One problem related to engine belts and pulleys has been reported for the 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman S. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I own a 08 Mini cooper clubman with 48,000 miles and the warranty just ran out on June 2812: I took it in for a repair in may and no one at this dealer mentioned the timing belt tensioner! I was driving down my road and thank god the speed limit was only 35 when suddenly the belt jumped and my car lost its engine: took it to my local station and they looked inside and said something came loose from the inside of engine and tore it up and I need a new engine: so I called dealer and corp and they say I need to spend money to get their techs to look at it and not my mechanic:so I got on line and investigated the problem and found this is a common problem from Mini with a defective tensioner which out of no where without warning flys off: Mini refuses to fix these problems and every mechanic says it is not the owners problem and a belt should never fly off: further the belt on lt breaks when it flies in the pistons and breaks other parts of the engine: Mini will wait until someone is killed while driving down a highway and it needs to be addressed! a complaint is signed with over 850 signing it and hope many more but I still think it is a serious issue enough where you should get involved: Mini is screwing the people and refuse to admit this is a defective part and in most cases wont pay for the new engine while we still owe thousands on the car: please get involved and make Mini corp pay for the damages that they cause by refusing to fix this problem once and for all: no timing belt should have to be adjusted and surely a timing belt should last 80,000 miles: this company is cheap and is waiting for a disaster!! please please help the people and make Mini take care of their faulty parts!!![xxx] ## VIN passed ## 08 Mini Cooper Clubman S ## information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).