Major Problems with 2007 MINI Cooper S Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2007 MINI Cooper S

2007 MINI Cooper S EXHAUST SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 10000 miles

2007 MINI Cooper S TURBO/SUPERCHARGER Victims: 1 Mileage: 3000 miles

2007 MINI Cooper S ACCELERATOR PEDAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 3 miles

Browse 2007 MINI Cooper S complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from MINI Cooper S owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE mini issued a service bulletin on failed timing chain tensioners in 2009. service bulletins sim-11-02-07 and puma measure number 10686850-13....	93 ~ 64220 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING gets extremely hot under the hood and deforms the plastic hood scoop. *tr...	52 ~ 42569 miles
AIR BAGS the passenger seat airbag goes off (the indicator light signals that the passenger side airbag is off) when a 105...	25 ~ 60234 miles
POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2007 mini cooper s. the contact stated that the clutch always emitted an odor of burning...	21 ~ 43486 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING new 2007 mini cooper s does not stay running in cold weather when started. the car has to be revved...	15 ~ 45057 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER dangerous level of heat in the driver's footwell after car is driver for a while. *tr...	11 ~ 44038 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM upon returning home and parking my mini in the garage i smelled somthing strange. my wife and i unloaded groceries...	10 ~ 61894 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM in early january 2008 5 months after purchasing my car it started to smell strongly like gasoline inside the cabin...	8 ~ 50953 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING lower leg sustained burn resulting in scaring as result of coming into contact with edge of rear exhaust pipe(s). exhaust	8 ~ 13950 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i have experienced multiple failures of the fuel pump on my 2007 mini cooper 7. it is now experiencing the...	7 ~ 42569 miles
STEERING mini cooper electronic steering lock system critical malfunction - car with only 57 000 miles receives critical message on navigation...	6 ~ 77758 miles
SEAT BELTS the front passenger side seat belt does not engage and lock on an intermittent basis. when the problem occurs we...	4 ~ 67734 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2007 mini cooper purchased new approx 21 000 miles. parked car would not go into reverse. many web forums indicate	4 ~ 20250 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE hood scoop on vehicle has deformed due to excessive heat from turbo. *tr...	2 ~ 44500 miles
VISIBILITY several weeks ago i found a crack in windshield of 2007 mini cooper s on passenger side below wiper. i...	2 ~ 37831 miles
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE hood scoop on 2007 mini cooper "s" is melting due to excessive heat from turbo. *tr...	2 ~ 13950 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES complaint for dunlop radial tubeless tires 205145 r17 (84v) sp sport 01 run flat tires. i was washing my 2007...	2 ~ 4350 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT 2007 mini cooper s - manual transmission would not allow gearshifts and could only be driven in first gear. dealership...	2 ~ 40100 miles
TURBO/SUPERCHARGER > GASOLINE > ENGINE the center pillar heat rises to an extremely high temperature in my car. this happened in the summer when temperatures...	2 ~ 1618 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL under normal driving conditions the car's center pillar area (directly adjacent to the gas pedal) reaches average temperatures of 115-120...	2 ~ 26685 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS passenger airbag sensor does not sense passenger. light illuminates stating passenger airbags off. dealer has replaced sensor seat mat twice...	2 ~ 750 miles
SEATS air bag light turned on. performed a fault survey and found there is 1 related fault code in the mrs...	1 ~ 78000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving i noticed that my right foot was getting hot. i moved my hand down to the gas pedal...	1 ~ 60000 miles
STRUCTURE while driving i noticed that my right foot was getting hot. i moved my hand down to the gas pedal...	1 ~ 60000 miles
HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING 2007 mini cooper s. consumer writes in regards to defective power steering hoses and oil pan gaskets. *smd the consumer	1 ~ 23000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the dual power sunroof is stuck in the open position. after doing some research i have found that this happens...	1 ~ 39202 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2007 mini cooper s. the contact stated that the brake warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle...	1 ~ 34000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING after multiple frustrating complaints and unsuccessful service attempts on 8/17/11 9/1/11 9/6/11 9/21/11 and 9/28/11 for my 2007 mini cooper...	1 ~ 51842 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the passenger airbag off light comes on when an adult is sitting in the passenger seat. it occurs intermittently. mini	1 ~ 35000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL after driving my 2007 mini copper s for several minutes the "brake" and dsc warning icons illuminate yellow. once illuminated	1 ~ 29000 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the car has been at the dealer every other week for the last 6 weeks. on cold starts the car...	1 ~ 26000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchased a 2007 mini-cooper s and at 10k miles (1 year old) the clutch needed to be replaced. i...	1
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING cold start chatter. very nasty diesel engine sound upon startup when engine is cold. sound lasts for up to 1...	1 ~ 60 miles
TIRES we have had a mini cooper since july 2007 with good year excellence run flat tires (195/55 r16 87v). we...	1 ~ 8700 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING after a 30 minute drive i parked and then pulled something out of the trunk. while reaching in i burned...	1 ~ 10000 miles
EQUIPMENT i burned my lower front leg on the chrome tipped dual exhaust pipes of out 2007 mini cooper s (turbo	1 ~ 10000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING during cold start vehicle makes loud metal on metal sound persistent for several minutes. sound is similar to older diesel...	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL car has been outside in the cold weather and when started it sounds like not firing correctly-backfiring noises. engine lights...	1 ~ 21000 miles

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