2010 MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN Engine Problems

6/21/2018, MY 2010 MINI COOPER CLUBMAN S DEVELOPED SERIOUS DEFECTS. I DROVE MY CAR ON THE LEFTMOST LANE OF THREE-LANE BOSTON TURNPIKE. CLOSE TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I BRAKED TO DECELERATE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION. BOTH BATTERY AND STARTER WORKED. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART THE ENGINE IN FAILURE. I BLOCKED TRAFFIC DURING RUSH-HOUR. SEVERAL CARS TOOK ACROSS ROAD CURB AND PASSED TO MY LEFT. IT MADE ME AND MY SON IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. UNTIL A TRUCK DRIVER CAME TO HELP ME TO PUSH MY CAR OFF ROAD. AFTER DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYSIS IN LOCAL AUTO SHOP, MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WAS FAULTY, NOT SUPPLYING POWER TO THE IGNITION COILS. I WAS CHARGED $2298.13 TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE ECM AND $150 FOR THE TOWING SERVICE. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT I BELIEVE I AM STILL ENTITLED...

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER MAKES VERY LOUD RATTLE WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. COST $1500. KNOWN ISSUE BY MINI BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR OR RECALL

THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. IN 2012 THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IDLED AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER REPAIRED AND/OR REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON IT. IN SEPTEMBER 2015 THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IDLED AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALER AGAIN REPAIRED AND/OR REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES ON IT. AS OF TODAY, 10/07/15, THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND THE DEALER WILL NEED TO BE CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECEIPTS FOR REVIEW.

COLD START KNOCKING NOISE, AFTER DRIVING OUT MY LOT THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND HAVE TO START UP AGAIN. RATTLING SOUND CONTINUES.... *JS

MY 2010 COOPER CLUBMAN S RECENTLY HAD ITS TIMING CHAIN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MINI'S SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. IN FACT, I WAS ON MY WAY TO A SCHEDULED SERVICING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE MOTOR FAILED. IT STARTED WITH A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE MOTOR, WHICH MADE THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY SOUND LIKE EITHER A DIESEL ENGINE OR A CHAINSAW SLICING THROUGH SOMETHING. THEN AS I SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC, THE RPMS ON THE CAR BEGAN TO SPASTICALLY JUMP. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT A BUSINESS COMPLEX PARKING LOT WAS IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE. AS I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP IN THE LOT, THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND REFUSED TO START. I WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER! THE SERVICE REP FIRST TOLD ME MY TIMING CHAIN HAD SLIPPED. THEN SHE CALLS BACK...