NHTSA Complaint #10544334 — 2010 MINI COOPER S

ENGINE EXPERIENCE RAPID OIL LOSS WHICH COATED UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE BUT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. WHILE PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE REPORTED THAT A FASTENER ON THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER HAD BECOME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THAT PART HAD NEVER BEEN MODIFIED OR SERVICE. THERE WAS NO LEAK WHEN I BEGAN MY COMMUTE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN ONLY A FEW MILES. SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR