Part 2 of the MINI Countryman foot Control Module (fpm) fix that was a result of me changing my battery. Hope you like it! Part 1 - • MINI Countryman Batter...
Chasing down the lack of blinkers and window function on my 2012 countryman and came across your video. Sure enough, i had just replaced the battery. So wierd! Thx for the mystery solving!!
Great couple of videos, I was just about to replace the battery on my R60 Countryman. I didn't know this was an issue so thank you for informing us all.
thanks for this, having the same issue here in the UK, your instructions for getting access to it were super helpful. I'm sending mine off tomorrow to be reflashed so fingers crossed it will solve the issues. I also recently changed the battery, but it took a week or two. I think I had a loose connection on the batter which might have caused it
Uk to just bought it batteries dead won’t even lock the car with the key now and I soldered in a new key fob battery incase it was that nope so just ordered a new exide Amg battery shittin them now
You did nothing wrong. The same thing would have happened with an OEM battery . You state it is an issue with a loss of power or the surge of reconnecting. The only thing that may have helped was one of those 12v power packs that you plug into the lighter socket to maintain volt to keep info in memory of the computer.
Congratulations on figuring that out! I'm glad you found someone to fix it for you. I'm curious if their repair affects the warranty. Luckily I haven't had to have any need to go to my dealer for few months. The last time I was there, a one day job turned into about 4. I have to wonder a bit what's going on with Mini. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come.
Related to the time for repairs - what I've seen since the time of the video is that wait times are much much better - though being 2 hours away might be an indication that they are very, very busy - also the time added for people being off due to the pandemic didn't help either.
It's sort of why I just paid to have the battery in my wife's 2015 R60 replaced at a dealer - this time around for her 2013 R60 (lower miles than the 2015 she had) I decided to replace myself and buy the Autel AP200 to register the new battery. All in I'm over what I'd spend at the dealer BUT I know it's registered AND the next battery for any other Mini /BMW can be registered and I should save a bit over having the dealer do it.
Having the same issue,going to try this….just 👀your video 😂😂😂.hopefully it will work.(PS) I will contact the dealer first and inquire about the warranty.🙏🏾
Ithaca area? You go right by my house in a video. 😂 I always just go to Towne which is even farther of a drive than Roc, but they always seem to have same-week service availability. 🤷♂️
This has happened to us, I’ve contacted BMW Mini and asked about the extended warranty on the footwell module but customer care adviser wasn’t forthcoming with information on that, looks like I will have to fork out to get the problem resolved.
Great video helping ease my anxiety!! Thank you! So I sent my FRM to a service and they helped flush it. Did you connect the FRM back with the battery connected? Or you had some other operations? The service provider say I need to disconnect the battery first, then connect the FRM back and finally connect the battery back. But that's exactly how I got my FRM corrupted! (my FRM was good until some day I disconnected my battery and connected it back after 30 min) Thank you.
I did not unplug my battery because that too is how I ended up in that situation. Probably not advised but I left the battery plugged in when I reconnected the FRM.
I live in New Brunswick Canada I have an appointment at BMW December the 11th the earliest they could get me in. it is a recall. I've got a couple of notices on it @@nurse.reef.repeatandsomuch1758
Right? It's a bit of a dilemma! It(the battery) really probably should be unplugged before you plug in the computer to prevent any chances of a short. But I also didn't want to be in the same boat. HOWEVER since the computer is already completely powerless before you reinstall, you should be able to unplug the battery, install and plug the battery back in without harm. SHOULD but I make no guarantees!
I have a Mini Countryman. Headache after headache. The dealer always makes things worse and charges 3x what they should. A terrible idea. Don’t ever buy one of these. There are other cars. It’s not worth it.
Thanks for the video. I had my car on charge while I did an oil and filter change and think something's spiked the voltage. No longer have functioning front power windows. In case anyone finds my comment, the FRM3 is also on the left hand side of a RHD (UK) R60 Countryman Cooper S car (so passenger). There is a final clip that is a nightmare to remove. About to post mine off and hope for the best.
@@TheMINIVlog Thank you. Got it back last night, front windows working again, will try diagnostics later. Absolutely terrified as to whether I can ever put the car on trickle charge again in the future or not though?!
@@TheMINIVlog From reading up, it seems the 'quick fix' is just to read and reflash a very small portion of the flash. All of my custom codings (welcome lights set to Foglights instead of sidelights as an example) are still in place, so don't think the software was updated on mien at least. There are some UK sellers that charge £200 and seemingly do a bigger job
Hi, thanks in advance for these videos. Very useful. Just a question. What model and year is your Mini?, because i have a 2012 Countryman All 4 S, and i want to change the battery for an Optima Yellowcap, and i don´t want to suffer 😅. Grettings
even 150k miles for the warranty is BS, this should be covered forever if it happens, it's obviously Mini's total F up and not something a simple battery replacement should ever cause.
Great information! My R56s also had same problems after I replace the battery, So the module require remove the battery or just turn off the power only?also confused, if the low battery can cause the footwell module dead, what we can do to protect this when we replace the battery,remove the module first then remove the battery?😂
There are devices that plug into the car to provide it with constant power while you swap the battery. Also, this won't happen every time. It was a known issue that they extended warranty on 2 times.
Planning to get my battery changed as well, but your story scares me. Wondering if your issue could have been avoided should you had used a battery tender or memory saver when removing the battery.
I’m getting “Engine Malfunction…Reduced Power” alert. Code is P1338. Some say that it could be the MAF sensor. I tested power to the sensor and it’s normal. I cleaned the MAF sensor. Still getting message. Is it true that if you disconnect the MFA sensor and if the engine stalls, then the sensor is work, and if it doesn’t stall, then the sensor is faulty and needs to be replaced.
I have had this problem in the past and fixed it without anything to do with FRM. I think I had the battery replaced ? No one can recall the fix ! I am having this issue again just after a BRICK STARTER jump start. But prior to this I noticed 11.5 v on the battery, and trouble starting.
For those who are interested in preventing this in the first place there 3 things to know. 1. Always replace with the same capacity battery. Or else you will have to reprogram the battery module to let the car know that your battery is now different. 2. Always disconnect the OnBoard Computer harness before your touch the battery. Computer will reset anyway when you remove the battery. 3. ALWAYS attach MINUS first and PLUS after. This is how you don't get power surges. This is not a Mini only instruction it's a general A/B/C knowledge. Dunno how did this guy mess it up.
This guy didn’t mess it up it’s a recall on the model itself. I have the exact same thing and mine turned on just fine and then just all the sudden showed the codes
These sort of issues should be lifetime warranty and fixed on the spot, you should not have had to wait 3 weeks but it ended up costing you! Very disappointing BMW, especially considering how easy it is for them to fix the issue.
