My father has the same year mini cooper and has a recall on the foot control module. He actually just got it fixed even though he hadn't had any issues with it yet. My mini has had the foot control module go bad. My car is unusable. I have no interior lights, no dash lights, no turn signals, no blowers, the windows controls don't work. I had to drive it once because I hit a deer with my other vehicle and nearly got rear ended because they didn't know I was turning and it over heated............ I do not understand why my dad got a recall and I haven't. Please HELP
The worst 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Engine6
- Electrical5
- Transmission5
- Lights3
- Airbags2
Problems by type
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- Engine6
- Electrical5
- Transmission5
- Lights3
- Airbags2
- Fuel system1
Recalls 2
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- What is wrong
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 BMW 550i, 550i xDrive, 550i Gran Turismo, 550i Gran Turismo xDrive, 750i, 750Li, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760Li, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, Cooper S, JCW, Cooper S Clubman, JCW Clubman, Cooper S Roadster, JCW Roadster, Cooper S Coupe, JCW Coupe and Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid and 2012 BMW 650i Coupe, 650i xDrive Coupe, 650i Convertible and 650i xDrive Convertible vehicles. The electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat.
- Risk
- If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1‑800‑525‑7417, MINI at 1‑866‑825‑1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1‑877‑877‑3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.
Recall number 18V248000 · Recall details
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- The circuit board may smolder which could result in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy
- Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump free of charge. The safety recall beganduring february 2012. Owners may contact bmw at 1‑866‑275‑6464.
Recall number 12V008000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Engine compartment fire
In a January 10, 2012 letter to the federal safety agency, 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 the federal safety agency, 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 the federal safety agency, 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?s circuit board.BMW indicated that further analysis identified a specific machine process error at the sub-supplier that manufactures the water pump housing.Pump housing cracks may cause the circuit board to overheat and lead to smoldering of the water pump.Recall 12V‑008 was, thus, amended to include approximately 1,457 MY 2011 Mini Cooper vehicles manufactured from March 31, 2011 through April 22, 2011, when pumps manufactured with the suspect manufacturing process may have been used in vehicle assembly.The amendment to Recall 11V‑521 was assigned a new recall number, Recall 12V‑161, and covered approximately 2,846 MY 2011-2012 BMW 5-Series, 6-Series, 7-Series, X5, and X6 vehicles manufactured from April 1, 2011 through August 1, 2011.The amendment to Recall 11V‑522 was assigned a new recall number, Recall 12V‑166, and covered approximately 69 MY 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost vehicles manufactured from April 7, 2011 through June 2, 2011.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed complaint data provided by BMW as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers. In total, there were 30 unique Mini Cooper reports indicating engine fire.In addition, BMW provided warranty data showing 493 claims for replacement of the subject component on Mini Cooper vehicles.Owners of the recalled vehicles are notified to take their vehicle to a BMW dealer, who will replace the auxiliary water pump to prevent any incidents related to this issue.This preliminary evaluation is closed.The ODI reports cited above can be viewed at www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/owners/Searchreference under the following identification numbers (ODI Nos.):10286597, 10286663, 10289793, 10310677, 10314796, 10342365, 10394808, 10394192, 10403982, 10418325, 10422646, 10429003.
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Technical service bulletins for the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman 113
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- While performing a 12-Volt battery jump start, disconnect, or replacement, vehicle test, and/or...
- MINI electrical systems have continued to develop over the past few years
- New RDC wheel electronics will be introduced with future generation MINI models
- Air Conditioning System Leak Testing
- N18 thermostat with thermostat housing: limited warrantyextension to 10 years/
- N18 thermostat with thermostat housing: limited warranty extension to 10 years/
- Manual transmission - stiff diagonal gearshift lever movement.
- Aisin automatic transmisison: right side output shaft seal replacement
- N18 Engine High-Pressure Fuel Pump (HDP): Limited Warranty Extension to 10 Years/120,000 Miles This...
- Update MINI Water Pump Class Action Settlement: Herremans v. BMW of North America, LLC. MINI USA, a...
What 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The contact owns a 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the battery became drained. The contact replaced the battery. The contact stated that after replacing the battery, the turn signals and brake lights failed to work as needed. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to get the vehicle shipped to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman. The contact stated while parked there was white smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery and CS module needed to be replaced. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.
