2011 Clubman S Yesterday ck engine light came on with a fuel cap message.Cap was on correctly. Restart car light went out.Today same thing only light not going out.
Called dealer "lot of issues with 11's take to dealer to reprogram"200mi ride one way one of the down sides of owning Mini not alot of dealers.
Said it would be safe to drive,so I may wait for a convenient time.
Anyone else with this issue? 8000mi on car.

 

As long as the CEL does not flash, yes it's safe to drive.
Since it's so new, it's adventaeous to send it back to the dealer to perform the tests / diagnostics under warranty.

If you want, you can head to a local auto store, borrow their OBDII generic scanner and see what fault codes are present.
Record those, and post back your exact fault code numbers...

- Erik

 

Record those, and post back your exact fault code numbers
I'll do that thanks

 

I had the same issue with my 2011 and had to take to dealer for a fault sensor. Repaired under warranty. It is an hour and a half journey for me, so I agree sux to have to go back so soon. Mine happened with less than 7000 miles on it

 

had it ck at auto zone code PO442.
Warning the same "fuel cap" cel remains on.
doesen't seam to effect the way car runs.

 

* Mini DTC P0442 - EVAP Emission Control System (small leak) Leak Detected
Well, the EVAP leak could be as easy as a non-sealing gas cap to a crack in the EVAP vacuum lines.

Most EVAP problems don't after car performance, but it does affect gas mileage as the leak allows gasoline vapors to escape.

- Erik

 

Thanks Erik/all I will follow-up after I find out.Mark

 

What was wrong with the car?

 

Haven't taken to dealer yet.Will post after I find out

 

I am taking my 2011 back to the dealer tomorrow. I have had 3 check engine so far. The first one could have been that I forgot to tighten the filler cap. The second one went away on its own after several days. The recent one went away by itself the next day. While I am at the dealer, I am going to have them check why the speaker makes a loud pop sound once in a long while. Several 2011 owners who have the HK stereo have this problem.

 

I have the same problem and instead of the fuel cap ended been the premium gas I was using. For some reason my clubman doesn't like Phillips (probably the additives they use) which I use on my wife's car

 

Mice built nest ontop of fuel pump and chewed a tiny hole in what appeared to be part of the plastic casting (alittle tit).The dealer fix was a new pump $600.
Since I had driven the car 1000 mi in that condition and after seeing the damage I thought about my father-in law a (great mechanic) and what would he do.He would improvise of course!
After talking to the tech and from what I seen the hole was pluged cel turned off after another 1000 mi no cel no gas smell.paid $75 and was on my way.
Got lots of mice traps on hand.

 

yikes, rats/mice... i'm glad we have many stray cats in our neighborhood

 

As posted on another thread (that no one responded to) My engine lite came on my 2011 and I had it checked. Found the following codes;
2947---coolant temp sensor
29dc---charge air sensor
2c58---charge air pressure
Cleared the codes and hoping for the best.

 

Did you take it to dealer?should be covered .Mine was due to mice as I stated not covered under warranty

 

They had to replace the coolant temperature sensor on my car. The car only had 2,500 miles at the time.

 

I was driving yesterday doing some Christmas shopping and guess what? I see the check engine light in the dash, I don't know if it was there when I started the car but it just came on out of no wehere. I put little over 5100 miles on my 2012 clubman S and it went to the dealer this morning to be checked thoroughly. I noticed louder than usual fan noise when I stop the engine so the dealer is looking at the check engine and fan noise, they will call me with the finding later today.

 

My engine fan noise was also extremely loud after I turned off the engine.

 

I have the same problem when my 2011 Mini Cooper S Clubman was about 2,000 miles. I had it checked at the dealer and end up the thermostat was changed.

Many owners experienced the same problem. I think the thermostat is not in good quality.

 

Thanks UAL_Kingpin and Danielng0811, you guys were both right about the coolant sensor and thermostat, the dealer found the faulty coolant temp sensor and replaced thermostat and added 2 litters of coolant. The fan noise is back to normal

 

Check your coolant level. I had to add some coolant after the repair.

 

The dealer added some already but I will go home and check tonight, thanks

 

My engine light came on and they found out codes 2947 and 3786(recall). I have a 2011 with 52K. Im out of basic warranty. However I have an extended powertrain warranty is this covered? And what about the recall?

 

I would call the extended warranty place first and see if its covered.

Its was a TSB for the sensor dependent on the model , call your local dealership and see it its covered.

 

Super old thread but a lot of 2011's S models had faulty temp sensors.

BossyR56 your car should still be covered under warranty to fix those problems. I had our temp sensor replaced at 5k and just recently at 42k miles under warranty.