I'm kinda freaking out. I use my '11 base hatchback to commute mostly. Saturday we got in it to run some errands, and it ran fine out of the apartments. When I pulled out onto the main road, it stuttered about 3 times. Each time I let off the accelerator, and then eased back on the gas. After 3 times it quit. It had never done that before. We drove it all day in traffic, shutting it down several times to do our errands. Then that evening I got in it to run to the store, and as soon as I went to pull out onto the main road again, it lost power. I got dash lights saying engine malfunction and loss of power. Yellow CEL came on as well. I shut it down, and then after a couple of seconds cranked it back up. Super rough running and dash lights still. Drove it home, and parked it. Tried it yesterday morning, and rough running and dash lights still.
Don't know what to do. I know about it using oil, and so I have the oil changed using MINI oil and filter every 5000 miles, and check the oil every 500-700 miles and top it off. It has 106,xxx miles on it. I bought it with 82,xxx last June and have put 24,000 on it in 10 months or so. 90% being highway miles.
I'm at a real loss, and wanted to try and see what people said before having it towed to a shop.
Thanks in advance.