2007 MINI COOPER S Complaints

ENGINE IS RATTLING HORRIBLY. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT MOST ARE CALLING THE "RATTLE OF DEATH". THE TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING ENTIRELY TOO MUCH NOISE. AND CAR IS RUNNING POORLY. I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR TILL IT IS REPAIRED! THIS IS A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. MINI COOPER KNOWS ABOUT THIS MAJOR ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. REPAIR ESTIMATES ARE AS MUCH AS $2500.00 FOR TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A RATTLING SOUND FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE DURING THAT TIME, NO TECHNICIAN OR MINI SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE RATTLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY CAR BEGINNING TO RUN... FUNNY. NOT LONG AFTER, THE ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON. APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES LATER, MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, IT WAS TOWED TO A MINI SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CHAIN, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF THESE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET. INSPITE OF THE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS AND REPAIRS, MINI/BMW HAS REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PART. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO CRASH OR FATALITY, AGAIN MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING. *TR

THE TIME CHAIN JUMPED WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WITH SUCH LOW MILES ON THE CAR. MINI REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN.. THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISE AND RUN ROUGH. COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MINI COOPER SERVICE DEPT. *JS

MINI COOPER DRIVERS AROUND THE U.S. AND WORLD HAVE BEEN REPORTING A STRANGE KNOCKING/RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 2007+ MINI COOPER. FROM THE MISC DEALER REPAIR DETAILS IT APPEARS TO BE A ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER SYSTEM. IT ALSO APPEARS THE WITHOUT BEING FIXED THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND POSSIBLE MOTOR DESTRUCTION. ON A GOOD NOTE BMW/MINI KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HOWEVER IS FAILING TO COME UP WITH OR ACKNOWLEDGE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. HOW MANY CUSTOMERS ISSUES WILL IT TAKE BEFORE BMW/MINI WILL ISSUE A FULL RECALL? *TR

THE COLD START RATTLE WAS/IS BEING CAUSED BY THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER (WHICH IS IN TURN POWERED BY AN OIL-PRESSURIZED PISTON). MORE SPECIFICALLY THE SOUND IS CAUSED WHEN THE TENSIONER PISTON DOESN'T EXTEND ALL THE WAY (OR AT ALL) WHICH THEN ALLOWS THE TIMING CHAIN TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GUIDES ON THE ENGINE COVER. *TR

THE DUAL POWER SUNROOF IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY ON THE 2007 MODEL MINI'S AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER. TO FIX THE PROBLEM MINI IS CHARGING OVER $2500.00 TO CORRECT THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BRACKETS ALL BROKE ON MY 07 MINI. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IN NOT A NEW ISSUE AND THE IT IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT HE DEALS WITH ON SEVERAL MINIS. THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND WHEN CRACKED OR BROKEN THEY ALLOW MY TIMING CHAIN TO SLIP CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER 2000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 5 YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. BMW/MINI MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINE PARTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR IT CAN CAUSE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO WERE YOU WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 07' MINI COOPER S ENGINE'S TIMING CHAIN SINCE 2010. THE TENSIONER BRACKETS FOR THE TIMING CHAIN THAT CAME WITH MY 07 MINI ARE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND BREAK EASILY, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SLIP AND DAMAGE MY ENGINE. IT HAS CURRENTLY COST ME 1500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE REPAIR CAN ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX BECAUSE THE BRACKETS WERE SIMPLY REPLACED WITH THE SAME PLASTIC BRACKETS THAT BROKE PREVIOUSLY. I AM SIMPLY AWAITING THE DAY THEY BREAK AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE, AS I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND BMW NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEFECTED ENGINES. I SUGGEST A RECALL BE PLACED ON THE 07 - 10 MINI COOPERS, COOPER S, AND CONVERTIBLES, FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE TENSIONER BRACKETS FOR THE TIMING CHAIN BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IF NOT DESTROY THE ENGINE COMPLETELY. *TR

MINI COOPER 2007 - RATTLES WHEN COLD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. FELT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CAN LEAD TO THE ENGINE SEIZING DURING DRIVING. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MINI IS WELL AWARE OF. MY CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR WOULD COST ~$2500. IF I DON'T REPAIR IT, I WORRY ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILING WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY - OR WORSE, WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR DURING A DRIVE. MINI KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS DIRECTED DEALERS SPECIFICALLY ON THIS PROBLEM. COUNTLESS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. MINI SHOULD OFFER A RECALL AND FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT BEFORE ANYONE LOSES CONTROL OF A CAR WHILE DRIVING AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. UPDATED IVOQ 07/09/12. *TT

TOOK MY CAR INTO THE MINI DEALER TODAY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS IDLING LOW, SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL WHEN IT TURNED ON AND MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. MINI LET ME KNOW THAT IT WAS IN FACT MY TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER SYSTEM THAT WAS MAKING THIS SOUND AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED, I COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. MY MINI IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, THEREFORE I FEEL LIKE MINI SHOULD COVER THE COST OF FIXING MY TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER SINCE IT IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2,500 TO FIX IT. I GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKFULLY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY MINI TO THE DEALER BEFORE IT SUFFERED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *JS