2008 MINI Cooper Convertible
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2008 MINI Cooper Convertible. Newest first.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2006 MINI Cooper and Cooper S vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to November 28, 2006, and 2005-2008 MINI Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertible vehicles manufactured January 5, 2005, to July 31, 2008. Due to manufacturing, installation, and exposure issues, the front passenger…
Risk and remedy
Risk
An improperly functioning mat may cause the passenger frontal air bag to be inactive when the seat is occupied, and in the event of a crash, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the passenger's risk of injury.
Remedy
MINI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. The recall began on October 12, 2015. Owners may contact MINI customer service at 1-866-825-1525.
Owner complaints
9 complaints1 involved a fire1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Seats
Passenger upper seat heater burned hole through seat and childs jacket while driving. the heating element IS now visible and daughter received a minor burn to finger, do to melted hole in jacket from seat heater.
- Steering
Moving my MINI into the garage a fire caught under the hood and the steering went out, after inspection it was found to be the power steering pump. Insurance will not cover the cost as it IS a mechanical failure. I have read about the previous models being recalled for this same problem as well as class action law suits. I believe my MINI may have had the same problem and that BMW should be paying for these repairs.
- Steering
Power steering failed and was unable to steer car. Power steering fluid was full. Inspected at garage and mechanic said there was no clear reason as to why the steering had failed. Did get some steering ability back but am worried it will happen again. Vehicle had been stationary for a couple of days and steering was gone when turned car on for first time.
- Air bags
TL* the contact owns a 2008 MINI cooper convertible. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part…
TL* the contact owns a 2008 MINI cooper convertible. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated and remained lit for months. The failure mileage was not available.
- Air bags
TL* the contact owns a 2008 MINI cooper convertible. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
- Air bags · Seats
It appears that the passenger seat occupied sensor IS not working. *tr
- Power train
Transmission failed (cvt). Vehicle has low miles and cost to repair IS over $8,000. *tr
- Power train
Transmission IS going on a 2008 car with only 47000 miles on it. doesn't shift when needed therefore doesn't accelerate safely. *tr
- Suspension
My 2008 MINI convertible has a bad vibration that starts at 70mph. the car has been in for several service visits where the tires have been rebalanced twice, tires replaced twice, four wheel alignment, and inspection of the suspension. none of these actions has corrected the problem. BMW / MINI…
My 2008 MINI convertible has a bad vibration that starts at 70mph. the car has been in for several service visits where the tires have been rebalanced twice, tires replaced twice, four wheel alignment, and inspection of the suspension. none of these actions has corrected the problem. BMW / MINI acknowledge the problem and claim the car IS behaving as designed. I believe this IS a safety issue and have stopped driving the car on the highway. I also believe that further damage IS being done to the suspension and drive train and could lead to an accident. *Tr
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10244507MINI electrical systems have continued to develop over the past few years. As a result, the demand on the batteries has increased. Breakdowns due to an empty battery or problems in the vehicles electrical system can have various causes, most of which are not due to the battery itself. For this reason, a battery replacement will permanently eliminate the problem only in the rarest of cases. The energy diagnosis test module helps to localize these causes. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle discharged battery complaints. Without performing the energy diagnosis test plan, the root cause of a discharged battery cannot be identified. In order to properly repair the vehicle the first time, it is very important that the diagnostic test plan is performed to completion; with all results taken into consideration.
- 10151228This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI 32 02 14 dated August 2014. SUBJECT Installation of Right-Hand Drive Steering Spindle in Left-Hand Drive Vehicle is No Longer Required. Left-hand drive steering spindles are currently available.
- 10149392MINI CVT Replacement Parts Warranty Extension: Additional 12 Months with Up to 50,000 Accumulated Miles. A MINI vehicle's CVT assembly or component that was previously repaired and/or replaced by an authorized MINI dealer or BMW center may experience a subsequent failure.
- 10148394Installation of Right-Hand Drive Steering Spindle in Left-Hand Drive Vehicle. Supply shortage of left-hand drive steering spindles
- 10148241MINI CVT Replacement Parts Warranty Extension: Additional 12 Months with Up to 50,000 Accumulated Miles. A MINI vehicle's CVT assembly or component that was previously repaired and/or replaced by an authorized MINI dealer or BMW center may experience a subsequent failure.
- 10134994Aisin automatic transmisison: right side output shaft seal replacement
- 10059114MINI: faulty software for the tank ventilation control displays engine throttle reaction when temperature IS high outside, and more obvious if the tank IS only partly filled.
- 10057570MINI: some vehicles have turbocharger noise and a lack or loss of performance, due to restriction of turbocharger oil supply, resulting in oil starvation and seizing of turbocharger assembly. Model all.
- 10053604MINI: there IS a procedural error in the removing and installing or replacing high pressure pump current version that has been replaced with the corrected repair instruction portion for the N14 and N18 engine. Models R55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61. No model years listed.
- 10043725MINI: after drive-away locking activates, it IS not possible to unlock the boot.
- 10043724MINI: installation of a heat shield for the bonnet intake air grill.
- 10043722MINI: information provided regarding procedure of replacing fuel level sensor due to failure on the right and/or left side.
- 10040741BMW: engine too hot message IS displayed with stored trouble codes. The water pump doesnt power up.
- 10040687BMW: the service engine light IS on with fault codes stored. Driveability IS not affected. It IS a tank leak diagnostic pump problem.
- 10040664BMW service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. There may be a problem with a vapor recovery pump which will cause the service engine soon light to come on.
- 10039704BMW: some vehicles with the N12 engine will have the service engine soon light will be on, but performance will not be affected.
- 10039593BMW: the airbag warning light IS on with a fault stored. The wiring under the seat may be pinched or damaged.
- 10037305BMW: description and specifications of crankcase ventilation system.
- 10035884MINI: teileclearing for n14/n18 engine drivability and fuel system. Enhanced technical support (teileclearing) process has been developed to help identify the root causes ofcustomer complaints relating to the n14/n18 drivability and fuel system *e.g., long crank, loss of power, ses lamp on, etc.). This process can also help expedite the defect eradication process, once the root cause has been determined. No model years listed.
- 10032765MINI: service action-program control modules (frm). An error in the footwell module (frm) software may lead to a loss of window initialization for R57 (MINI convertible) on some models. When wind window initialization IS lost, the window remains in the short lift position when the door IS opened, and the convertible top cannot be opened.
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