2009 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V008000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO A LACK IN AVAILABILITY OF THE NECESSARY PARTS. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALER LOCATIONS AND NEITHER DEALER HAD THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2009 MINI CLUBMAN S... TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED AT 51000. 1000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. MINI WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING AND EVEN POORER LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY FROM MINI FOR A KNOWN, DOCUMENTED, AND VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER, NEVER WHEN THE DEALER LOOKS AT IT, MY "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT COMES ON WHILE A PERSON OF ADEQUATE WEIGHT IS SITTING PROPERLY IN THE SEAT. ONCE IT COMES ON IT DOES NOT COME OFF UNTIL THE SEAT IS EMPTY OR THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING IF THERE ISN'T A FAULT CODE AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE ERROR. IT'S IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE YELLOW AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD SINCE THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE MANUAL STATED IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,600. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK FOR 30 MINUTES, I PARKED MY CAR. I THOUGHT I SMELLED SOMETHING AS I WALKED AWAY, SO I STOPPED AN LOOKED, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. FIVE MINUTES AFTER WALKING INTO MY BUILDING, SOMEONE TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRST WITNESS TO SEE SOMETHING (A CO-WORKER) SAID HE SAW SOMETHING ON FIRE DROP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. WHEN I RAN OUTSIDE, THE CAR WAS PUTTING OFF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE. WE TRIED TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, TO NO END, AND WITHIN MINUTES WE WERE SEEING FLAMES. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FIRE. IT WAS FAST AND HOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT, BUT IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE EVENT. *TR

I PARKED MY 2009 MINI CLUBMAN S ON A MODERATE HILL. AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED AND THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR (STANDARD TRANSMISSION), THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL, STRUCK A CAR PARKED BEHIND IT, THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL INTO A BUSY 3-LANE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD NOT BEEN STANDING 100 YARDS AWAY WITH A GROUP OF RUNNING MATES (WAITING ON A LATE ARRIVER), THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS IT WAS, WE HEARD THE INITIAL COLLISION, SAW THE VEHICLE ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC, AND WERE ABLE TO STOP TRAFFIC AND THEN PHYSICALLY STOP THE LOCKED CAR IN THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY AND OPEN THE DOOR AND APPLY THE BRAKES. ON THE ADVICE OF MY INSURER, I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY MINI DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. MY DEALER WAS INCREDULOUS DESPITE MY FINDING OTHER REPORTS ONLINE OF VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL OCCURRENCES. *TR

TENSIONER FAILURE 44,406 MILES. CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. ALMOST IN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAILURE. FROM DEALER LEARNED THAT AND OTHER MINI COOPER S HAD THE SAME FAILURE. MINI KNOWS OF THE TENSIONER PROBLEM AND HAS NOT FIXED IT. *TR

MY 2009 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN S WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL IF I AM COASTING. THERE IS AN INITIAL DELAY, THEN THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES OR MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE DEALER SAYS THE CAR OPERATES AS DESIGNED... *TR

I PARKED MY 2009 MINI CLUBMAN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE GROCERY STORE ROUND TRIP AND UNLOADED GROCERIES, WENT BACK OUT TO THE CAR AND IT WAS SMOKING WHITE SMOKE. FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING UP FROM THE ENGINE OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND IT PROGRESSED FROM THERE. THE SMOKE TURNED BLACK ALL WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT, FRONT TIRES MELTED AND BLOWN AND THE CAR WAS DECLARED AN OBVIOUS TOTAL LOSS. IT CAUGHT OUR HOME ON FIRE AND HAS CAUSED MORE THAN $50,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. PLEASE CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR