NHTSA Complaint #10672011 — 2009 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE

I BOUGHT MY USED 2009 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE ON DECEMBER 13, 2012. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS LATER ON OCTOBER 16, 2013, I NOTICED AN OIL LEAK AND A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT IT TO FLETCHER'S TIRE & AUTO OFF 27TH DRIVE AND CAREFREE HWY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT AS THE REASON FOR THE LEAK AND ENGINE LIGHT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS TO MADE. ADDITIONALLY, HAD THE FRONT TIRES REPLACED AS THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN. TWO MONTHS LATER ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2013, THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON CAREFREE HIGHWAY, I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE FRONT BREAKS. MY STEP DAD WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO BRAKE MASTERS IN ANTHEM, AZ THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TWO WHEELS HAD THE WRONG ROTORS AND 0 BREAK PADS LEFT. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, THE S MODEL REQUIRES LARGER ROTORS ON THE FRONT WHEELS, HOWEVER SCOTTSDALE MOTOR COMPANY SOLD ME THE CAR WITH THE SAME SIZE ROTORS ON ALL WHEELS THAT THE REGULAR MODEL MINI'S ARE EQUIPPED WITH. SEE BELOW: 2009 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE- TIMELINE OF REPAIRS DATE OF PURCHASE: 12/13/2012 1ST REPAIR- 10/16/2013 FLETCHER'S TIRE & AUTO ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED WATER PUMP THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT 2 FRONT TIRES TOTAL: $1,168.19 2ND REPAIR- 12/7/2013 BRAKE MASTERS FRONT BRAKES & FRONT ROTORS ENGINE LIGHT STILL DISPLAYED- CODE CAME UP FOR THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT TOTAL: $506.40 3RD REPAIR- 2/17/2014 MINI NORTH SCOTTSDALE PRESSURE CONVERTER VALVE FOR TURBO TURBO HEAT SHIELD BATTERY VALVE COVER GASKET TOTAL: $637.86 4TH REPAIR- 5/19/2014 MINI NORTH SCOTTSDALE TIMING CHAIN- IT WAS BROKEN INTO PIECES , UNABLE TO DRIVE DAR TOTAL: $1,480.99 5TH REPAIR- 1/6/2015 MINI NORTH SCOTTSDALE ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED VALVE COVER REPLACED VACUUM PUMP LEAKING TURBO OIL LINE LEAKING TOTAL: $2,145.19 TOTAL IN REPAIRS TO DATE: $5,938.63. *TR