2008 MCS 139,000
Lately every few mornings i go out to the car and my trip odometer and clock have reset them self also possibly related but once in a while when i exit the car the rear boot hatch will open itself up. Any one ever encountered this problem before?

 

did you check if the battery is tight at the terminals and is in good shape (voltage wise)?

 

 

I have been having this same issue with both of my Mini's. I am hoping the issue with my clubman(an 09 S) is fixed, it had a faulty battery which I have replaced but haven't driven the car enough to know. My hatchback (an 08 base) just started this about a week or so ago. When I first got the car the boot handle button did not work I had to use the remote. Since then I replaced the button on the circuit board in the handle. It worked fine for months then we had a very wet month of June and now if the boot is unlocked it sits there and cycles the release as if I used the remote to open the hatch, because of this I reprogrammed doors to not unlock when the remote is removed from the dash and only unlock the drivers door on the first press of the button on the remote. Along with all of this issue of the hatch releasing on its own the trip odometer and clock have been resetting on it, battery was new some where around the end of last year.

Sorry no help but ditto on the operation!

 

sawicki & scottselk, I have a friend who had this last month and it turned out the circuit board of the hatch button was corroded. water had gotten inside though the plate lighting. after replacement, the trunk worked great.

 

Thanks, MiniToBe this post echo's the same fix:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...n-its-own.html
Looks like a new boot handle and button is in my future. :-(

Scott.