2009 Mini Cooper

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LEAK IN TURBO OIL LINE DUE TO CRACKS IN PLASTIC O-RING. AFTER HUNDREDS OF HEAT CYCLES, THE O-RING COOKS ITS SELF AND STARTS TO LEAK OIL ONTO THE TURBO. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE PRODUCT RECALL AND INSTALLATION OF THE OIL LINE HEAT SHIELD BY NTSB SHOULD HAVE ALSO INCLUDED RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TURBO OIL LINE. THE OIL LINE HEAT SHIELD HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF THE BAKED O-RING IN THE TURBO OIL LINE AND THEREFORE THE TURBO OIL LINE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER RECALL/DEFECT! *TR

THE ENGINE WAS RATTLING HEAVILY WHEN THE CAR IGNITION WAS ON AROUND 5 PM AT THE WORKPLACE PARKING LOT . IN THE MEANTIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE CAR FAILED TO DELIVER THE POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. A FEW DAYS LATE, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH LEAK OIL FROM ONE OF TIMING BELT TENSIONERS AND A BROKEN TENSIONER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE BROKEN ONE WITH A NEW TIMING BELT KIT TOGETHER WITH TENSIONERS AS A GOODWILL FROM THE MINI COOPER USA (85% WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE). EVEN THOUGH, I FELT THE QUALITY OF THIS IMPORTANT ENGINE PARTS WAS UNACCEPTABLE WITH SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR. THE TIMING BELT OF THIS MODEL WAS A METAL CHAIN LOCATED INSIDE THE ENGINE BOX AND SUPPOSED TO LAST LIFE-LONG WITHOUT WORRY. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST IN THE PARKING LOT. I COULD NOT IMAGINE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE BMW/MINI SHOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A DEFECT PRODUCT AND A PROPER ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO AVOID SUCH AN INCIDENT HAPPENING TO OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO OWN THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TPMS SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 04/27/2016*JS UPDATED 9/17/2017*CN

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF MY 2009 MINI COOPER CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE MINI COOPER DEALERSHIP IN FIFE, WASHINGTON AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD REMAIN MAINTENANCE-FREE THROUGHOUT THE FULL RUNNING LIFE OF THE ENGINE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT THE MINI COOPER DEALERSHIP IN FIFE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN OCTOBER 2008. *TR

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT FULL SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE MY VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS AROUND 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IT TOOK OVER 2 HOURS FOR A TWO TRUCK TO ARRIVE AND MY WIFE AND I WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT IN THE VEHICLE AND WERE ABLE TO USE THE INCLUDED SPACE BLANKET TO SURVIVE THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED I AM CERTAIN THAT MY VEHICLES TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER AND INABILITY TO START. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE MODEL HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS RECOGNIZED BEFORE ANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AROSE BUT THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW BUT REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROPERLY FIX IT. MY WIFE AND I WOULD HAVE CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES BUT WERE TOLD BY THE TOW SERVICE THAT WE WOULD BE HELPED SOONER THAN WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. I FEEL THAT THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURERS DEFECT PUT ME AND MY WIFE'S LIVES AT RISK. *TR