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2002 Mini COOPER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	691645
Internal NHTSA #	10241108
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	MINI
Model	COOPER
Model Year	2002
File date	10/01/08
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving my 2002 mini on the freeway at 65 mph and i felt a sudden jolting and sensed a backward force impeding it from going forward. Luckily, it was night time and there weren't many cars, because my mini stopped going forward and was merely running on momentum. The car got worse and started making a loud clunking sound from where the transmission sits and the car continued jolting not going forward as i barely had enough momentum to pull to the shoulder. After turning off the engine and checking that everything was fine by appearance (no oil leak, no blown gasket, etc), i restarted the car fine, but the car never again engaged into gear until i spent a whopping $7,000 to fix it. I would shift into d and the engine would rev, but the car stayed inert. The transmission is a closed system and when no harm is done to it and no fluid is not leaking, transmissions shouldn't pose any problems at considerably low miles (99k). I started researching on the possible problems with the transmission and sure enough, there was a long list of complaints on the faulty design. Next, i had to shop for mechanics. All the experienced mini mechanics told me that bmw offered no replacement parts because of a patent the inventor had on the cvt design. I had to have the whole transmission replaced because there were no options bmw left for the consumer. It was either you pay $7,000 or your mini will be scrapped and never run again. My mechanic was nice enough to chop open the transmission and saw that it was just a metal belt that drives the transmission that was broken. A simple belt that probably costs no more than $200 could have been replaced and a whole lot of consumer money could have been saved if the part was available to the us- not to mention the whole ordeal wouldn't be there if bmw had designed a reliable transmission in the first place, (ie use a regular automatic transmission instead of a cvt when the cvt has not be fully tested for its reliability).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	98901
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DALY CITY, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	03/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Mini COOPER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Mini COOPER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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