Air Bag Light On problems of the 2006 Mini Cooper - part 1

Car accident cause problems , having problems with clutch / flywheel was repaired one time drive slow won't move fast. Not steering , has leakage , damage dents on right side front end paint damages, not right color. Back bumper damage scratches , hatchback lock needs be replaced. Wheels damage lt rt . Abs symptom light on, airbag light on, front rear hood light on problems not closing. In motion street .

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. While driving 20 mph, the air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 92,455.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, there was a loss of power steering. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the power steering pump was replaced however the failure recurred the next day. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic and unknown repairs were performed. In addition, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. On a separate occasion, the alternator failed and was not replaced. The contact mentioned that the engine cooling fan also failed to function, which caused the radiator to be replaced twice. The engine was replaced at a different time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

The airbag light is malfunctioning on my Mini Cooper s convertible. It says on the Mini Cooper compliant list there is an issue. The dealer says its a seat problem, requiring 1,800. 00 for a new seat. This site shows 14 other cars with the same issue. I don't know if the airbag will truly work if I was in an accident. No recall has be issued as of 5-28-2015. Please help us get this fixed.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. When the vehicle was powered on, the air bag warning indicator was consistently illuminated. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was not diagnosed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated for the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed a unknown sensor in the seat needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000. Sr.

I noticed that the airbag light in the passenger side came on, I kept an eye on it and at first it would go on and off. Then it got worse, it would go on and off when I would hit a bump in the road. Now its always on, I researched this issue and I found this site w/over 130 complaints on it. I see that BMW had the same issue and did a recall of all airbag issues. Mini is made by BMW why would they not cover any year that has the same airbag problem. I'm a teenager and can't afford to fix the issue that's approx $1,500-2,000. Or do I wait till my friend or someone gets seriously hurt, or even worse dies from this problem. For BMW and the cost of their cars this is small potatoes for them. For me to fix it mind as well be a million dollars, or the cost of a friend or family member. . God forbid!!! if there's this many complaints then shouldn't the manufacturer be held responsible? they had a recall until 05, obviously the problem still cont. Into 06 and should be recalled and repaired. They made the car, so I guess they also made the mistake. . Can someone please take some responsibility.

Air bag sensor in the detection mat of the passenger's front seat does not recognize passenger . The air bag light for the passenger in the front panel is intermittent, putting at risk of not deploying the air bag during an accident. The light will come up even when I have a purse on the seat or with a full grown adult (over 150 pounds). I recently called 2 local Mini dealers in southern California (July 2015) regarding this and both stated the same: that they have not received the spare part required for this recall and cannnot perform until Mini provides them with an authorization letter. Called immediately the Mini customer service line for recalls (1-866-825-1525) to find out when this will be solved since this has been on ongoing issue since mid 2014. Mini's customer service representative stated that we needed to wait until a new re-design of this sensor in the detection mat is available from them in order to provide this spare part to the dealers. In the meantime, we are putting at risk any passenger who will ride in our cars for an issue that has been known by Mini for over a year!.

Right seat air bag occupancy pad sensor causes airbag light to stay on. The sensor has been tested and is inoperative. BMW has a recall for all their vehicles with the same sensor. Mini Cooper needs to be held accountable for this faulty design and have to replace the occupancy seat sensor at no cost to the owners. This repair cost around $1300. 00. If this is not repaired it could prevent the air bags from deploying.

Tl-the contact owns 2006 Mini Cooper s. The contact stated the air bag light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 15v20500 (air bags) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Tw.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

My 2006 Mini Cooper air bag lights (passenger seat light as well as dash board air bag system lights) are intermittently coming on and staying on when I start my Mini. The dashboard light apparently comes on when a fault is detected in the airbag system, and as a result the system is deactivated. This is very serious since I'm now driving in a Mini Cooper with no airbag protection. The seat light indicates the passenger air bag is turned off due to someone of light weight sitting in the passenger seat. This light is now coming on with any average adult or no one at all sitting in that seat. I decided to check the internet for this issue and was shocked to see how many people had the same issue. Even more shocking was repair cost for this issue. Dealers are charging customers $1000 to $2000 to replace the passenger seat sensor which appears to be the most common culprit. Instead of replacing the sensor itself, the entire seat needs to be replaced. Even saw some customers had the same issue reoccur 1 to 2 years after this fix. Spoke to my local BMW/Mini dealership who acknowledged that BMW had the same issue which is now under recall, but Mini does not have a recall. This issue needs to be recalled and fixed . . . Someone is going to get killed because of it! I love Mini but am highly disappointed with how this issue is being handled. My daughter wants to buy a Mini . . . I will strongly recommend she does not.

Air bag light came on after small pass used the seat and did not go off. After that the light would go off for a while and then come back on. I had it looked by my mechanic and was told it was the seat mat. He cleared the light and it lasted for a couple of weeks. The cost of the part to him was 1400. 00 plus labor. I received a safety recall for the same problem for my 2006 BMW. I received another letter from BMW and miss read it thinking it was for the Mini Cooper. I made an appointment with the Mini Cooper dealer in my area (raleigh nc) and was told when I showed up that the part was not under recall. I did not have the seat replaced at my cost since it is clearly a safety issue caused by a factory defect. I do not understand how it can be a covered defect in one BMW product and not in another when it is the same problem.

Air bag light went on for no reason, it is due to a faulty sensor that Mini is aware of the problem but refuses to correct. I don't have 1700 dollars to replace passenger seat - so all passengers will be at risk when I drive, as the air bag won't deploy or will deploy at full force.

