2012 MINI Cooper Countryman: engine overheating

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.

Filed Oct 24, 2018 · Electrical · 50,033 miles · MD

Brought 2012 mini countryman s all4 w/50,033 miles to mini service center for coolant leak june 2017. They replaced thermostat housing, thermostat adapter, coolant hose, and water pump. 8000 miles later leak is back. While technician was working on vehicle, he stated, 'oil leaking from oil pump solenoid valve. Oil leaking through oil pump solenoid wiring harness.' he also stated, 'the leak is internal and not visible. The oil is leaking through the wiring sheath and migrating toward the computer. If the oil reaches the computer, the computer will short, causing catastrophic damage.' technician replaced oil pump solenoid and repaired engine wiring harness.' during the days period of time the vehicle remained in the service department, I did some quick research. I could not find an active recall for this issue/item; however, the federal safety agency published a service information bulletin concerning this issue (sb-10044680-8464) located at the following link: apparently, this issue with the solenoid is not new and has been an issue with previous mini models as well. Information/complaints pertaining to previous mini models can be found at the following link: https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/r60-countryman-talk-2010-2015/237021-oil-pump-solenoid-leak.html information/complaints concerning this issue with the solenoid for current mini models can be found at the following links: https://www.mini2.com/forum/second-generation-faults-fixes/250393-issue-high-pressure-pump-oil-pump-solenoid-leaking.html when the service/repairs were complete, I spoke with the service center manager concerning the solenoid. He agreed with my findings that minis have had this issue for a good number of years. I asked if it was a recall item and he responded negatively. Is this on the federal safety agency radar for potential recall status?

Filed Jul 27, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 56,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 mini cooper countryman. The contact stated that the temperature gauge indicator flashed to turn the vehicle off due to overheating. The dealer (mini cooper of alexandria, 5990 duke st, alexandria, va 22304, (703) 751-4630) was contacted and indicated that the vehicle was excluded from any recall campaigns. The dealer did not diagnose the vehicle, but advised the contact to schedule an appointment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. *tt consumer stated other mini cooper countryman vehicles, same year, make, and model had recalls for this exact issue,however, this VIN was not included in the recall. Recall 18v248000- electric auxillary water pump fails and over heats-mini cooper countryman s 2012 affected. My VIN not included in the recall,despite experiencing this exact issue. Water pump and relevant parts. Updated 10/9/18

Filed Mar 5, 2018 · Engine · 92,800 miles · CT

I'm just noticing a coolant leak puddling up under from what I was told was the thermostat or it's housing or both.. My engine sounds like it's running with no oil. I go to check the dipstick and the oil at the very end of it seems almost impossible to accurately read, because it's not uniform in it's coating at the tip of it. Like if it was splashed on. Not sure if the auxiliary cooling system is even working anymore, which used to run for a minute or two after engine shut down. I'm adding the oem specified coolant along with water, 50/50, every day now, because the reservoir shows it's loss of coolant. Vin check shows no recalls, but I'm having the same issues as the recalls. I just want my vehicle running like it was when I first got. I began finance on the vehicle less than a year ago, and I still owe 16k on it. I shouldn't be worried about the car dying out on me already. Bad enough I work 35 minutes away and public transportation including help from anyone is also pretty much impossible. It's stressing me out big time. I can't afford to get fired. Where I work, they don't care about my issues. I also require an iid equipped vehicle, so rentals are out of the question, otherwise, I probably wouldn't be here writing this message! Thank you. I really feel unsafe being on the highway as who knows if my car's engine even has oil. Or if the coolant hoses will just blow off. Either way, I feel like I'm riding with defective equipment. I tried to baby this car driving, because I can't afford a 16k broken car. I feel trapped.

Filed Mar 9, 2016 · Engine · 44,000 miles · GA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 mini cooper countryman. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the engine sputtered and there was smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact powered off and restarted the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that oil was leaking. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the hose pipe and freeze plug overheated and melted which caused the engine to require to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.