Power Train Driveline Problems of Mini Cooper S

VIN: [xxx], delivered sept. 2004. Current mileage 49,940 this car was ordered via Mini. Com. The only drivers are a 63 yr female and a 63 yr male. No children have ever driven this car, nor has it been raced, driven hard, simply driven to work and back last week I was driving to work, a 11 mile trip max speed on a 55 mph highway. The front end made a huge noise, the car shook, and I stopped. I had to call a towing service, as I felt the car was undrivable. The service towed the car to Mini of nashville, where I was told the "harmonic balancer" broke, and it then broke the front axle. What? I asked, is a harmonic balancer" and what does it do?, after a lengthy conversation, I find out that if the car is too old, the rubber dries out and this can happen. For a part to wear out, I am stuck with $2,000 repair bill. This car is not too old, it has less than 50,000 miles on it and is always garaged. If the parts Mini uses on a car and if Mini knows that they wear out then Mini should fully disclose this, as consumers can make informed decisions when making decisions on car purchases. This is not what I expect from a Mini, this car was gently driven, well taken care of. Your "harmonic balancer" is defective, you should make the buyers of your cars aware of the defect, put yourself in positions to make it right. This car was undrivable, I could have had a serious accident at high speed if a broken axle occurred while on a long trip, let alone the inconvenience of repairs, hotel stays, and other interruptions. I am expecting Mini make this repair as a warrantied item, covering the cost, labor to repair defective parts. The invoice is dated 29 April 2011, Mini of nashville, I am customer # 31442. The invoice reads as follows: the driver states while driving it sounded like something fell out from underneath the Mini. 11 - replaced dampner. 1035 c there are many incidents of this on the web. I firmly believe this is the result of using inferior parts. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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I parked my 2003 Mini Cooper S at work, and shut the car off. When I got out of the car, I noticed the power steering pump was still running. I was going into the office get a wrench to disconnect the battery, and within 5 min, an email was sent out "2003 Mini cooper heavily smoking in parking lot. " as soon as I got out there, the fire/smoke has been put out by a coolant line that split open by the fire and put the flames out. When I looked under the car, I could see the power steering pump completely burnt. I filed a claim with my insurance company, and so far this is over $4,000 worth of damage. I am filing this complaint as I have done much research on the internet and have found this is not a rare incidence. In fact, it is very common, and BMW refuses to recall this faulty designed part. I am just so fortunate that this did not happen in my garage. This needs to be addressed and investigate by someone other than BMW, as they have stated publicly there is no problem. I will provide any evidence needed to help this investigation. . Read more...

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