general problems of the 2017 Mini Cooper

Five problems related to power train have been reported for the 2017 Mini Cooper. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Mini Cooper based on all problems reported for the 2017 Cooper.

1 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 04/18/2025

My vehicle has active vanos failure codes (131401 and 130304). These codes are preventing my car from passing the new york state safety and emissions inspection, rendering it legally unable to be used on the road. BMW/Mini corporate is refusing to honor their national extended component warranty bulletin because they are conditioning the repair on a valid registration - which is a legal impossibility while the defect remains unaddressed.

2 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 08/21/2024

2017 Mini Cooper - selector lever magnetic shift interlock mechanism.

3 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 02/26/2023

The contact owns a 2017 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle rolled backwards. The contact applied the parking brake. There was an abnormal scraping noise detected while starting the vehicle. The roll back warning light was illuminated. There was a message stating “transmission, not secure” was displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 43,198.

4 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 07/24/2022

Transmission: secure vehicle against rolling. Warning is showing up. The battery died, and I put the car into neutral to roll it. Now this warning is showing up every time I put the car in park and turn it off.

5 Power Train problem

Failure Date: 10/21/2019

The vehicle was at a stop when the brake was released it lunged forward into oncoming traffic. Another time in driveway veh was bought to a stop in our driveway to turn around. The brake pedal was released and the car lunged into a wall and the tires continued to spin until brakes were heavily applied.


Other Power Train related problems of the 2017 Mini Cooper

Power Train problems
5
Vehicle Shudder problems
1


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