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Issues with MINI Cooper S ENGINE by Years

The MINI Cooper S had plenty of problems with various aspects of ENGINE as 303 complaints were lodged. Models of 2007, 2008, 2009 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with ENGINE.

Browse MINI Cooper S ENGINE problems by years

2012 1 2011 15 2010 34 2009 63 2008 76 2007 93 2006 7 2005 7 2004 1 2003 5 2002 1

Recently reported ENGINE problems on MINI Cooper S

The ENGINE
2010 MINI Cooper S

High pressure fuel pump needs replaced @ 30,000 miles

The ENGINE
2009 MINI Cooper S

Daily on cold starts, the car misfires and stalls 2-20 times before it starts. this has just started happening in the past 3 months.

The ENGINE
2009 MINI Cooper S

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)

The ENGINE
2008 MINI Cooper S

At 32000 miles an oil leak was noted on the garage floor. the foreign car repair shop troubleshot the leak. final outcome: replace supercharger assembly, vacuum brake booster pump and intake manifold gasket. total cost $3,014.78 for a vehicle that has a trade-in value of less than $5,000. the foreign car expert was amazed that the turbo had to be replaced with such low mileage.

The ENGINE
2008 MINI Cooper S

While driving at highway speed on i-71 n & n. broadway exit in columbus, ohio on march 1, 2019 the timing chain broke and caused complete engine failure and bent all valves and cylinder head and valves resulting in $8821.97 in damage to my engine. the cause of the timing chain failure is due to the prince/psa engine design and manufacturing defect admitted to in the class action lawsuit know as joshua skeen and laurie freeman v. bmw of north america, l.lc. united states district court district of new jersey civ. no. 2:13-cv-1531-whw-clw. bmw declined to replace my engine under the extended warranty agreed to in the settlement agreement of the above cited action. all affected vehicles should have been recalled and my engine failure could have easily caused loss of life. my vehicle is one of the class vehicles, r56 n14 engine produced between 2006 thru 2010. this is a product liability safety claim that is not subject to any statutory/warranty time limitation. all class vehicles should be recalled due to the loss of life and safety risks. do not wait for loss of life to enforce the ...

The ENGINE
2008 MINI Cooper S

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mini cooper s. while driving 60 mph, the timing chain fractured, causing a complete engine failure. all the valves and cylinder heads were bent. the contact was able to coast the vehicle over to the shoulder even after the vehicle lost all power. the vehicle was towed to the dealer (midwestern auto group, 6335 perimeter loop rd, dublin, oh 43017, (614) 889-2571 where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced at a cost of over $8,000. the contact notified the manufacturer and was provided a claim number. the manufacturer did not assist with the warranty or recall,s but offered to pay $2,000 towards the repair cost. the offer was good for six months. the failure mileage was 70,674.

The ENGINE
2007 MINI Cooper S

The turbocharger had to be replaced, new turbo got hot and melted the valve cover. then the turbocharger caught fire while in motion in a rural neighborhood. all within 6 months.

The ENGINE
2005 MINI Cooper S

2005 mini cooper s was traveling 50mph when it hit icy bridge spun around and rolled 3 times driver was wearing a seatbelt and passenger was not and got ejected and died.no airbags deployed. hwy 299.*dt *js

The ENGINE
2010 MINI Cooper S

Vehicle jerks/hestiates at low speed around 10mph. jerks during stop and go in traffic. be to a handful of auto shops and no solution.

The ENGINE
2009 MINI Cooper S

Auxiliary water pump failure. same issue with other identical cars with a recall but this one is not listed. recall number for this is 18v248000. the same issue is happening with my car but mini says it isn't listed.