Consumer Complaint Detail

MINI / COOPER / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033786 Incident Date: Aug, 06 2005
Consumer's City: NEWPORT COAST Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: COOPER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission:floor shift assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRC33472T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 15 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The shift linkage came disconnected from the transmission. i has unable to change gears. i looked on the nhtsa site and found that the car was recalled for this exac problem. i had asked the dealer about such a recall several years ago. they denied and continue to deny that such a recall exists. after i brought my car to the dealer for repair, they called to have me pick up my car. they then mentioned that they have to get parts and i will have to bring the car back. i informed that i did not feel safe driving the car with a saftey related recall that was not fixed. i am frustrated that the dealer and manufecturer continue to deny that the vehicle was recalled and try to have me drive the unrepaired vehicle. rcall campaign n. 02v-201 : shift cable retaining clip. *jb