The shifter feels loose with some side to side movement. Can this be shift cable related or should I begin looking at a gearbox? April 27, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: If the cables shift the trans and it doesn;t go into gear, you could have low fluid or a faulty trans. I need to change only one of the cables but need to know which one to purchase. April 27, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: If the cables shift the trans and it doesn;t go into gear, you could have low fluid or a faulty trans. And i have a 03 mini cooper. January 22, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks for sharing your installation process and experience.
Towed the car to the Mini dealership. Follow the cables back to the shifter housing. We're on our second set of cables tooat 50k i think. Fortunately I felt the shifter go limp as I downshifted and I immediately shot through a hole in traffic right at an exit lane. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who advised that the shift cable was detached from the transmission shift linkage.
Our Mini Cooper Manual Transmission kit allows you to quickly and easily repair your shift cables by replacing the bushings. Then recently, this summer, I'm having a hard time shifting into 2nd and 3rd when the car is warmed up. May 27, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Does the shifter has play in it? The last one right is for all gen 3 cars and will fit all F cars. February 14, 2018 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Usually that is the shift cables. Now get in the car and work the gearshift, checking that each throw operates smoothly. Feb 10, 2012 For Automatic transmission problem,click the link below:---- Automatic transmission troubleshooting:---- --------- Automatic transmission shift lever issues? Glad you were able to keep the car safe when the cables failed.
I have a 2002 Mini with manual transmission. Luckily it looks like I found the last cable available as you and many other mini parts suppliers state nla or out of stock. There are a total of 8 nuts as well as a small 8mm bolt that secures the center tunnel heat shield at the front of the car See. October 28, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: I would remove the center console and check if the cable is binding or the shifter is broken. There is no way to view the external portion of the shift housing without removal. Hazard: If the air bag deploys improperly in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the air bags, the seat occupant may be at an increased risk of injury. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with an air bag inflator that was not assembled correctly.
How can I tell which cable is which? For Automatic transmission problem,click the link below:---- Automatic transmission troubleshooting:---- --------- Automatic transmission shift lever issues? He stated when he put the car in gear and stepped on the gas pedal that the tach would rev up but wouldn't move forward. If I were to then drive the car a ways without shifting, it gets better. Has anyone else experienced this and or is this internal transmission trouble or could it be cable related? He then put the car back into park and shut the car off. My son was driving, and downshifted into second at around 35mph. April 21, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Check if the shift cables came off. You will need to remove this bracket. This will be your best bet when diagnosing.
The failure mileage was 65,000 and current mileage was 72,000. Thanks for sharing your installation process and experience. The recall is expected to begin May 1, 2015. Now, remove the heat shield above the exhaust and slide it out over the exhaust as shown by the green arrow. The recall is expected to begin December 28, 2015. Need re-call and or reimbursements. February 15, 2019 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Possible the gear was damaged.
Just changed cv axles last week and car has been running beautifully. With care, the screwdriver method will work. The spare wheel may have been attached under the car with a nut that is not self-locking. Anyway, we managed to glue it together and reassemble it again. My daughter has a 2003 mini cooper R50. It only happens in 5th. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.
If they have play or are binding replace them. Oh well, should be easier the second time. The recall is expected to begin on February 1, 2015. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders. The garage has replaced my clutch twice and on the third time he said the gearbox arm had gone and something else so he's replaced them.
The repair cost offered by dealer started at 7400 then when told I had read about numerous others having the same problem the cost became 5900. Once apart, you can inspect it. Factory replacement hardware for the shifting cable and selector cable. Sorry but we have no other history on this car. Due to a manufacturing error, the passenger frontal air bag may not deploy properly in a low speed crash.
Be sure to remove the small o-rings on the end of the old cables, and slide them onto the new cables. We are interested in the class action suit. Shift cable problems are common. Shifting to 1st to 2nd is easy but when I go either right or left its very stiff. It worked out well and the shifter is repaired and feels much better.