The air bag light is continuously lit on my 2006 Mini Cooper. Initially the light was intermittently on; however now it remains permanently light. The dealer has indicated that the passenger oc3 mat is faulty and will be require a $1,000+ fix. Internet searches have found that this is a common problem with this vehicle and the same issue has occurred multiple times on some vehicles, even after being repaired with new parts. Additionally, BMW, the parent company of Mini, had a similar problem with their BMW vehicles and a recall was issued. Mini often uses BMW parts in their vehicles so it is possible and quite likely that similar parts were used. This is a genuine safety issue and one that is wide spread with this particular vehicle.

Passenger seat airbag sensor has triggered the red airbag light on the dash board instrument cluster. Currently I am driving a vehicle without operating airbags as it is $1,000 for the part. It was already replaced twice in the past under warranty. I read that BMW just issued a recall for the passenger seat airbag sensor for their cars but not the Mini which is owned by BMW. Hopefully I am not going to fast when the power steering motor burns out. . .

Air bag light above rear view mirror illuminates when a passenger is seated. I have researched this and found many others having the same issue, but have not discovered a recall or any information to make the necessary repairs. Seems it should be fixed as they did with the 2002 model, covering the repair to 10 years or 150,000 miles.

Passenger airbag light on my 2006 Mini Cooper, above rearview mirror stays illuminated constantly, whether the passenger seat is occupied or not. After calling the nearby Mini Cooper dealer, and talking to the service manager he said yes we have a lot of problems with them. However there is no recall out for 2006 Mini airbag problems but there has been for other model years. Said the sensor and the whole seat may need to be replaced, bring it in and it will run you about $1200 to $1600. I asked does it mean my airbag will not function if I have an accident. The service manager laughed in a cavalier manner "well you always have your seat belt. " after months waiting for an official recall, called the national Mini customer relations who acted very non chalant and got no where. Went to a local european car repair specialist who used a computer scanner that said the passenger seat sensor is defective. He then used a brand new scanner and this time it said the driver side is defective. Said go on the internet I'm not the only one with the Mini airbag problems. Was shocked to see thousands, many who did spend the large amount of money and the problems keeps reoccurring. Mini needs to extend the airbag warranty to 150,000 miles at least for 12 years. Someone is going to suffer severe injury or death in a small car that definitely needs all the airbag protection available. $1600 is lot of money for a dealer fix that does not seem to work.

Purchased car used. When passenger sits in front seat, airbag light intermittently goes on and off and then stays on. Have searched online and the passenger seat sensor is likely broken and is a $1500 fix at the dealer. This is a safety issue and should be covered by manufacturer.

During the past couple weeks, the air bag indicator light would come on. At times it would stay on for a long period, other times not as long. This week the seat belt indicator light came on after a passenger left the car and the alarm sounded for apx. 10 minutes until I stopped and shut off the car. The air bag indicator also came on. I took it for servicing today but the garage could not get any codes from the srs control unit.

My 2006 Mini Cooper had a air bag light just turn on about a week ago for no reason for what I can tell. I called my Mini dealer and they told me it was probably a worn out passenger seat sensor. They said it would cost about $900-1000 to replace the seat and the sensor. Our Mini only has a little over 50k miles and 50% of those miles there wasn't anyone ever siting in the passenger seat to ware it out. I have seen on several other forums that this problem has been corrected by BMW but not by Mini. I believe this issue should be a recall on all Mini's as I have seen that hundreds of other people have the same issue.

Passenger seat airbag sensor failed and the airbag light stays on and the airbags in the front seat passenger and driver may be deactivated and not work in a crash. Mini is aware of this problem has chose to ignore it. It is a great safety hazard. My wife has refused to ride in the car or let anyone else ride in it.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the passenger's side air bag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the front passenger's side seat cover would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 43,160.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated when the front passenger seat was occupied. The failure occurred multiple times. The dealer was unable to locate the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Driving along at 30 mph when air bag light illuminated and over head passenger air bag light came on and off. Had passenger seat bottom replaced only to have the light come back on 3 days later. I have had the system checked 3 times ( with light turned off when returned) only to have the light come back on a few days later.

Passenger side airbag seat weight sensor began to intermittently trip passenger side air bag light and air bag light. Adjusting weight on seat would initially extinguish; however, problem is now constant. Cost prohibitive to replace.

Airbag passenger mat seat sensor . This has been a ongoing problem from the 2003 to present. Seat sensor turns airbag light on and can disable air bag on passenger side and according to Mini dealership, not on factory recall but they say get hundreds a year and charge to replace sensor at 1000. 00. Safty ssue! someone really needs to have them fix a known issue at all dealerships and put peoples lives in danger.

The air bag light in on above my rear view mirror and on my dash. I have found on multiple sites that this is a common issue.

The passenger air bag light comes on intermittently. It is not covered under warranty. Mini service wants approximately $300 to diagnose the problem.

My Mini Cooper has air bag light on. No car accident before.

The passenger airbag light goes on and off randomly. The light will come on regardless of whether or not a passenger is seated.

Passenger airbag problem indicator is on. The car only has 54811 miles. The dealer charged $118. 37 to check. They stated a seat sensor pad was bad and would cost $1,200. To replace. They indicated the airbag system would still deploy. I contacted Mini USA to file a complaint because I thought at this mileage and safety issue the repair should be covered as warranty (recall). They denied the request and also indicated the system would still deploy in an accident. After reading several blogs, everyone seems to indicate the bags will not function properly. This problem seems to be very common on Mini Coopers. I read several owners have had this issue repaired multiple times. I am concerned about the safety of this car.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, he noticed that the air bag light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The light remained illuminated whenever the vehicle was in motion. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Airbag sensor failure in passenger seat. Passenger airbag light is on.