2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman Other or unknown Problems

“Enghine light has been coming on since purchase in 2015 and we have already invested severl $ trying to get to the heart of the problem. It always come back on power loss and rattling sound took to bmw dealer and paid for troubleshooting was told by bmw service tech not to drive the car as it could smoke ad die! The timing chain and guides need to be replaced. There was a recall and lawsuit for this through 2010 but my vehicle is a 2011....car could smoke out and die any moment. 86272 miles year 2011 called bmw filed a complaint but thats not fixing the issue. …”

“Car fire under the hood. On sunday, april 15, 2018 I drove 10 minutes from home. I was parked in a lot for 5 minutes. Came out of store, started engine and heavy smoke immediately started filling the interior and billowing up from under the hood. I quickly got out. Opened the hood. Saw flames deep down, just to the left of the coolant expansion tank. Heavy white/gray smoke. Called 911, who responded quickly (danbury ct fire dept.) the owner of the store I had been in, came out and witnessed fire/smoke. Fire subsided and fire dept checked for hot spots, authorized for towing by aaa to dealer. …”

“Vehicle stalls from 1st gear without the assistance of the sport button (regardless of terrain). Components in the drive line combined with the standard Mini clutch lack the feel to the point of clutch engagement often causing it to stall. Bmw/Mini dealerships deny any problem occurring / ever has occurred. The following statement needs to reflect vehicles with the same issues already in operation built prior to the listed date. …”