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2002 Mini COOPER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1122287
Internal NHTSA #	10648437
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	MINI
Model	COOPER
Model Year	2002
File date	05/03/14
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving my mini cooper on a major road in heavy traffic my mini cooper experienced a complete loss of power to the wheels (sudden transmission failure). My only option to avoid being rear-ended was to steer the car off the road ( with the remaining forward momentum into a fast food parking lot in order to avoid being involved in an accident. Description of failed component/affected part: mini cooper's cvt transmission have a known history of sudden failure at 80k-120k. Bmw the manufacturer of the mini has known about the defective transmission in their vehicle for years, and has never informed owners of their vehicles of the transmission problem or the potential risk for accidents, injury, or death that could result from the sudden failure of the mini's transmission and resulting total loss of power. Bmw has never issued a recall or offer to replace the defective transmission under the vehicle warranty. Additionally, bmw has issued service advisories to their service managers about the problems associated with their mini cooper's cvt transmission, but as mentioned has not communicated this problem to mini owners.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHESTERFIELD, MO
VIN pattern	WMWRC33482TXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	03/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Mini COOPER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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