NHTSA Complaint #10551646 — 2009 MINI COOPER S

MINI COOPER SENT A RECALL FOR A FAULTY TIMING CHAIN IN MY 2009 MINI COOPER. THIS IS THE 2ND TIMING CHAIN REPAIR IN 2 YEARS. WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR THE REPAIR I INFORMED THE TECH I SMELLED OIL BURNING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING DURING A HIGHWAY DRIVE. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THE TURBO LINES WERE LEAKING WHICH POSE A RISK IF I LEFT IT UNREPAIRED. THE TURBO LINE REPAIR IS A $1000 REPAIR ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 35000 MILES. THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A HEAT SHIELD ON THE VEHICLE ALSO AS PART OF A RECALL. PERHAPS THIS SHIELD SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR AND THE LINE WOULD STILL BE INTACT. *TR