Two problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 2007 Mini Cooper S. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I bought 2007 Mini Cooper S pre-owned car on 8/24/09 which has 3,627 miles on it at $24,000. On 10/25/09, is only 3 months later, I was driving a car and noticed smelling something burning. The car won't go in gear and move. On that night, the car stopped in the middle of the load. Even if I push a gas, it just does make noisy sound and smell really bad, and it never move. Next day it was towed to the orlando Mini dealer. The dealer says that the clutch was burned out and this repair (per the dealers estimate is $3,000)is not covered by the warranty because it was driven by an inexperienced person or neglected. I am an experienced manual car driver and what the dealer told me is not true. It is only 4,000 miles and it should never happen if we drive in a normal way. The dealer did not listen to me and I ended up going a reliable local mechanic and paying $2,200 to fix it without warranty. The guy at the mechanic says Mini clutch is a very common problem and he has fixed several times before. I also went to a website and realized that many people have the same problem and even say it might happen again soon. I believe it was a defected clutch and would like to complain about it. I have all evidences available. I would appreciate if you could help me to recover my monetary damages.
2007 Mini cooper, purchased new, approx 21,000 miles. Parked car would not go into reverse. Many web forums indicate ongoing problems with Mini transmissions.