Unlocking 2009 convertible boot problems

[Aysh]

Hi all; I was wondering if anyone could help me? My 2009 Cooper convertible used to unlock all the doors and boot when I pressed the unlock button on my fob. Recently, however, it will only open the doors when I press the button on the fob - I now have to use the boot unlock button on the fob to unlock it and the boot lid actually opens ajar rather than simply unlocking and requiring me to press the button under the chrome bar like I used to. I could cope with this but thought the sudden change was weird. My main gripe though is that when I unlock the boot this way and get into my car the actual boot opens ajar if I don't drive off pretty much straight away. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

[simonspartan]

my 08 convertable boot has this problem,i have found that the handle which houses the no plate light has filled with water and then also put a couple of pints of water into boot which has a blocked drain grommit at this stage all the electrics in the boot are becoming corroded and will degrade until it becomes impossible to open boot as thier is no manual release as on first generatian cars, i have also found the recoil strap springs corroded and broken my car has only covered 20000 miles and is garaged, shame on bmw !when all is replaced the handle needs sealing properly to bootlid. i am now looking for replacement parts .

[Angib]

Yes, all convertible owners need to listen periodically for water sloshing inside the boot lid when it's opened or closed. My 2009 had the same fault and I took off the boot handle and dried it out thoroughly (50C setting in a fan oven), after which it started working again.

Removing the square grommet around the wiring cable entry at the bottom of the boot lid let the water drain out when the lid was shut and I never put the grommet back in, so that the water could always get out when the boot lid was shut.