2007 Mini Cooper

WHEN I START MY CAR WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE FROM COLD THERE IS A EXTREMELY LOUD RATTLE KNOCK NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I WAIT FOR IT TO WARM UP THEN I DRIVE IT THERE IS STILL A LOUD ENGINE NOISE THAT IT MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IF IT IS A DIESEL ENGINE. AND AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE STALLS AND IT LOOSES RPM WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET MAKING IT HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHOKES AND WANTS TO DIE OUT ON THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING IT.

WHEN I START MY CAR WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE FROM COLD THERE IS A EXTREMELY LOUD RATTLE KNOCK NOISE IN THE ENGINE. EVEN IF I WAIT FOR IT TO WARM UP WHILE I AM DRIVING THERE IS STILL A LOUD ENGINE NOISE THAT IT MAKE IT SHOULD LIKE IF IT IS A DIESEL ENGINE. AND AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE STALLS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT LOOSES ITS RPM WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO DIE OUT ON THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING IT.

MY 2007 MINI COOPER HAS 117K MILES AND WAS WORKING WELL UNTIL THE LAST MONTH WHEN IT STARTED BURNING OIL AND BLOWING BLACK SMOKE. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON BRIEFLY SO GOT MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT TODAY. THE ERROR CODE INDICATES THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACING. COSTLY REPAIR AT $2,000 AND 2 WEEKS OUT OF COMMISSION. IN GOOGLING ONLINE THIS IS A REPORTED ISSUE WITH MY MODEL MINI FOR THOUSANDS OF FOLKS YET BMW /MINI HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE.

I WAS GETTING ON INTERSTATE STILL ON THE ON RAMP WHEN MY MINI DIED AND STARTED SMOKING WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. INSURANCE STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE FIRE SO IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER INSURANCE. CAN MINI PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED? THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. I ALREADY HAD TO GET A NEW WATER PUMP LAST YEAR THAT WASN'T COVERED EITHER. THESE AREN'T CHEAP VEHICLES YET THEY EXPECT US TO PAY FOR THE MISTAKE THAT WE DID NOT CAUSE! PAID $18K FOR THIS CAR AND HAVE PUT OVER $3K FOR REPAIRS WITH LESS THE 80K MILES. COME ON MINI COOPER THIS IS TERRIBLE BUSINESS! IN MY PROFESSION IF I WERE TO SELL A DEFECTIVE PART FOR AN OIL RIG, I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVEN YEARS LATER. THIS GOES FOR ANY PROFESSION! *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 MINI COOPER S AND FOUND OUT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAULT WITH THIS CAR AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS ONGOING. I ALSO AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY HAD ALL RECALLED ITEMS REPAIRED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO ASCERTAIN THIS INFORMATION. *TR

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM NEW COUNTRY MINI IN HARTFORD ON JANUARY 2, 2015. AT FIRST THE CAR WORKED GREAT, HOWEVER THE FRICTION POINT OF THE CLUTCH WAS PRETTY FAR TOWARDS THE END RANGE. BECAUSE IT'S A HYDRAULIC CLUTCH, I THOUGHT THIS WAS ADJUSTABLE. HOWEVER I STARTED NOTICING THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING OUT OF FIRST AND IN REVERSE. I EMAILED THE PERSON AT NEW COUNTRY MINI FROM WHOM I BOUGHT IT FROM EXPLAINING WHAT I WAS HEARING/FEELING AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLUTCH GOING. HE REPLIED THAT IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDED TO BE OILED AND IT WOULD BE FINE. HE DID NOT ASK ANY OTHER QUALIFYING QUESTIONS, OR OFFER TO LOOK AT IT. AS OF JANUARY 5, THE CLUTCH HAS BECOME EXPONENTIALLY WORSE. THE CAR NOW SHUTTERS WHILE ENGAGING THE CLUTCH, AND CONTINUES TO SHUTTER AFTER THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN ENGAGED. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. ALSO, THIS IS NOT MY FIRST CAR I'VE HAD THAT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE ONE WHEN I WAS 16, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS DRIVER ERROR; ESPECIALLY HOW QUICK THE CLUTCH DIMINISHED. I AM INCLINED TO THINK THAT NEW COUNTRY MINI NEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO SELLING IT, BUT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MOREOVER, THERE IS A CLUNK THAT HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR. ANY AND ALL HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR