NHTSA Complaint #10375220 — 2008 MINI COOPER S

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ISSUED OR AT LEAST INVESTIGATED FOR ANY MINI COOPER 2007 AND UP WITH THE BMW ENGINE. THIS ENGINE HAS A FAULTY TIMING BELT TENSIONER THAT IS PRONE TO FAIL CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE A 2008 AND JUST LOST MY ENGINE DUE TO THIS TENSION FAILURE. AFTER SPENDING THE 600.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY ENGINE TAKEN APART AND DIAGNOSED, I WAS TOLD THAT BMW ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY TYPE OF RECALL FOR IT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WILL REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE SOME WHERE IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 14,000.00 TO REPLACE, UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE DEALER WILL COVER THE LOSS. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BE THE DEALER BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND CONTINUE TO USE THIS SAME ENGINE IN THERE VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE WORKERS THAT BMW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DOES NOT POSE A DIRECT SAFETY RISK, ARE YOU KIDDING ME, GOING DONE THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY RISK. I AM SURE THAT MY COMPLAINT IS JUST ANOTHER DROP IN THE BUCKET BUT I HOPE AT LEAST HOPE SOMEONE TAKES THE TIME TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *LN