If you owned or leased a 2002-2006 BMW Mini Cooper R50 (Hardtop) or 2005-2008 BMW Mini Cooper R52 (Convertible) With a a Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission, You May be Able to Recover Money from the BMW Mini Cooper CVT Transmission Failure Class Action Settlement.
BMW of North America, LLC (“BMW”) has reportedly agreed to a proposed settlement of class action lawsuits against BMW in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (styled as Aarons v. BMW of North America, LLC (Case No. 2:11-cv-07667-PSG-CW), Bonomo v. BMW of North America, LLC (Case No. 2:12-cv-09820-PSG-CW), and Bourne-Miller v. BMW of North America, LLC (Case No. 2:12-cv-09824-PSGJC), alleging, among other things, that BMW failed to disclose that certain Mini Cooper vehicles equipped with Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission or CVTs (unlike traditional transmissions with a gear set, a CVT uses a system of pulleys with a metal belt or chain running between them) are defective and could suffer from premature CVT transmission failure, according to the BMW Mini Cooper CVT Transmission Failure class action settlement notice.
BMW Mini Cooper CVT Transmission settlement class members reportedly include, unless otherwise excluded, all current and former owners and lessees within the U.S. of 2002-2006 model year Mini Cooper R50 (produced 6/11/01 to 11/28/06) and 2005-2008 model year Mini Convertible R52 (produced 3/6/04 to 7/31/08) equipped with a Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission or CVT.
Under the BMW Mini Cooper CVT Transmission Class Action Lawsuit Settlement class members may reportedly file claims for reimbursement, subject to certain limitations, for a Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission CVT repair or replacement at a BMW or Mini Cooper dealership or a third party repair facility or payment of $1000, $1500 or $2000 for a mini cooper vehicle sold for less than $4,000 after a Mini Cooper Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission CVT malfunctioned or failed without the CVT having been repaired.
Mini Cooper CVT settlement claim forms, which must be filed on or before April 2, 2014, can be downloaded and/or submitted online at miniCVTsettlement.com.
For additional information about the BMW Mini Cooper CVT Transmission Class Action Lawsuit Settlement write Aarons v. BMW of North America, LLC Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 43192, Providence RI 02940-3192. or visit the Aarons v. BMW of North America, LLC class action settlement website at www.miniCVTsettlement.com
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Most importantly, I did not recieve notification of the claim submission deadline of Apr. 2014. The Limited Edition Mini Cooper transmission went out at 62,000 miles. Seems we have a defect in class action law as well. I am not the only one.