We have classified the 1 complaints from 2008 MINI Cooper S about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
The dealer informed me my oil feed lines to the turbo were leaking and would need to be replaced soon. after doing some research found the couplings that attaches these lines to the turbo are defective. the dealer says there is not a recall and will cost approx: $1200.00. the dealer installed a turbo shield to help with the heat that is causing the line to prematurely fail. with so many affected shouldn't mini be fixing this issue. *tr
As i was driving my car started chugging. i pulled over and kept chugging. i stopped the car, looked under the hood and saw if something was wrong. did not see anything. started it up again and once i accelerated it stopped chugging. drove it very scarcely and brought it into the dealership. was told it was a timing chain. very lucky that it has not snapped or skipped because you would have possibly lose control. the car only has 36000 miles on it and has had the oil level topped off every few fill ups. they do not look at this as a manufacturing defect, even though it has happened on quite a few cars. my local mechanic said he has never heard of a timing chain snapping or stretching to where it needs to be replaced at 36000 miles. it is dangerous and also very costly to pay for. *tr