Hi,

I'm considering pursuing another class action lawsuit against BMW regarding those MINI owners who were left out of the Skeen Vs. BMW suit. I know there are a LOT of people out there who have been treated very unfairly by both MINI USA and their local MINI dealerships. In extreme cases, people have been left with parts cars because the cost of repairing a damaged or completely destroyed engine exceeds the fair market value of the vehicle. If this has legs and if you or someone you know would like to be added to the list of plaintiffs, please let me know here first. I'm thinking about setting up a gmail address so that you can send me a brief account of what happened to you and what the repair bill was. Again, this might not have legs, so there's no point in setting up a gmail address at this time. We are in the very preliminary stages of this

Sincerely,
Bigdork

 

Hi there, I have a 2009 Mini Cooper R57, that was one of the cars involved in the class action lawsuit which I purchased June 13th 2016. I was never notified about it via mail, and the dealer gave no knowledge of it. The engine has completely been destroyed, because of the time chain tensioner. We have been in contact with Mini, and we have it at a dealership currently. They want us to cough up $1600 to have the engine completely taken apart to make sure that's the issue, even though 2 different mechanics relayed to Mini that it was indeed the issue. Mini stated that even if it was the issue, they will only cover SOME of the repairs. It's under 100,000 miles. Unsure what to do, and saw your post. This all happened this past week. Any idea what I should do?

 

This is a tough one. I think your R57 is subject to the statute of limitations for the Skeen Vs. BMW NA. The deadline to submit a claim form was June 20, 2016. I'm not a lawyer, but you may have a case against the dealership that sold you the car. It may be fraud. I'd speak to a lawyer and see if it's worth filing in small claims court. Hope things work out for you.

 

I purchased my car in April 2017 and About 6 weeks ago, my 2009 mini Cooper s started violently shaking and soon after there was a rattling nice from a cold start. I took it to mini and was told that it was due to low oil (I had taken it in for oil change a week prior only to be told it should be done every 15k miles and I had taking it in at 5k miles so it was not due for another six months according to the dealership). I reminded them that I had brought it in a week before, why had they not fine the service. Long story short, it turns out it was a timing chain issue and I was on the hook for $3k. I called mini cooper/BMW and was on the phone with them for almost 2 hours and they told me I was on my own and there's was nothing they could do. I eventually told them I was going to find everyone online with a 2009 model and start multiple social media accounts alerting everyone about the mini quality and they budged and paid for the entire repair. The entire pop process took almost a month of me calling and nagging for them to pay. Don't give up until they pay for the entire cost

 

I have a 2010 hardtop with the same issue at only 70,000 miles. They won't even repair the timing chain. They offered me $2500 towards a trade in at their dealership, which is basically nothing to them or to me. I had just paid it off and thought I would have a car with no payments for 5 years. That was my plan and not an unreasonable one. Cars should last at least 150,000 miles. I have talked with BMW USA and with the dealership, that's all they're giving me. I know it's more than some are getting. This problem is rampant. I have already contacted a law firm that does class actions. I'll update.

 

I also have a 2010 Hard Top with 67K on it. I was driving and the Car just lost power and died. The Mini Dealership said I need a whole new engine. What I do not understand is this,
When the car died it just lost power, there was no oil on on the ground and the engine was not smoking or over heating. The dealership said that the timing chain went and I need a whole new engine. Is there anything I can do to have this resolved with this class action?

 

I have a 2012 mini cooper hardtop. Both issues have occurred with this car. First the oil filter housing was flooded with coolant which caused the car to lose oil, overheat and stop. Then the timing chain loosened and ruined the engine. I would be interested in filing a lawsuit.

 

 

 

Yes, count me as well. I just replaced my tensioner belt for the second time since January, Plus, my car is losing massive amounts of oil. Not drive-able right now.