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The legal rumblings over allegedly defective BMW Mini transmissions got even louder this month when a second class action lawsuit was filed against the automaker. The new BMW Mini class action lawsuit, filed by Florida Plaintiffs, joins a California class action lawsuit filed last year by owners frustrated at how Mini dealers are handling – or not handling – the situation, leaving owners with unresolved issues and thousands of dollars in repair bills.
Both groups of Plaintiffs allege in the class action lawsuits that certain BMW Mini Cooper vehicles contain a “manufacturing defect” in the continuously variable transmission (known as CVTs) that causes premature transmission failure.
According to the new Mini Cooper transmission class action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Miami, the problem affects 2002-2005 Mini Cooper hardtops, and 2005-2008 Mini Cooper convertibles. The class action lawsuit includes vehicles sold in Florida and alleges BMW violated the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
A previous class action lawsuit filed in September 2011 in California, known as Brad Aarons v. BMW of North America, LLC, is seeking restitution, damages and other relief for owners who faced the same CVT transmission failures. Some of the Plaintiffs in the lawsuit alleged they spent between $6,000 and $9,000 to have their CVTs repaired or replaced – almost a third to a half of the original purchase price they paid for the vehicles. Some Plaintiffs couldn’t afford the repairs and had to sell their vehicles, suffering major losses.
UPDATE: Judge Gutierrez preliminarily approved a MINI Cooper Transmission Class Action Settlement. Details on how to file a claim will be available soon.
UPDATE 2: Notices and claim filing instructions for the MINI Cooper settlement are being delayed by disputes between the two parties. Both sides asked the Court to intervene to expedite administration of the class action settlement benefits.
UPDATE 3: Claim filing instructions are now available! See how to file a claim for the MINI Cooper class action settlement here.
UPDATE 4: 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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37 thoughts onAnother BMW Mini Cooper Transmission Class Action Lawsuit Filed
Just repaired a 2003 Mini Cooper last year. for $6500 to put in a new CVT would love to join this
I would like to join in, My 03 Mini 6spd had a piece break off the transmission housing at 102,000 miles…Quoted $6000 to repair because I have to replace the whole transmission
my 2005 mini cooper convertible has CVT problems.
How or who do I contact about this law suit….
Please add me. 2002 MINI with bad transmission. Quoted $8000 to repair.
2009 hardtop. Many issues with the engine. Thought it was just my car.
I would love to join/support this lawsuit as well. I also had the CVT fail on me yesterday and the repairs are $8000+. I have proof from the dealer stating its the CVT Transmission. My mini is an 06 automatic with the CVT transmission.
my ini just suffered the same transmission fate. I would love to find out more.
mini coop 2007 convertable , it first had trouble several months after I purchased from dealer, (bought dealer driver 7K mls) I took it in and they did some adjustments and stated I needed to switch from manual to standard several times a week to keep trans working order. (what was this all about) then while on drive to MI broke down in Elkhart, had to have towed to Indy for repair, (car was still under warranty) they stated it was fixed, cost me rental car,tow,repairs(said warranty would not cover this ??) picked up and drove 1 hour and pow, did all over again but this time worse. other mechanic stated the bolts for engine were not put back tight . we debated the charges on the cc but were finally told that I would have to honor the bill and still would be owing for repairs. I had paid so much in advance in car payments that I did not have car payment for almost 1 year after this. I was trying to see what I could do in mean time. but finally just paid it off . very frustrating expecailly since it was still under warranty and had had problems in the first place. we took to BMW dealer as we were told to do by Cooper of Dallas because of the warrenty issues, all of this happened while I was in strange town w no relatives, no way to get around and 65 years old. not a nice picture.
2004 Cooper purchased in FL, CVT transmission is now failing at 125k miles. How do I get more information?
I purchased a 2003 mini cooper with 104,000 miles in the Dallas, Texas area. I just received the dreaded news today that my transmission is going out and it will cost me $6000 to repair. I bought this car used and according to the history the transmission was changed during the warranty period so this would be the 2nd transmission for this car. They are crazy if they think I’m going to cough up $6K for this…aren’t we in a recession??? Well it’s now a depression in my home after this terrible news. Please provide the contact information of the law office that is handling this lawsuit?