The coolant thermostat housing is always making a problem. I see there is extended warranty on other years model. But it has to be included my vehicle's year. They uses same thermostat housing and making a same problem. Leaks or it stuck opened/closed very easily. Within a 3 years I need to change the thermostat housing/ times with oem part. First time it makes a problem at around 90000 miles.
When a passenger is in the front seat, the airbag light goes on and off during the course of travel or sitting still. The problem continues, whether it be on a city street, freeway, etc.
My turbocharger failed in 2017. I replaced with a non oem turbocharger. We received a letter from min extending the warranty after our repair. Mini is refusing to reimburse parts cost and install because non oem parts. This should not matter account parts were replaced prior to extended warranty being common knowledge.
Enghine light has been coming on since purchase in 2015 and we have already invested severl $ trying to get to the heart of the problem. It always come back on power loss and rattling sound took to bmw dealer and paid for "troubleshooting" was told by bmw service tech not to drive the car as it could smoke ad die! The timing chain and guides need to be replaced. There was a recall and lawsuit for this through 2010 but my vehicle is a 2011....car could smoke out and die any moment. 86272 miles year 2011 called bmw filed a complaint but thats not fixing the issue. We do not feel that we should invest another 5k+to fix this issue.
Auxiliary water pump code came up during a smog cheg inspection.
Car fire under the hood. On sunday, april 15, 2018 I drove 10 minutes from home. I was parked in a lot for 5 minutes. Came out of store, started engine and heavy smoke immediately started filling the interior and billowing up from under the hood. I quickly got out. Opened the hood. Saw flames deep down, just to the left of the coolant expansion tank. Heavy white/gray smoke. Called 911, who responded quickly (danbury ct fire dept.) the owner of the store I had been in, came out and witnessed fire/smoke. Fire subsided and fire dept checked for hot spots, authorized for towing by aaa to dealer. My mini had been in the dealer's service dept. April 12, having maintenance done... Less than 48 hours before this fire happened. (work done included new fan belt, oil change, filter, brakes, 2 front tires...) I picked my car up on friday, apr. 13, and drove home. After 2 short errands on sunday, the fire broke out. My car is at the dealer being fixed by mini. Mini USA has authorized the work. Very concerned about what damage the intense heat caused to surrounding parts under the hood. So many sensors and circuit boards/electrical parts... Service mgr said it was caused by a "hot wire." could it happen again? I will never feel safe in this car again. I have the danbury fire dept. Record in an email, and photos of my car being towed. The dealer has the inspection report of damage. Fire happened just hours after car had been worked on. Coincidence? They say so. No proof. But, this should not happen. If I had been on a road/highway (which I almost was), I would've been overcome with smoke and probably pass out before pulling off the road. Thank god I was in a parking lot at the time! Very dangerous and scary. I owned the car for 7+ years. Only owner/driver. 73k miles. Maintained very well. No gas/fuel/oil/coolant leaks.
After a battery failure (loss of charge or battery replacement) critical safety features are disabled until the car is returned to a dealer to "program the new battery". The safety features that are disabled include: 1) turn signals, 2) 4 way flashers, 3) front windows lowering, 3) control of the headlights (no control of dims and bright lights), and 4) dash lights (can't see the speedometer). While a simple warning light in this situation would work, the manufacturer chose to disable critical safety functions of the car. In my case, its a 1 1/2 drive in an unsafe car to get the situation corrected. This situation is being experienced by other drivers and others can be found with a simple google search.
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Questions about the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman
Is the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman reliable?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman, fewer than a typical Cooper S Countryman model year.
What is the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman year score?
The 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman scores 83 out of 100 (good). The score compares it with the other model years of the MINI Cooper S Countryman: 75 is a typical year, 50 means twice the usual complaints, and serious complaints and recalls lower it.
What is the most common problem with the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman?
Engine and cooling, with 6 complaints. Next is electrical (5).
How many recalls does the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman have?
2 recalls, covering engine and engine cooling.
Was there a recall on the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman engine?
Yes, 2 recalls: 18V248000, 12V008000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
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