2007 mini cooper hardtop purchased may 7, 2015 suffered major engine failure due to manufacturer defective timing chain & timing tensioner issues, resulting in loud ticking inside of the engine on the passenger side..estimates totaling up to $2400.00 in repairs.....vehicle at this point is inoperable.
The car stopped at the stop sign as usual, however, the engine didn't start again. however, it's only 7 years. i called the bmw service to report the issue. they refused to solve the problem... i'd done some researches online. and, i've found that many other mini's owners had found the same problems. can government do something to protect the customers ? thanks *tr
Mini cooper called for recall lately to replace the thermostat and thermostat housing on all minicooper s type manufactured on the year 2007-2008. they used exactly the same thermostat and thermostat housing in all mini cooper non- s type as well. i have a mini cooper manufactured in dec. 2007 and it was released on 2008. right now, it was diagnosed that i need new thermostat and thermostat housing in my mini cooper but the mini cooper dealer said that it was not included in the recall because it was a non-s type one that was also manufactured in the year 2007-2008. those non-s type mini coopers should be included in the recall as well. they used completely the same parts with the s-type one. this issue needs to be brought up to the mini cooper recall department asap. they should not get away with it. they should recall the non-s type as well for the year 2007-2008. please help me to get this case in the right department. thank you for your help! happy labor day! *js