Our '02 CVT is approaching the 20K mile mark and zero problems. Just had the DME updated to version 36 this past week.

Anyone else?

 

18,000+
No problems beside Mona looking a little old

 

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'03 Cooper, Loaded......21,000, I drive ALOT!! Only problem; need new tires and brakes after 1 year....not getting run-flats again...I got them with the car....but other than that no problems!

 

not a cvt here but we thought about it, glad to hear they are holding up well

 

Only 1800 trouble free miles so far, in three and a half months. Don't drive her much as I live in this huge city with bad traffic (DC area) and I want to keep her pristine.

 

We have 10,400 miles since May - no problems. It's a fun transmission in a great car. Had version 36 installed 2 weeks ago and can't tell much difference. Is that typical?

 

>>We have 10,400 miles since May - no problems. It's a fun transmission in a great car. Had version 36 installed 2 weeks ago and can't tell much difference. Is that typical?


Yes it is. Just this past Wednesday I had my dealer update the car with version 36 and it feels smoother when going in reverse and the take off effect is a bit cleaner also. Prior to the update, the car had software version 33.2 which was a 98% clean execution but during the hot summer months last year I was having a sudden engine stutter problem (Not frequent though) with the A/C on while the car was idling in "D" gear. 36 is supposed to solve that idle issue and so far so good.

We re taking the CVT to South Carolina road trip very soon!

 

Hey Cooper4us,

On your S. Carolina trip, hope you can swing by the Tail of the Dragon for the run at the end of April/early May.

 

I've had my CVT Cooper since May of '02.
Currently 39,893 trouble free miles.
Gonna hit the big 40k in a day or two. I will try to remember to take a pic. (I missed 30k)

 

You win "acetonic." Haven't seen your posts in Roadfly in quite a while. Cheers.

 

Went over 40K on the way back from the Las Vegas Meet last weekend, and no problems. Haven't noticed any appreciable degradation in performance, and the CVT is so consistant in response to input, I often find myself wondering what's wrong when I drive another brand of automatic - slush box is really the word for the regular auto trannies. I'm looking into those retro-fit paddles - they are OEM parts, and the guy is just up in LA for any issues I might have. Mebbe I'll get 'em in the the next few months, so I'll keep you folks posted.

BCNU,
Rob in Dago