While moving in traffic and accelerating, the fuel pump cut out and the engine died, forcing the driver to maneuver in traffic (coasting) eventually coming to stop in a left hand turn lane which was then blocked with the dead vehicle. though the vehicle was undamaged, the possibility of a collision existed. research indicates that minis from 2010-early 2012 had similar problems, resulting in mini usa extending the warranty on the fuel pump to 10 years/ 120,000 miles. vehicles produced on or after 3/1/2012 (including mine) were fitted with different equipment. no recall was conducted. my car had 25,000 miles on it when the fuel pump failed.