See www.bmwminicooperclassaction.com for details.

 

It's about time, Mini/BMW have no defence since this timing chain issues is so widespread and the fact that Mini/BMW knew or had advanced notice of the design flaw! I guess Mini/BMW knew that if there was a recall it would cost them dearly, now their reputation is on the line. My 2007 Mini Cooper S already has the early warning signs of the "Timing Chain Tensioner" issue when engine first starts up, only for a few seconds though.

Mini/BMW is screwed, just Google "Timing Chain Tensioner" and see the search results!

 

I give this class action law suit little chance of being successful. But hey, wish all those who are/were affected by it the best in your attempt to collect.

 

What makes you say that?

 

I strongly disagree that the suit has little chance of being successful. Just take a look at the website that I posted the link to. There is a group of attorneys who also strongly disagree, otherwise they would not be investing the amount of money they are to commence this suit.

Did you read the complaint that they have filed with the court? (It's on the website). Not only does the the complaint go into great detail regarding exactly what the defect is, it also describes in detail how BMW purposely concealed their knowledge of the defect.

Read the complaint. If anything, it will likely make you angry regarding how BMW treats its customers. It's about time someone fought back on the owner's behalf, and exposed the company for what it is. Hey, any car manufacturer has made a defective product at one time or another. What this is really about is how they handled the issue after they knew they had the issue. If they had done the right thing and initiated a recall to replace the defective tensioners with the newly designed one, they would not be in the mess they now are.

And this is not the first time that this has happened. The early first-generation cars had defective power steering pumps. Owners would be driving their cars, and without warning all of a sudden they would have no power steering. BMW revised the design on later cars, but never went back and replaced the defective pumps on the earlier cars despite the high rate of failure. The dealer charged us $800 to replace the power steering pump on our '03 because the car was out of warranty. The Canadian equivalent of NHTSA forced BMW to recall all the affected cars there, But here in the states our government has done nothing despite an overwhelming number of complaints to the NHTSA. Rather amazing.

 

It's in the best interest for Mini/BMW to agree to a recall than have a judgement against them, there's proof of the defect all over the internet and certain Mini clubs. It will be an easy case to prove since the proof is everywhere, even in BMW and dealers records. I read the entire complaint and do not see a judge not seeing it our way!

 

At this point a recall is only part of the issue. There are thousands of current and past owners who already paid for the repairs out of their pocket because BMW refused to do the right thing. Hopefully the lawsuit will lead to their getting reimbursed in full.

 

I'd like to get the money back from my timing chain replacement. That said, I see nothing in that complaint that makes me think it would prevail.