Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Mini Cooper

Turbo oil line leaks and drips on turbo manifold causing burning oil smell and smoke. The engine caught a small fire, lucky I was parked on side of a highway road up in the mountains. (no fire stations or very little traffic) I smelt something burning under to hood when it happened and caught the flames in time to extinguish the fire. 2 seattle area Mini dealers state that this is a problem with all the turbo engines in this class. They want you to pay for this repair it's a $1300 fix. I believe that Mini/BMW needs to take responsibility and repair/recall the turbo oil line because it poses a safety issue the car could catch fire and potentially injure someone cause an accident, or worse death.

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Letter from senator flake on behalf of constituent re 2011 Mini Cooper. (please respond by fax or electronic mail: bob_brubaker@flake. Senate. Gov). The consumer received extremely, painful , scaring burns from the hot exhaust pip while leaning over to retrieve items from the hatchback trunk. The consumer stated if one is facing the center trunk, the hot exhaust pipe is located directly to the right, approximately 10 inches off the ground. The metal is not coated to offer protection.

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The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact was reaching over the rear of the vehicle in the trunk when her leg was burned by the muffler. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for routine inspection. The dealer advised that the brackets which held the muffler in place had rusted, allowing the muffler to hang. The dealer advised that the vehicle would not pass emissions without repairing the muffler. The vehicle was in the process of having the muffler brackets replaced. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.

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Tailpipe burned leg while getting items out of trunk of 2008 Mini Cooper 2 door sedan.

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I drove my 2002 Mini Cooper approximately 6 miles to drop off a friend who was visiting from out of town. I was helping my friend remove his suitcase and standing to the passenger side rear of the car when my leg made contact with the tailpipe causing about a 2 inch crescent shaped burn. The tailpipe was hot enough that my skin stuck to the pipe - it is a pretty nasty second degree burn.

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The contact owns a 2004 Mini Cooper. While the driver was placing items in the rear of the vehicle, his calf was burned by the extended tail pipe. The driver has incurred multiple burns to his calf due to the extended tail pipe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that they could not assist because there were no recalls for this failure. The manufacturer would not provide compensation because the vehicle was not included in a recall. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 9,000.

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Ltr from congressman maurice d. Hinchey on behalf of constituent, who suffered a leg burn from the tailpipe of her 2008 Mini Cooper.

On 9/3/08 I leaned into the rear of my 2008 Mini Cooper to retrieve grocery bags and my bare leg (right leg) came into contact with the tail pipe of the vehicle. The tail pipe was hot as in "like a red-hot poker" and I received an extremely painful crescent shaped burn on my lower leg from the tail pipe. The tail pipe protrudes beyond the bumper by at least an inch. I measured it and on the right side it measures 2 and one-half inches beyond the bumper and on the left side it sticks out one and one-half inches beyond the bumper. On my Mini Cooper, I have one tail pipe which is on the right side of the rear of the vehicle. I required treatment at an emergency room less than 36 hours later when I became concerned that the wound may become infected. The attending doctor told me that wound was healing well and that it was not infected. I was prescribed 1% silver sulfadiazine cream (topical) to tend the wound. Updated 09/26/08.

The contact owns a 2003 Mini Cooper. The contact had the transmission replaced three times. In addition, the brackets that support the muffler have rotted. Underneath the hood, the brackets that support the horn have also rotted. The contact will take the vehicle to the dealer again for another repair. The failure and current mileages were 68,600.

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