We have a 2008 Clubman with just over 53k. My wife was driving home from work last week and a transmission light came on. She drove it home, a mile and a half, and parked.

When I started and and put in reverse the motor jumped and rocked. It did the same thing when I got to drive. We called the tow truck and sent it to the dealer.

The dealer said the transmission needs to be replaced, $8314.00.

My question is... Doesn't 53k sound low for a transmission replacement? I understand that it is out of warranty by 3k, but wow. No Toyota I've ever owned puked a transmission like this.

 

Wow, that's rough! Sounds very early to me as well, and barely out of warranty. Maybe you can convince the dealer to "good will" the repair, or at least cover part of it.

 

The dealer says they can't help because there's a dent in the transmission pan. They also can't/won't say that the dent has anything to do with the failure. I've past it to MINI USA and we'll see what happens. Hoping for the best.