2010 MINI COOPER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,347.

TOOK MY 2010 MINI COOPER S TO A MINI DEALERSHIP IN ANN ARBOR MI, WHERE THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS AND FINALLY CAME BACK TO ME SAYING THAT ITS THE TIMING CHAIN THAT NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH IS A FIX WITH A TOTAL COST OF AROUND $1,500. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 2007 MINI COOPER, WHICH ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUE, WHERE IN THAT CASE THE TIMING CHAIN HAD ACTUALLY BROKEN. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD AND MINI NA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART FOR THE MODEL YEARS THAT THIS DESIGN DEFECT HAS AFFECTED. PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE, I HAD ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 6 WEEKS AND WAS PURCHASED FROM MOTOR CITY MINI, WHICH IS AN OFFICIAL MINI DEALER. THIS VEHICLE ALSO WENT THROUGH AN INSPECTION BEFORE BEING SOLD TO ME. *TR

ENGINE NOISE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER DEFECT. IF THE CHAIN OR TENSIONER FAIL COMPLETELY THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN MOVING TRAFFIC OR CREATE A ROADSIDE HAZARD. *TR

ENGINE EXPERIENCE RAPID OIL LOSS WHICH COATED UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE BUT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. WHILE PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE REPORTED THAT A FASTENER ON THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER HAD BECOME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THAT PART HAD NEVER BEEN MODIFIED OR SERVICE. THERE WAS NO LEAK WHEN I BEGAN MY COMMUTE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN ONLY A FEW MILES. SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

I HAD JUST PARKED IN OUR GARAGE AND GOT OUT TO GET ITEMS OUT OF THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. MY LEG TOUCHED THE TAIL PIPE OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS IN INSTANT BURN TO THE CALF OF MY LEG. IT ONLY TOOK ONE SECOND. IT WAS THE SIZE OF A QUARTER AND SKIN WAS BURNED OFF INSTANTLY. IT IS QUITE PAINFUL. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE INJURY AND I ALSO TOOK A PICTURE OF THE TAIL PIPE TO SHOW THAT IT STICKS OUT BEYOND THE BUMPER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POOR DESIGN IN REGARDS TO SAFETY. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS CHANGED ON MY MINI COOPER IN MARCH OF 2013. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY CAR'S WARNING SENSORS FOR THE BRAKES HAS GONE OFF AGAIN. AFTER CYCLING THRU IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NOW NEEDED CHANGING. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY SERVICE SHOP WHO GENERALLY DOES MY REPAIR WORK AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT MY LEFT REAR BRAKES WERE FINE - NO MAJOR PAD WEAR OR ROTOR DAMAGE - HOWEVER THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPER WAS WORKING OVERTIME AND HAD WORN DOWN THE REAR INSIDE BRAKE PAD COMPLETEY WHICH IS WHY THE WARNING BRAKE SENSOR WAS ACTIVATED. MY VEHICLE HAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 48250 MILES & STILL UNDER THE 4YR/50000 MILE WARRANTY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE CALIPERS AT THIS STAGE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GLOBAL IMPORTS (SATURDAY 5/25/13) TO ASK THAT VEHICLE BE PUT ON LIFT TO INSPECT & WAS TOLD AFTER ONLY LOOKING UP MY VIN INFO IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT IT WAS LIKELY TIME TO REPLACE BRAKES AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COSTS. I ASKED TO HAVE VEHICLE LOOKED AT TWICE - WHICH THE SERVICE REP WOULD NOT HAVE VEHICLE LOOKED AT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY BMW/MINI. I DO NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE HARD AND MOST MILES ARE IN THE CITY GOING TO & FROM WORK AND HOME. SOME HIGHWAY MILES, WHEN TRAVELING. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM GLOBAL IMPORTS ATLANTA IN MAY 2010 - THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I'M WONDERING IF I WAS SOLD A LEMON. I'M BEING TOLD BY MY BRAKE SERVICE GUY THAT JUST TO REPAIR THE RIGHT SIDE (BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPER & SENSOR) IT WILL COST ME AROUND $650.00 TO FIX. I DONT KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL MINI'S AT THIS MILEAGE OR JUST MINE - I DOUBT WHETHER GLOBAL WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT AT LEAST MY CONCERNS ARE DOCUMENTED FOR FUTURE MINI OWNER WHO MIGHT RUN INTO SIMILIAR ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR HAS A RECALL FOR WATER PUMP, NEVER DONE UNTIL THE CAR ENGINE STOP. NOW THE ENGINE IS TOTALLY LOST. I THINK THE CAR HAS A PREVIOUS RECALL THE TIMING CHAIN TENSOR BUT NEVER WAS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED BURNS TO THEIR LEGS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE WHILE PLACING AN ITEM IN THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,732.

2010 MINI COOPER S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH TIMING CHAIN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONE WEEK AFTER BEING SERVICED. THE FIRST NOTICEABLE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A LEAK. IT WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING A SEAL. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WATER PUMP, WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED, THE COMPUTER NOTED MISFIRE FAULTS AND IT WAS AT THAT POINT, THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED AND ALL ITS RELATED PARTS. THE TECHNICIAN NOTED CARBON BUILD-UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAN STAYS ON MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL. *JB

ON JULY 3, 2012, I WAS BURNED ON MY CALF BY THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE BACK OF THE MINI COOPER S. I HAVE A LARGE HALF MOON SCAR REMAINING. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALSO BURNED LAST YEAR BY THE SAME VEHICLE 2 PLACES ON HER CALF. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE A REPORT ON THE R56 MODEL BUT WAS ONLY PERTAINING TO 2007-2008. IF BMW DID ANYTHING TO RESOLVE (SHORTENING THE PIPE), IT DIDN'T WORK SINCE I WAS BURNED LIKE OTHERS BY A 2010 MODEL. I OWNED A 2004 FOR 7 YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. NOT THAT THE POSSIBILITY WASN'T THERE, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED. I CHECKED TO SEE IF LASER COULD REMOVE THE SCAR, BUT WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT. BMW MUST REDESIGN AND/OR RECALL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER SAFETY. I EXPECT AND KNOW THE RISK OF BURN WITH A MOTORCYCLE, BUT NEVER EXPECT TO GET BURNED BY A CAR (MINI). *TR