2007 MINI COOPER S Complaints

AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000 MILES, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING SOUND WHICH WOULD LAST FROM A COLD START FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. AFTER TWO WEEKS, THE ENGINE FAILED ENTIRELY. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN RETENSIONER HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED ANOTHER COMPONENT TO FALL INTO THE ENGINE WHERE IT DID FURTHER DAMAGE. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. MINI SAYS IT CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER HAS NO ERRORS STORED. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY SPUTTERING AND LOOSING POWER. IT HESITATES ON TAKING OFF AND THE PERFORMANCE IS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS USING POOR QUALITY GAS. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHANGED TO PREMIUM GAS AND THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. I FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO A RENOWNED MINI MECHANIC AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

2007 MINI COOPER 52860 MILES HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM A LOUD CLANKING NOISE DURING STARTUP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEY HAVE CHANGED EVERYTHING BUT I STILL HAVE TH ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALER AND HE SAID I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING THE CAR THAT IT HAS SERIOUS FLAW IN THE TIMING BELT AND THE ENGINE COULD MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME. I CALLED MINI AND THEY SADI THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX THE CAR AGAIN SINCE ITS WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTLY. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF POSTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN I TALKED OT THE DEALER ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HE SAID THEY HAVE SERVERAL MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MINS 2007,2008.2009 AND 2010 SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR THE SIXTH TIME THIS YEAR I TOLD MINI I WAS SCARRED TO DRIVE BECAUSE IF THE THE ENGINE STOPS WHILE I AM DRIVING IT I WILL BE DANGEROURS. THE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TIMING AGAIN HE DID SUGGEST I GET A 2011 MINI SINCE THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

MINI COOPER ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK SYSTEM CRITICAL MALFUNCTION - CAR WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES RECEIVES CRITICAL MESSAGE ON NAVIGATION SCREEN TELLIING DRIVER "TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND TURN OFF IGNITION AND BE AWARE THAT CAR IS UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED." DRIVER IS LEFT TO COPE WITH THIS CRITICAL SITUATION AND REPAIR EVEN THOUGH MINI COOPER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXISTENCE OF THIS CRITICAL PROBLEM BY DISCONTINUING THE INSTALLATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ON ITS LATER MODELS AS THEY COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. MINI REFUSES TO RECALL EARLIER MODELS AND WILL NOT REIMBURSE OWNER FOR COSTLY REPAIR ONCE CRITICAL MALFUNCTION OCCURS. WEB REPORTS HAVE ALERTED DRIVERS THAT STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN MAKING EARLILER MODELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT MINI HAS DISPLAYED A COMPLETE LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

2007 MINI COOPER HAD LOUD SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE WHEN COLD, DEALER REPLACED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AT 32K MILES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES, ONLY TWICE FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE, NOW VEHICLE IS STARTING TO MAKE SAME NOISE AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED @36K MILES, NOW WITH 42K MILES, ENGINE OIL IS DOWN 2 QUARTS AND DEALER SAYS ITS MY FAULT. *TR

ON 10/27/2010 I WAS DRIVING ON 595 WEST (STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) CAME TO A STOP, MY CAR STALLS AND DIES. IT WILL NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAUDERDALE MINI DEALERSHIP IN FORT LAUDERDALE. AFTER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THE VACUUM PUMP LOCKED UP AND JAMMED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. COST- OVER $6000.00. MINI USA REFUSED TO COMPENSATE UNLESS THEIR IS A FUTURE RECALL. *TR

2007 MINI COOPER S HAS HAD LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, SOUNDING LIKE ROCKS IN A WASHING MACHINE, FOR WEEKS NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST, WITH THE REPAIRS FALLING UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND DONE AT NO COST OF COURSE. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, TAKING IT IN THIS WEEK FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIRS. THIS WILL BE AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALTHOUGH I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE THIRD TIME AS ONCE IT WAS DONE AS PART OF A LARGER REPAIR BEING PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE. CAR ACTS SLUGGISH, JUMPY, AND SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED UP AND CONTINUES FOR THE FIRST FEW MILES DRIVEN, AT WHICH POINT IS SUBSIDES A BIT. AS I SAID, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST, AND THIS WEEK WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN.

07/MINI/COOPER HARDTOP/2DR CPE S/ 51,810 MILES. TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER COLLAPSED AND CAUSED TIMING CHAIN TO STRETCH AND DAMAGE GUIDE RAILS. REPLACED TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND REPROGRAMMED VEHICLE. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT 55K MILES AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO GET CHECKED AT THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH A WATER PUMP LEAK. THE TIMING CHAIN IS A KNOWN FAILURE AND STILL HAS NO RECALL. *TR