While driving a 2009 mini cooper s at over 35 miles per hour the engine lost power and would not restart. Mechanic diagnosed it as a high pressure fuel injector failure and mini refused to act in good faith and replace the product despite issuing an extended warranty on that specific component in a safety bulletin.
2009 MINI Cooper S: sudden loss of power
6 of the 119 complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper S describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 86,000
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 43 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
On 8-28-16 the timing chain failed on the engine of my 2009 mini cooper s, which lead to catastrophic engine failure, requiring the engine to be replaced. At the time of failure I was driving at full speed on the highway. There was sudden power loss and I had to avert traffic to safely pull over. During power loss there was lots of smoke pouring out of the car. Timing chain failures are a known issue with mini, and the subject of a recent lawsuit against mini. See info regarding a settlement due to timing chain failure: http://www.timingchaintensionersettlement.com/ the lawsuit settlement extends the engine warranty to 7yrs/100,000mi. My mini is at 86k mi, and a few days over 7 years. Mini USA refuses to assist me in solving this known issue.
At 30000 miles the timing chain was replaced due to a recall. Car rattled for a few months prior to replacemen. At 55ooo mile my car engine light came on and lost power. I was able to limp it in to work about another 5 miles. My husband drove it to mini dealership another 10 miles away and they stated that it blew a valve or a piston quoting him a head replacement of $5000 or replacement of engine for $10000. I purchased this car new and I have maintained it to a t. Reading on line this seems to all be related to the timing chain issue. Mini is not standing by their car and refusing to take responsibilty. Hopefully if we all continue to squeak we can get them to take responsibilty for faulty vehicles. I have a nice looking non running worthless car sitting in my driveway...anyone want it!
Total loss of power as I was crossing a major highway, car towed to local bmw certified mechanic, shows timing chain misfire, needs total replacement with multiple components needing replaced due to timing chain problem. 3300$ worth of damage to engine. Apparent problem with timing chain on thousands of mini cooper and they have not called a recall on the piece. This was almost a major accident for me and is causing me thousands of dollars to replace and major inconvenience.
This is the second complaint I've made within six months of purchase: I was driving along the highway at 70mph when the reduce speed engine light came on. Before I had a chance to reduce speed the car came to a complete stop on the fast lane of the highway. The car behind me swerved as I managed to restart my 2009 mini cooper s and pull into the slow lane. I managed to avoid collision and placed hazards on. I got my mini to brady's auto repair. The mechanic told me that the loss of engine power was due to turbocharge failure on an original mini part. He said that bmw done a recall for the same part which is in the 2009 mini cooper s and couldn't figure out why they hadn't done it for mini. The turbocharge was completely replaced on my mini at the expense of $2778.47. I contacted mini which stated that there is no recourse and nothing they can do. I'm responsible for the repair. I am not happy with this at all as I had my two children in the mini when this incident happened and it could have lead to loss of life if the driver behind me hadn't taken action. I hope the federal safety agency does investigate this matter in all mini coopers.
Failure of timing belt tensioner in 2009 mini cooper s leading to massive oil leak loss of power to engine and near lethal accident.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Cooper S with N14: Diagnosis for Misfire Faults
- Engine cranks, no start and/or engine coolant temperature faults: note
- Update MINI Water Pump Class Action Settlement: Herremans v. BMW of North America, LLC. MINI USA, a...
- Engine mechanical water (coolant) pump: limited warranty extension to 7 years/84,000 miles
- N14 engine timing chain and tensioner: limited warranty extension to 7 years/100,000 miles
- Surface Cracks on the Water Pump Drive Pulley
- Mini: because of the dme software, and a damaged clutch, the drivetrain malfunction check message appear
- Mini: a mechanical failure and dme software error of the vanos actuators cause the engine to run rough...
Related recalls
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
Questions about the 2009 MINI Cooper S loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2009 MINI Cooper S?
6 of 119 owner complaints about the 2009 MINI Cooper S (5%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2009 MINI Cooper S?
There are 2 recalls and 43 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2009 MINI Cooper S
Check engine light 13Airbag light 9Engine failure 8Fire or smoke 6Knocking 5Misfire 5
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