The hood scoop of my car deforms due to extreme heat.
2007 MINI Cooper S engine complaints
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Received blistering and permanent scaring burn from exhaust pipe while removing cargo from rear of vehicle.
Received blistering and permanent scaring burn from exhaust pipe while removing cargo from rear of vehicle.
After a 30 minute drive, I parked and then pulled something out of the trunk. While reaching in, I burned my left shin on the tailpipe. I showed it a couple of days later to our burn unit director and he told me that it was a functional full thickness burn in an extremely dangerous location (because of the poor blood perfusion to the shin, healing is impaired and infection risk is high). He sent me home from work on antibiotics and I had to be on bed rest with my leg elevated. I spoke to mini and they suggested that I be careful - as the tailpipe can get hot. I thanked them for the advice and made the following point: sure, it gets hot... It's an exhaust tailpipe. However, it's the first thing my leg comes in contact to and it's in the center of a car that requires you to get close in order to pull something out of the trunk. I suggested that bmw issue a recall and adjust the tailpipe so that the first thing the leg hits is the bumper (like most cars). I was told that no change was planned at this time. My points: it's a bad design. It's an extremely dangerous problem. It is a very common problem (a simple google search or northamericanmotoring search will show this). Bmw needs to do something to protect its customers and even more importantly, its customers' children. *tr add picture *121108 cw updated 12/11/08.
I burned my lower front leg on the chrome tipped dual exhaust pipes of out 2007 mini cooper s (turbo version).
Lower leg sustained burn resulting in scaring as result of coming into contact with edge of rear exhaust pipe(s). Exhaust pipes extend too far beyond rear bumper creating exposure to a person accessing trunk.
During start up, loud valve tapping noise is heard. Noise persisted during multiple segment of the trip where engine was shut off for up to 30 min and restarted. Subsequent noise was not as prominent as the initial start up on the same day.
The center pillar heat rises to an extremely high temperature in my car. This happened in the summer when temperatures were very hot.(100+) it's hot enough to startle a driver or burn them; this could cause them to react by moving their foot on the accelerator in an unpredictable way, which is quite a safety hazard. It burned my right ankle. I'm writing now because I really didn't know any better then, plus I didn't know about this website. Now there are reports of mini cooper ss catching on fire. I am concerned.
Cold start rumble/rattle/clatter from engine. Intermittent and sporadic sound from engine bay upon start up primarily during winter months, sound disaptes and goes away as car warms. The sound is very rough clatter, sounding like metal on metal - oil starvation on start up? I have serious concerns on long term damage and compromise of the normal life of motor - in other words getting screwed outside of warranty. This is not a single incident, but an ongoing condition.
Car has been outside in the cold weather and when started it sounds like not firing correctly-backfiring noises. Engine lights pop up. Mainly 1/2 engine power light and cruise control failure. Car really only has 1/2 engine power. Top speed is 45mph, downhill. Car lurches around, engine revs every second or so. 1st time shut car off and turned back on then it was fine. Check engine light remained on. Car spent night in garage, was fine next morning. That night same symptoms at start up but didn't go away - had to make long commute home at slow speeds. Car spent night inside again and was fine in the morning. Called dealer, car towed to dealer. Service manager kept using engine and throttle interchangeably - causing great concern when I was told that the problem is condensation getting into it and freezing, but they reassured me it is the throttle and not the engine. Dealer said they put a special lub in it and to not drive short drives-I never do, 24,000 miles on a 9 month old car. 6 weeks later exact same problems again. Car to dealer. Loaner car (2007 mini cooper s) did exact same thing my car was doing. The loaner car did come out of it about 30 miles into commute. Could get up to highway speeds, all lights went off except check engine light. Something seemed to thaw out. Was told the throttle was freezing in cold temps and affecting many mini's, bmw's, and jag's. Dealer changed oil in my car, 1 week after 1st oil change. Dealer said they are doing investigation but that I have to live with it for now. Local mechanic said it sounds like the sensor that tells the computer how much gas to spray into the chamber is frozen. Probably made of cheap materials, gets hot, moisture condenses and freezes on sensor causing problems but not sure without being able to see car go through one of it's "fits". Car has been fine for past 4 weeks. Some people at dealer admit to problem while others will not, telling me it is just my car and only when I have it.
New 2007 mini cooper s does not stay running in cold weather when started. The car has to be revved above 1000rpm's for 2 minutes to keep car running. So far original computer has been reprogrammed, a new computer installed since the reprogram didn't work and new hoses placed thinking there is an icing issue. Car was at service center for 1 month, told everything was fixed and tested, started car two days later and it did exactly the same thing all over again, it does not stay running when cold.
Gets extremely hot under the hood and deforms the plastic hood scoop.
During cold start vehicle makes loud metal on metal sound persistent for several minutes. Sound is similar to older diesel engine with rattling and rough sounds. In the uk dealers have been responsive to the issue replacing the chain tensioner and now in some cases the engine. Dealers in the us deny the issue and provide no remedy calling the sound normal. Issue is causing undue engine wear.
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