What 62 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Mini Cooper S Countryman

2014 Mini Cooper Countryman - Engine Low Oil Failure and yes the vehicle is available for inspection. Had an engine oil pressure electronic message come up on the car: Engine Oil pressure too low. Possible Engine damage. Swith off engine. Continued driving is not possible. Please contact mini dealership. Had the car towed to dealer. Was told there is an engine oil leak somewhere. The provided one possible fix, but not for sure fix for 2k. Was told to put oil in engine every 750 miles to help prevent any engine failures. Started looking into the potential recall or class action lawsuits and found this: BMW Class Action Lawsuit Says Mini Cooper Engines Leak, The BMW Mini Cooper Leaky Engine Class Action Lawsuit is Borkman v. BMW of North America LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-02225. Was told to contact NHTSA for potential law suits that may help us with the issue. The car is not safe and should not be having problems like this. Please let us know if we can get any assitance with this. Thank You!

NHTSA ODI 11525479

The contact owns a 2014 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, there was smoke detected from the vehicle. The vehicle caught fire without warning. There were no reported injuries, air bag deployment, or crash. The fire department distinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to a lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,700.

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LEG BURN FROM HOT EXHAUST PIPE WHILE UNLOADING ITEMS FROM TRUNK. LEANED AGAINST REAR BUMPER WITH BARE LEG. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10618846