Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 35000 | 1 | |
| After complaining repeatedly to the manufacturer about a rattling noise from our vehicle engine at start up, the timing chain broke and has completely destroyed our engine. the manufacturer repeatedly claimed the noise was normal engine noise and that there was nothing to worry about. now that not only is the timing chain broken, but the engine has been destroyed from the subsequent damage. there is a petition online (currently over 800 signatures) from mini owners claiming to have had the same problem at low mileage and similar experiences dealing with mini of north america ignoring the issue. http://www.minicooperspeed.com/mini-cooper-cold-start-knocking-noise-issue-2007/. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 35000 | ||
| After complaining repeatedly to the manufacturer about a rattling noise from our vehicle engine at start up, the timing chain broke and has completely destroyed our engine. the manufacturer repeatedly claimed the noise was normal engine noise and that there was nothing to worry about. now that not only is the timing chain broken, but the engine has been destroyed from the subsequent damage. there is a petition online (currently over 800 signatures) from mini owners claiming to have had the same problem at low mileage and similar experiences dealing with mini of north america ignoring the issue. http://www.minicooperspeed.com/mini-cooper-cold-start-knocking-noise-issue-2007/ | |||