I was hearing a loud rattle and brought my mini in to get serviced right away. it was misdiagnosed and now i fear it has caused significant damage to the engine due to a timing chain tensioner issue. the car will lose power out of nowhere. i have read that this is not being considered a safety issue but when you live in minnesota and are trying to go through a busy intersection during a blizzard and the car loses all power and you almost get t-boned by a truck i would tend to disagree. *tr
While driving home on secondary road, a loud engine noise started and the engine light came on blinking. i pulled over and had car towed to my garage. the diagnosis was that the timing chain tensioner broke and had to be repaird. this was done for a cost of $567.97. in researching information about this, it appears many owners have had the same problem. i am filing this complaint in hopes that bmw reimburses this expense for an issue they seem to be aware of but are not taking recall action with. *tr
Engine timing chain broke while driving because of a faulty plastic tensioner piece braking. this issue has surfaced repeatedly globally, but no recall issued. this needs to be recalled, it is clearly a safety issue and because of one small little plastic faulty part cost me close to $5000. mini/bmw north america does not acknowledge this issue nor wants to reimburse me for the expenses incurred to keep driving safely. *tr