2012 Mini Cooper

DRIVING 45 MPH ON BUSY CITY FOUR-LANE ROAD, I BRAKED GRADUALLY IN APPROACH TO RED LIGHT, WHICH IS MY NORMAL BRAKING STYLE. CAR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP--BRAKES ONLY WORKED TO A POINT BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP CAR; SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGINE REVVED TO VERY HIGH RPM. I THREW TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION LEST MY CAR RAM CAR AHEAD OF ME. VERY FRIGHTENING. AT PREVIOUS TWO LIGHTS I HAD NOTICED THAT BRAKES WERE ACTING FUNNY, NOT BRINGING CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT I HAD LEFT PLENTY OF BRAKING DISTANCE AND WAS ABLE TO LET CAR ROLL TO A STOP, IN SPITE OF BRAKES NOT EFFECTING A COMPLETE STOP . AT THOSE TWO LIGHTS THE RUNAWAY ENGINE (HIGH RPM) DID NOT OCCUR OR I WOULD HAVE PULLED OVER RIGHT THEN. HOWEVER, ENGINE REVVING TO HIGH RPM HAS ALSO OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE BUT I HAD NOT GIVEN THIS A LOT OF THOUGHT BECAUSE I HAVE QUICKLY TURNED OFF IGNITION. NOW I KNOW IT'S VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. OF COURSE I AM NOT DRIVING IT BUT AM HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT DEALER AND HAS 24,239 MILES ON IT. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A NECESSITY FOR REPAIRS ON THIS MINI COOPER CLUBMAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND ARMS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MINI COOPER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE ON THE OIL CONTROL VALVE. AS A RESULT, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OIL CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING 2 MONTHS AGO,WAS DRIVING WITH MY MOM 9/13/1015,ALL 4 MILESTAR TIRES BUSTED,DEALER REPLACED THEM WITH CHARGING ME 150.00 DEDUCT,NOW SAME PROBLEM OCCURED 11/25/2015,RIGHT PASSAGER SAME BRAND BUSTED,NOW MY CAR IS IN SHOP AGAIN MISSING WORK,STUCK IN FORT MYERS RIGHT NOW,IF IT WASN'T FOR MY FAMILY I WOULD NOT BE HERE WITH THESE TIRES,THE NAME OF THE TIRES MILE-STAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AFTER IT STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED INTO A PARKING LOT, WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD AS A FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO SALT AND SHOULD GO AWAY OVER TIME. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,954.