2006 Mini Cooper S Will Not Start
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2006 Mini Cooper S Will Not Start
New member. Just had my wife's 2006 Mini Cooper S Convertible (which she's only had ~2 weeks) towed home after it would not start when my wife came back to the car after a visit to the doctors office. Turn the key and nothing, no clicks, buzzes or anything. I have an OBD2 adapter that stays in my car so when I got there I plugged it in and saw a P0456 code set. Did some online searching on my phone and saw nothing that would prevent the starter from turning over. Did see where a loose gas cap could set a P0456 so I check the gas cap, seemed tight. I cleared the code and still no joy.
Cost $80 bucks to tow home, will probably cost another $80 or more to tow to my nearest Mini specialist. Hoping I can get to the bottom of this without towing it anywhere.
Any advice? Thanks in advance!
Cost $80 bucks to tow home, will probably cost another $80 or more to tow to my nearest Mini specialist. Hoping I can get to the bottom of this without towing it anywhere.
Any advice? Thanks in advance!
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Battery appears to be 3 years old.
Checked voltage, 12.25.
Connected to second car (engine running) with battery cables for 15 minutes. Mini battery voltage now reads 12.84 at the battery, 12.83 in the engine compartment.
No change, turn key and there is nothing, no clicks from starter etc.
Have Mini on 10amp charger now.
Checked voltage, 12.25.
Connected to second car (engine running) with battery cables for 15 minutes. Mini battery voltage now reads 12.84 at the battery, 12.83 in the engine compartment.
No change, turn key and there is nothing, no clicks from starter etc.
Have Mini on 10amp charger now.
Last edited by Ctrot; 10-20-2017 at 08:59 AM.
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Couldn't get a tow truck today so I went to Batteries Plus and got a new battery, luckily the guy behind the counter actually owned a 2006 R52 like my wifes. He knew all about "registering" the battery etc. and said they could do it for me. So I buy the battery thinking it will start the car then I can drive it back to Batteries Plus to return the core and let them "register" the battery in the ECM. Get home, install new battery, no joy. Return battery, trying to find a tow truck for monday. Oh and the local Mini guy that I wnat to have the car towed to is backed up for 3 weeks.
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It was many years ago that I worked in a Pontiac dealership, but I believe it was changing a thermostat in a certain year Fiero V-6 that was also outrageously expensive. Had to remove the intake manifold I believe.
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OK, this thread may need to be stickied as a precautionary tale!
Had the Mini towed to shop this morning. Received a call within an hour of the car arriving at the shop. The Mini key/fob was in rough shape, buttons didn't work etc and the fob had been taped up in an attempt to keep it from falling apart. Well that attempt failed.
The car doesn't start because the electronic guts of the fob had fallen out.
I am rather embarrassed.
Had the Mini towed to shop this morning. Received a call within an hour of the car arriving at the shop. The Mini key/fob was in rough shape, buttons didn't work etc and the fob had been taped up in an attempt to keep it from falling apart. Well that attempt failed.
The car doesn't start because the electronic guts of the fob had fallen out.
I am rather embarrassed.
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Found the guts, but no battery. I had seen the inside of the fob before, right after she got the car a few weeks ago. The battery was loose and not attached to the "guts". I was planning on trying to re-solder it myself but hadn't done so yet. So now the battery, with a bit of terminal attached to it, is gone. I'm thinking the battery probably fell out in a parking lot somewhere and the electronics just happened to fall out in the car where the mechanic found it.
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We keep having similar battery drain issues with my wife’s 2006 mini s. We were having issues with batter drain if car was parked for more than 3days without being moved. We started not locking and setting alarm and that helped for a while.
Now we have the opposite issue, if the door is not locked and alarm set Right away, the battery drains and car goes dead within 10 minutes.
I think the car is possessed, because doors are causing issues with starting car. If you happen to have drivers side door open and staring car it will go dead as if battery is drained, but if you open and close door and move to neutral and back to park and close the door, the car will come back and start.
Now we have the opposite issue, if the door is not locked and alarm set Right away, the battery drains and car goes dead within 10 minutes.
I think the car is possessed, because doors are causing issues with starting car. If you happen to have drivers side door open and staring car it will go dead as if battery is drained, but if you open and close door and move to neutral and back to park and close the door, the car will come back and start.