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2004 Mini Cooper Acceleration problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2004 Mini Cooper's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 0% of all its complaints, most recently on November 12, 2013. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

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Acceleration complaints

Transmission & drivetrainAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

I have a 2004 mini cooper it has recently reached 87000 miles and the cvt transmission is failing. Normally you change your transmission fuel every 25,000 to 50,000 miles. My model mini cooper hatchback does not come with a reservoir to change such a fuel it was a guarantee by the manufacturer that these models would not need such a service and that the transmission would be fine throughout the lifetime of the car. What worries me is that I have not been able to drive my mini over 50mph due to the increase of...

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rpm's. Without the speed increase it is not safe for me to drive on the highways as I normally would. A cvt transmission replacement could cost thousands. But more importantly I'm worried about my safety its possible that my transmission could fail while mobile. Thats my main concern. I recently read that there has been a lawsuit addressing these issues. It is bmw's due diligence to address this matter seeing how thousands of citizens are operating this machinery on a daily basis. *Tr

Filed Incident Power train · Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 10551846
SteeringElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

The power steering failed, common problem in 2004 mini cooper. Canada has issued a recall in january 2012. *Tr

Filed Incident Steering · Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10472537

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