2006 BMW MINICooper, 2 door. Car suddenly loses power, shudders and engine shuts down. Occurs randomly. Has occurred 6 times since car was purchased, most recent occurrence September 2010. Each time car was taken to dealer. Each time dealer said it was fixed. Dealer does not share engineering information; so, I cannot determine exactly what was done. Dealer had to get MINICooper engineers for consultation on several occasions. Repair orders mention a part called the vanos on several occasions. Sudden lose of power appears to me to be a safety issue. Dealer has not been able to repair. MINICooper of North America has said there is no problem for them to remedy.

- Hermitage, TN, USA

2006 MINIcopper S. I bought it with 15997 miles on the car. The clutch went out 3000 miles later and the MINIdealership was asked to check out the car especially the clutch only 2 months prior to this happening. No warning lights appeared before the clutch stopped working. Now the dealer tells me that is not covering by the warranty and then informs me that this will be the third clutch to be installed in this vehicle.... one was replaced at 8000 miles and then another at 11000 miles (first owner) and now again at 19000 miles. This is not acceptable and I have researched with many other MINIowners that have experienced the same or similar issues. Some may have started their own class action lawsuit.....please advise!

- Richmond, CA, USA