general problems of the 2013 Mini Cooper

Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2013 Mini Cooper. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Mini Cooper based on all problems reported for the 2013 Cooper.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 02/28/2024

Freeze plug randomly popped out while driving causing vehicle to stall in the middle of traffic almost causing a major accident and or death. Research indicates there has been numerous complaints by Mini Cooper owners experiencing the same issue of a premature unexplained failure with no action taken from Mini to mitigate this safety issue. I’m lucky to be alive.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2020

Repeated experiences of sudden engine operational failure and reduced and/or complete loss of power while driving. The engine malfunction indicator lamp comes on. Car stalls and stops in traffic on the highway and on streets blocking traffic. Will not start again until powered off for periods between 5-15 minutes if at all. -first experienced the issue February 2020 and have intermittently experienced the same issue ever since. -occurs when driving at a variety of speeds and a variety of fuel levels. -if diagnostics were able to reveal an issue both fuel pumps were noted as the cause on different occasions. The high pressure fuel pump has been the most diagnosed and repaired issue. -car has been diagnosed by the dealer and 3 independent service repair shops. Dealer stated no recall or existing issue that would cover this problem and have not received any notifications from the manufacture.


Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 2013 Mini Cooper

Engine And Engine Cooling problems
2
Radiator problems
1
Check Engine Light On problems
1


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