NHTSA Complaint #10507212 — 2008 MINI COOPER S

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10507212
Vehicle	2008 MINI COOPER S
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 30, 2013
Date Filed	April 5, 2013
Mileage	96,400 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DE

Consumer Description

A SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OIL LEAK WAS DETECTED BY OIL SPOTS UNDER PARKED CAR. THE DIP STICK REGISTERED 1 QUART LOW. A QUART WAS ADDED AND THE CAR DRIVEN ABOUT 100 MILES THE NEXT DAY. UPON RETURN, THE OIL WAS A QUART LOW AGAIN. DURING THE PRECEDING TWO WEEKS THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF A BURNING OIL SMELL AND ON TWO OCCASIONS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THIS WAS DURING A RAINY PERIOD AND THE SMOKE WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE STEAM FROM GETTING WATER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM PUDDLES ON THE ROADS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE OIL LINE TO THE TURBO WAS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE OIL FILTER HOUSING SEAL. BOTH OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED IN THE DATABASE PREVIOUSLY. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $1000 USD. *TR

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