Mini Recall In February

Here is the list of cars affected:

Edited by CINIMIN - January/15/12 at 8:17am

So I take it this what they are blaming the fires on???

Well, isn't that swell!  I hope this happens (recall notice) before I wheels up on my trip to SoCal and and points north east!!

Could I assume that the notice will be emailed as well as mailed?  Also would any dealership, other than the dealership of record, fix it?  I would think it would be yes on both counts but I will check!!

Thanks Jack!  Come to think of it I have not received an email from a dealer about a recall either, and I have owned 2 cars that had recalls when I had email.

Maybe there is a way that they could do both?!?  If someone is on a trip far from home then getting to the mailbox is not happening, but an email is possible.  I will check with MINI.

It seems that my MINI escaped the blaze!  It was built 11/10  One less thing to worry about!  I saw that part of the recall notice recommending parking outside until it gets fixed; that sounds like a CYA thing from BMW/MINI Corporate so they are not responsible for structural loses.

see if this helps
http://www.motoringfile.com/2012/01/15/mini-usa-announces-water-pump-recall-affecting-79000/#more-22223

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/16/autos/mini_cooper_recall/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3

My 2011 MCS, with a build date of 11/10, had to have the "Thermostat" replaced because of " a bad solder joint was causing it to throw codes".

I was having a hard time wrapping my head around a thermostat and bad solder joint in the same context.  If a solder joint is "Bad" it is probably loose or a total failure causing no connection.  If just loose then there is a high possibility for increased electrical current being drawn by that circuit and that generates more heat in the wiring and could cause a fire.

MINI replaced my "Thermostat" for that "defective electrical connection" but had to pull the water pump to do so and then bleed the radiator system.   It sounds as though the 2011 refresh engines could have the same problem and MINI is not willing to acknowledge it yet.

Bruce, was that FerRari's wifes car that made the news in Seattle, burning at the curbside?

I never saw anything local either. The NAM thread was where I first saw it as well. 

That does not make sense at all and I doubt they know what they are talking about. 2007 to 2011 cars. How can that only include 3 months. 

I stopped by Seattle MINI yesterday to pickup something, had a chance to ask the service desk about the recall.  As of yesterday, they said the recall only affected Canadian MINI's - King 5 did a thing about it in the morning but it did not call out US or Canada MINI's. 

Not sure if its a misunderstanding between MINI corporate and the dealer, either way I was told I'd be notified when Seattle MINI was notified.  Since Seattle MINI hasn't wronged me in the past and they have a lot of good will from me, I have to side with them and assume they are coming up with a game plan to address the influx of MINI's that will need to have the fix.   

I posted a link to the official BMW Recall notice they sent to The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in my earlier post:

Edited by CINIMIN - January/17/12 at 4:32pm

SMOG wrote: Jasper wrote: Till then I'll be driving around with a bag of marshmallow and having happy thoughts. Jasper Don't forget to pack a good long marshmallow stick.  That stubby antennae is not long enough

valvashon wrote: Hmmm- that seems like a lot of extra work to fix the auxiliary water pump in the turbo.  Maybe they were covering all their bases somehow. I don't remember seeing the story on FerRari's car on any of the TV news, but it could have been.  I first saw it on a thread on NAM. Bruce

AFAIK my wife's car never made it to the news. The fire actually coincided with the day various websites announced NHTSA opening the investigation which resulted in this recall.

Hi all-
Seattle Mini hasn't sent out the recall notices yet but they have the VIN list for the recall cars if anyone wants to get a jump on this. I scheduled my appt this morning and they said the work takes about an hour and they won't provide a loaner car since it doesn't take too long.  Has anyone here gotten theirs done yet?