NHTSA Complaint #10374622 — 2007 MINI COOPER S

2007 MINI COOPER 52860 MILES HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM A LOUD CLANKING NOISE DURING STARTUP AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THEY HAVE CHANGED EVERYTHING BUT I STILL HAVE TH ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALER AND HE SAID I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING THE CAR THAT IT HAS SERIOUS FLAW IN THE TIMING BELT AND THE ENGINE COULD MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME. I CALLED MINI AND THEY SADI THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX THE CAR AGAIN SINCE ITS WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTLY. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF POSTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN I TALKED OT THE DEALER ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HE SAID THEY HAVE SERVERAL MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MINS 2007,2008.2009 AND 2010 SO THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR THE SIXTH TIME THIS YEAR I TOLD MINI I WAS SCARRED TO DRIVE BECAUSE IF THE THE ENGINE STOPS WHILE I AM DRIVING IT I WILL BE DANGEROURS. THE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TIMING AGAIN HE DID SUGGEST I GET A 2011 MINI SINCE THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR