2006 MINI Cooper: jerking or lurching

5 of the 200 complaints about the 2006 MINI Cooper describe jerking or lurching.

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

Jerking or lurching by model year

2015
1
2009
2
2006
5
2005
8
2004
1
2003
7
2002
2

What owners say

Filed Apr 4, 2016 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · MA

Once the car warms up the automatic transmission lurches when the car shifts from 1st to 2nd and 3rd gear. The engine still accelerates, however, the transmission simply whines and no power is distributed to the wheels. Very unsafe when pulling out in traffic. Mini advertised these vehicles as never requiring transmission fluid changes. The vehicle has less than 100,000 miles. No recall exists, however, the issue is well documented on web forums.

Filed Mar 19, 2014 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · OH

The automatic transmission seems very jerky and hesitant. It has died on me once while driving as it stalled out. I am afraid the transmission is close to failure.

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 Jul 25, 2013 · Engine · 62,300 miles · CA

I was driving in moderate traffic (40mph) when my car suddenly jerked so hard it felt like someone hit me from behind. Prior to this incident, I was feeling the jerkiness slightly and intermittently (felt like downshifting). After reading people's complaints in mini forums, I'm starting to think this could be the beginning of my transmission failure. Luckily no one was hurt but if this continues, there could be some major injuries involved. About four months ago, my mini started to overheat. I get my car serviced regularly so I didn't understand how my water levels and oil levels got so low to overheat my car. After reading up on this, other mini owners faced similar issues. So now, I am required to check water and oil levels at every 1500 miles to avoid overheating. A little high maintenance? Tell me about it!!

Filed Nov 20, 2012 · Acceleration · 70,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mini cooper. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the RPM readings increased as the vehicle jerked forward abnormally. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.