NHTSA Complaint #10967559 — 2010 MINI COOPER S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MINI COOPER S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP AND ENGINE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND, UPON OPENING THE HOOD, EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND AUXILIARY WATER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V008000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 06/01/17*LJ *AS