general problems of the 2004 Mini Cooper

The engine starting cutting out and rabbiting and finally died and coasted into parking lot and could not get it started. Took to baron BMW and they said the engine was toasted because of low oil pressure from a habitual problem with their oil filter housing that they never recalled because they didn't think it was a safety issue when the car cuts out and rabbits on acceleration onto the highway and everytime you take off from a start.

I have a 2004 Mini Cooper it has recently reached 87000 miles and the cvt transmission is failing. Normally you change your transmission fuel every 25,000 to 50,000 miles. My model Mini Cooper hatchback does not come with a reservoir to change such a fuel it was a guarantee by the manufacturer that these models would not need such a service and that the transmission would be fine throughout the lifetime of the car. What worries me is that I have not been able to drive my Mini over 50mph due to the increase of rpm's. Without the speed increase it is not safe for me to drive on the highways as I normally would. A cvt transmission replacement could cost thousands. But more importantly I'm worried about my safety its possible that my transmission could fail while mobile. Thats my main concern. I recently read that there has been a lawsuit addressing these issues. It is BMW's due diligence to address this matter seeing how thousands of citizens are operating this machinery on a daily basis.

The contact owns a 2004 Mini Cooper. The vehicle would not accelerate over 25 mph and would not shift into first gear. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home and the warning light illuminated after it was parked. The contact discovered that all of the transmission fluid leaked over the engine. The vehicle will be towed to the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 78,402.