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Quadra · Jul 11th, 2002, 01:04 PM

Per New York Times, July 11, 2002, page D6:

BMW will notify buyers of its Mini Cooper cars that a FAULTY TRANSMISSION CABLE IN THE VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A Mini spokesman said that the cable is popping out of place, a failure that makes shifting gears in the car impossible. He said that the problem is occurring in less than 10% of the Cooper models. It doesn't affect models with automatic transmission or the Cooper S models.

Dealers said that glitch isn't dangerous, but drivers can burn out the clutch if they continue to drive in the wrong gear. A dealer said people should have the car towed if they encounter the problem. No accidents, injuries or deaths have been related to the problem.

Mini had NO PLANS TO RECALL the vehicle. Mini will begin mailing letters to owners in the coming weeks with instructions to contact their dealers for the free replacement cable installation.

Note: I can't find the article on line to create a link. However, I have the newspaper and I omitted a few sentences on the article when I typed the thread.

Basil · Jul 12th, 2002, 05:31 AM

This thread has been duplicated, please put your replies here:
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Jul 11th, 2002, 01:04 PM	#1
Quadra MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stamford, CT USA Local Time: 06:35 AM Posts: 99 Offline	BMW to replace faulty transmission cable Per New York Times, July 11, 2002, page D6: BMW will notify buyers of its Mini Cooper cars that a FAULTY TRANSMISSION CABLE IN THE VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A Mini spokesman said that the cable is popping out of place, a failure that makes shifting gears in the car impossible. He said that the problem is occurring in less than 10% of the Cooper models. It doesn't affect models with automatic transmission or the Cooper S models. Dealers said that glitch isn't dangerous, but drivers can burn out the clutch if they continue to drive in the wrong gear. A dealer said people should have the car towed if they encounter the problem. No accidents, injuries or deaths have been related to the problem. Mini had NO PLANS TO RECALL the vehicle. Mini will begin mailing letters to owners in the coming weeks with instructions to contact their dealers for the free replacement cable installation. Note: I can't find the article on line to create a link. However, I have the newspaper and I omitted a few sentences on the article when I typed the thread.

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Jul 12th, 2002, 05:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
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