7.7

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,950 miles

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problem #1

Jun 262003

Cooper 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 5,950 miles
When the air conditioning is on, car stalls or stumbles while starting movement in first gear. This causes merges, left turns to get dangerous. Hot weather increases the occurrence of the problem.

- Gilroy, CA, USA