gasket on the engine to blow. Mini refused to fix the car, as they said it was out of warranty, despite the faulty water pump being the cause of the overheating.

Filed Apr 27, 2019 · Engine · TX

The core plug failed allowing coolant into the crank case. The mini automotive repair facility speculated that the vehilce must have become overheated to the point of damaging the cylinder head. At first is was thought that a replacement cylinder head would cost $9k. Upon further inspection, it was determined that the crank case was to badly compromised for adequate repair and the entire engine needed to be replaced at a cost that exceeded the market value of the vehicle. Since it was not economically feasible to repair the vehicle, I was force to purchase an alternate mode of transportation. Being that the vehicle could no longer be driven with out a costly repair, I chose to donate it for charity. My complaint is that if the vehicle overheated, I was not aware of it as the driver information gave no alert. This vehicle was not equiped with a temperature which may which should have indicated the engine temperature was outside of normal operating parameters. However, the check engine light came on which I promptly took to have it serviced. The code which initially presented and prompted me to visit the dealership repair facility to begin with. The vehicle gave no temperature warnings through the driver information display and the the performance of the vehicle did not change; I drove the vehicle to the dealership the next day with no problem. My concern is, there are numerous accounts that can be found online of drivers that gave an account simiular to my experience - failurre of the core plug with no notification through the instrument panel. And, in many cases, they were also told by the maker's repair shop that the engine overheated but could not explain why the driver was not alerted. While I did not pay for actual repairs, I would not have needed to buy replacement vehicle. I also had the vehicle serviced in accordance with the maintence schedule.

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Engine · 100,000 miles · MN

Driving on hwy and my car wouldn't accelerate no warning lights went off on the car so I pulled to the side of the road and had it towed to a shop that said that there was some sort of coolant leakage and a malfunction of thermostat so the engine over heated. They wanted to charge me 10,000 to fix it and the warranty that I bought for 2999.00 did not want to cover the cost. So the shop charged me 1500.00 to take the head apart and I had to tow it back home where it sits in my drive way.