NHTSA Complaint #10524089 — 2009 MINI COOPER S

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I'VE MADE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF PURCHASE: I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN THE REDUCE SPEED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO REDUCE SPEED THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE FAST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED AS I MANAGED TO RESTART MY 2009 MINI COOPER S AND PULL INTO THE SLOW LANE. I MANAGED TO AVOID COLLISION AND PLACED HAZARDS ON. I GOT MY MINI TO BRADY'S AUTO REPAIR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS DUE TO TURBOCHARGE FAILURE ON AN ORIGINAL MINI PART. HE SAID THAT BMW DONE A RECALL FOR THE SAME PART WHICH IS IN THE 2009 MINI COOPER S AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THEY HADN'T DONE IT FOR MINI. THE TURBOCHARGE WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED ON MY MINI AT THE EXPENSE OF $2778.47. I CONTACTED MINI WHICH STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECOURSE AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS AT ALL AS I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE MINI WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AND IT COULD HAVE LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE IF THE DRIVER BEHIND ME HADN'T TAKEN ACTION. I HOPE THE NHTSA DOES INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER IN ALL MINI COOPERS. *TR