2006 MINI Cooper: CVT failure

5 of the 200 complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper describe CVT failure.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

CVT failure by model year

2008
4
2006
5
2005
3
2004
11
2003
42
2002
11

What owners say

Filed Nov 3, 2015 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · IL

To make you aware of a potential safety problem. The 2006 mini cooper CVT transmission has had numerous failures. A california judge recently ruled in favor of a class action suit against bmw(mini cooper). We just became aware of the transmission going out in our car. It still runs and shifts but our concern is that it could quit at an inopportune time and cause an accident. Mini has shown no moral or ethical interest in replacing the transmission at no cost or reduced cost to the consumer.

Filed Sep 14, 2015 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · NY

Driving home from work as usual, I was exiting the highway when I felt a jolt from the engine compartment, the engine seemed to sputter and as soon as I slowed down to 30 MPH or so the car would not shift back up to the higher gears. Luckily I was only a quarter mile from home so I put the hazard lights on and drove very carefully into my driveway. I put the car in park and got out to look under the hood to see if anything was drastically wrong ( any leaks, smoke, etc.). Nothing appeared to be malfunctioning so I put the car back into drive and instantly stalled the engine . I then called a tow truck to have it towed to my local mini cooper dealership to diagnose the issue. I was told it would need an entirely new CVT transmission.

Filed Oct 16, 2013 · Transmission · CA

I have a 2006 mini cooper conv s, aprox 53,000 miles, has a CVT automatic transmission, at this time shifting in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears has been erratic, with very jerky shifting and speed.

Filed May 30, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 150,000 miles · CT

I have an '06 mini cooper and never had any engine/transmission issues prior to today. All scheduled maintenance was done by the mini dealer. Today leaving to go to work, I started the car, put my seat belt on, checked the mirrors, rolled down the windows, put the car gear in "d" and started moving forward out a parking lot, and after a few seconds while driving, the car lost all acceleration and came to a stop. Then the car won't reverse nor move forward while in any gear. Towed to the dealer and later was told it's the CVT transmission and it will cost thousands of dollars to replace the CVT transmission.

Filed Nov 1, 2012 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · OR

2006 mini CVT transmission made a weird noises and stopped moving, just prior to this there was hesitation in acceleration and very loud noise from the transmission.