2009 Mini Cooper

The problem was that the gas pedal began to stick. Suddenly it began to idle at 4000 rpm. I had to reach down and pull up the gas pedal while driving. I had it replaced a few weeks ago. Then I received a letter from Mini about a footwell control module. It sounds like a similar corrosion problem and it needs to be fixed as well. I had it looked at several times before it was fixed properly because a dirty throttle body can cause it to idle too fast

The high pressure fuel pump failed. There was a class action settlement and a warranty extension campaign for this part. Mini refused to warranty my vehicles h/p fuel pump stating it was only covered for 10 years or 120,000 miles. My vehicle only has 71,312 miles. I was informed by a local news source that manufacturers are required to honor the recall for 15 years per NHTSA, and that I should file a complaint. Please help. Thank you very much.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 16 (A STRAIGHT A WAY 2 LANE HWY) TOWARDS WOODLAND WHEN THE DISPLAY SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE WATER ICON AND I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER MY HOOD, SO I PULLED OVER AND SAT THERE THINKING MAYBE MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. A TRUCK COMING BEHIND ME WENT BY HONKING THEIR HORN AND I LOOKED IN REVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND MY CAR.. I THEN PROCEED TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND COULDNT GET THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN A GENTLEMAN CAME UP TO MY VEHICLE TOLD ME TO GET OUT BUT I TOLD HIM THE DOOR WOULDNT OPEN, HE OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS SAYING GET OUT AND AWAY THE CARS GOING TO BLOW UP, THAT WAS MY FIRST ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT WAS NOTIFIED AND CAME OUT TO WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AND PROCEED TO EXTINQUISH THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED BY TRIPLE A OFF A FRIENDS OF MINES TOW PACKAGE THAT SHE HAS. IM CONTACTING THE FIRE DEPT AND POLICE TODAY ON GETTING SOME PAPERWORK RELATED TO THIS TODAY SO ALL I HAVE TO SHOW IS PICS.

THE FUEL LINE RUPTURED WHEN DRIVING MY CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE CAR STARTED TO SMELL STRONGLY OF GASOLINE, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER RATHER THAN RE STARTING THE CAR. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN MINI COOPERS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN PER THE AUTHORIZED MECHANIC. THE FUEL LINE SITS NEXT TO A HEATER LINE, AND A COMBINATION OF RUBBING AND HEAT CAUSED THE FUEL LINE TO RUPTURE. MINI IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL LINE DESIGN TO NOW HAVE A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE THAT PREVENTS ABRASION AND PROTECTS THE FUEL FROM HEAT. NOT ONLY DID THIS REPAIR COST ME $500, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR MINI? I AM VERY CONCERNED AS A CONSUMER. *TR