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BMW of North America LLC has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over allegations that it failed to disclose that certain MINI Cooper vehicles had transmission defects. If you have leased or owned a 2002-2006 MINI Hardtop or 2005-2008 MINI Convertible, you may be entitled to recover thousands of dollars or a reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses you incurred for replacing or repairing the transmission.
This MINI Cooper settlement will resolve three class action lawsuits (Aarons v. BMW of North America LLC, Bourne-Miller v. BMW of North America LLC, and Bonomo v. BMW of North America LLC) that allege BMW engaged in unfair and deceptive conduct, was unjustly enriched, and breached express and implied warranties by failing to disclose that certain MINI vehicles equipped with Continuously Variable Automatic Transmissions (“CVT”) are defective and subject to premature transmission failure.
BMW denies the allegations but has agreed to provide refunds to consumers under a class action settlement that was preliminarily approved on Aug. 5, 2013.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the MINI Cooper settlement include all current and former owners and lessees within the United States of the following vehicles equipped with a CVT:
- 2002 through 2006 model year MINI Cooper (R50) (produced June 11, 2001 through Nov. 28, 2006); and
- 2005 through 2008 model year MINI Convertible (R52) (produced March 6, 2004 through July 31, 2008).
Potential Award
Class Members may be eligible for reimbursement of qualified out-of-pocket expenses incurred when replacing or repairing a CVT at an authorized MINI or BMW dealership or a third-party repair facility. The amount will be based on the time and mileage at the time of each repair/replacement.
Under the terms of the class action settlement, Class Members who had the CVT repaired or replaced at a MINI or BMW dealership will have a 3 year/500,000 mile parts warranty, inclusive of labor, from the date/mileage of the repair/replacement.
Class Members who sold their vehicle for $4,000 or less without repairing the CVT may be eligible to receive between $1,000 and $2,000.
Proof of Purchase
The only way to receive payment from the MINI Cooper class action settlement is to submit a Claim Form and required documentation online or by mail postmarked no later than April 2, 2014.
Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
Aarons v. BMW of North America LLC
Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 43192
Providence, RI 02940-3912
Claims must be postmarked by: 4/2/14
Claim Form Deadline
4/2/2014
Case Name
Aarons, et al. v. BMW of North America LLC, Case No. 2:11-cv-07667-PSG-CW, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Final Hearing
4/28/2014
Settlement Website
www.MiniCVTSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Aarons v. BMW of North America, LLC
P.O. Box 43192
Providence, RI 02940-3192
Class Counsel
HARKE CLASBY & BUSHMAN LLP
ASTIAGARRAGA DAVIS MULLINS & GROSSMAN PA
LAWRANCE A. CAPLAN PA
BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON LLP
BARON & BUDD PC
SEEGER WEISS LLP
WASSERMAN COMDEN CASSELMAN & ESENSTEN LLP
MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN LLC
STRATEGIC LEGAL PRACTICES APC
CAPSTONE LAW APC
INITIATIVE LEGAL GROUP APC
Defense Counsel
Eric Y. Kizirian Esq.
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
UPDATE: A misplaced objection to the MINI Cooper class action settlement has delayed the distribution of funds. Because the objection is similar to other objections already overruled by the judge, it is likely to be overruled as well. We will update readers when more information is available.
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UPDATE: A misplaced objection to the MINI Cooper class action settlement has delayed the distribution of funds. Because the objection is similar to other objections already overruled by the judge, it is likely to be overruled as well. We will update readers when more information is available.
Can’t we force them to do a RECALL so that everyone that missed the CLASS ACTION.can get their problem resolved?? Another CLASS ACTION might take some time.
I bought a 2003 Mini Cooper Automatic CVT back in 2012. The transmission went out last week. Unfortunately this is past the posted date to claim anything, is there any hope of futre one’s? I would gladly pay for the repairs if this is the case, so I know BMW will give me money back. This a shame really, I was done paying the car just 2 months ago. I only have 120,000 miles on it.
I sent in my claim before the due date, how do I find out if they received my paper work?
How do I find out if it has been approved.
how do I know if they received my claim I submitted back in early February about my Cvt transmission going out in my 2002 Mini Cooper, i had to come out of my own pocket and pay the amount of $7,600 for a new transmission do too I had no other transportation. please let me know who do I contact to let the let me know if they’ve received my claim in which filed.
I just sold my 2004 Mini which had noise from the transmission above 5K. I hope my experience can help. So I went to the dealer twice. The first time I was told that the transmission needs to be replaced, which costs more than 8k!! Even the dealer told that the car is still drivable, so ……. After I complained, the manager agreed to have another technician to check my car again. So the other technician said it might not be the problem from the transmission, but the bear ring and other parts, which cost around $500 to replace the parts. For anyone has the same problem , I mean the noise from the transmission, ask the dealer for a bulletin guide from mini. Obviously, Mini knows EXACTLY what’s wrong with their transmission, so Mini issued a guideline to teach the technician how to solve the problem step by step!. I suspect that Mini dealer just doesn’t want to fix the problem with a cheap price!
Did this get your transmission fixed?
I called the Mini custom service and they said they can’t assist me with the CVT problem right now. There is nothing they can do. so pissed. For those who have missed the class action, can we start another one?
Good plan, lets start another part 2 class action suit. I’ll back you up. Lets go for it!
Why can’t we force them to do a RECALL so that everyone that missed the CLASS ACTION.can get their problem resolved . Another CLASS ACTION might take some time.
Frankly ,I feel that if Mini doesn’t want listen and do the right thing and we can’t information about a possible “Class Action II” I say that we all go out and buy fake lemons and color them the color of our jacked up cars and send the painted lemons to Mini Cooper in protest … If that doesn’t work we should picket in front of Mini Cooper dealerships and stop people from buying these rotten cars along with that we need the media to see what a rotten company mini copper is .
Seriously. Let’s get this going, I’m getting ready to repair my transmission for the second time and knew nothing of this lawsuit until today!!
bought my daughter a 2005 mini convertible has 67,000 miles on it now was just told by the mechanic it needs a new transmission i cant afford a $7,000.00 so it sits in my driveway my daughter is crushed and I’m very angry help are there any options for me
I just found out my transmission problem last week and the dealer told me that it’s gonna cost 8k to replace it. Even the dealer didn’t recommend me to fix it and told me it’s still drivable! My car is 2004 mini. I wonder what my options are?
The dealer told you to drive an unsafe vehicle? Get the name of that misinformed guy and send them to jail. Safety first, not advising people to drive unsafe vehicles. MINI standard is so low that they advise stupid stuff.
My 2005 mini transmission fail last week i bearly this settle . Can i still make a claim after the due date or what can i do