NHTSA Complaint #10816908 — 2009 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE

I OWN A 2009 MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE. I BOUGHT IT 4 MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON I35 GOING TO AUSTIN THE 26TH OF DECEMBER 2015. THE VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. I TURNED THE HAZARDS ON IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS IN. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO THE RIGHT; I LET THE CAR COAST UNTIL I SAW THAT I COULD SAFELY STOP. A SAN MARCOS COP CAME TO HELP PUSH THE CAR FURTHER IN TO SAFETY BEFORE THE ELECTRICITY OF THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND MY KEY FOB WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAD IT TOWED TO A BMW REPAIR SHOP. I WAITED ANOTHER DAY FOR THEM TO OPEN BEING IT A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THEN THEY CHECKED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY GAVE ME A LIST. THEY SAID THE VACUUM PUMP MELTED. THE REPORT SAID THAT, PULL VALVE COVER FOUND TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BROKEN DUE TO LOOSE CHAIN SLAPPING THEM NEEDS TIMING CHAIN, GUIDES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SEALS AND BOLTS. THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $2300.00 FOR ALL THE PARTS NEEDED TO GET IT FIXED AND LABOR. I DID NOT GET ANY WARNING LIGHT WITHIN THE 4 MONTHS THAT I HAVE THE CAR. UNTIL I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WAS STALLING. I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH SUCH A HIGH BILL AND UNCERTAINTY WHETHER MY CAR WILL BREAK DOWN AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AFTER I GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE BMW REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENGINE DOESN'T SEEM DAMAGED BUT I STILL HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY START THE WORKING ON THE CAR.