Vehicle was in motion at 55-60 mph. vehicle cut off and would not start or turnover. 15 minutes of rest and car was started and rpms were fluttering. mini cooper of grand rapids stated the timing chain was "most likely" "out". they also stated no goodwill assistance could be provided while acknowledging the window, for a previous lawsuit involving thee 2009 mini cooper s, was closed and the defective tensioner and guide rails (to include engine design) were still in my mini cooper. car has started once since but will not stay running. other cases of fuel pumps failing on said model were acknowledged but "no recalls have been issued" said mini, thus not warranting any repair or concern for my failed mini. repair estimate was 3,985$. after mentioning the previous lawsuit during 2015, a 'random' discount was announced of 10-15% to bring said total to est. 2,900$. my 2009 mini cooper s has had idle and rpm issues/fluctuations for a couple months after previous owner had just replaced the timing chain assembly in january of 2019 with genuine mini replacement parts (factory parts causing the same factory defect)
While driving a 2009 mini cooper s at over 35 miles per hour the engine lost power and would not restart. mechanic diagnosed it as a high pressure fuel injector failure and mini refused to act in good faith and replace the product despite issuing an extended warranty on that specific component in a safety bulletin.
I purchased a brand new mini cooper s in 2009 w/ standard 3 years of factory maintenance and i later added on an extended warranty a few years later. 2014 i entered into a 3 year lease on a bmw. aside from maintenance, the mini was mostly garaged except for maintenance until th after a month of driving it, i heard a ticking sound that made me think it needed oil added, despite having one about 2 months prior. i added the mini synthetic oil to the car and the ticking sound stopped for a week or two. then it started rattling and shaking severely when driving low speeds or at an idle. i checked the on board diagnostic systems, which is supposed to check oil levels and the general health of the car. no issues came up but i stopped driving it because i saw the oil light come on, and i know that couldn't be good, especially since oil was added between changes. i had the car towed to an independent mini mechanic, they told me that the timing chain needed to be replaced, there were holes in the turbo line and some various oil leaks. their estimate was roughly $2500 to make the car drivable again. spoke to mini corporate, urged me to take it to mini dealer for diagnostics so corporate to see what help they'd offer me on these issues because they knew the timing chain belt was an issue and they knew the car burns through oil 50% faster than their electronic system and owners manual says. they were aware of this in 2008 and it affected several mini coopers to the extent of blowing out their entire engine. a class action lawsuit was filed because mini failed to issue a recall, warn buyers, or notify current ones. they extended the timing chain belt coverage to 7 years or 80k after the suit. my car has 73k but it's 7 years going on 8. the dealer confirmed diagnosis but mini won't offer any help on the 3-4k repairs. if this happened 9 months ago, they would cover it.