One problem related to automatic transmission floor shift has been reported for the 2002 Mini Cooper. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mini Cooper based on all problems reported for the 2002 Cooper.
While driving on the highway between 50-55 mph, put vehicle in neutral gear to coast before slowing down, went to gear down , and vehicle will brake but not change gears. This could result in an accident. This failure occurred due to the defect described in recall 02v201000 concerning transmission shift cable. But, the consumer wasn't informed nor notified of the recall until recently.