Consumer Complaint Detail

MINI / COOPER / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112890 Incident Date: May, 22 2007
Consumer's City: MILPITAS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: COOPER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WMWRC33472T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 22 2007 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: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mini cooper. the contact stated that her transmission failed while driving 30 mph. the dealer informed her that there is warranty expired that covered the transmission. the vehicle has a cvt transmission and, according to the nhtsa website, there are many others with this same failure. the computer chip was replaced three times after stalling on three separate occasions prior to the transmission failing. the vehicle was constantly shutting off and stalling in the middle of the road. the current and failure mileages were 57,600. updated 02/01/08. *lj the consumer stated the battery also needed replacing after 41,000 miles. the consumer stated the repairs cost her $7,000. updated 02/01/08 *tr