Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2006 Mini Cooper

The seat sensor for the passenger airbag was replaced once under a recall. After 2 years, it has failed again. The dealer stated that there is only a two year warranty on teh part. It is a safety issue that makes the care unsafe and unusable.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the air bag sensor light would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the front passenger seat occupant detection mat sensor was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. In June 2015 the recall notices for NHTSA campaign 15v20500(air bag system) was received. After contact both the dealer and the manufacturer the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available. The failure mileage was 80,000. Jft.

The passenger air bag sensor went on in my Mini Cooper. I noticed this seems to be a common issue. I also had to replace the steering components in the Mini Cooper, which again seems to be a common issue. I am concerned regarding all the air bag recalls, but at 1,7k to replace the entire seat; that is quite a burden upon a tight budget. I just wanted to use this website as a place where I have documented these issues, so that if there is a insurance claim down the road, because of these faulty issue, I have a documented complaint.

My occupancy sensor 2 mat is bad on the passenger's side. My mechanic told me that he thought there was a recall on this part, otherwise it will be about $1400 to replace. This is a major safety issue because the sensor is unable to read whether or not a passenger is in the seat.

Passenger seat occupancy sensor stop working- causing air bag in passenger seat to shut off. No way to override and seat sensor cost over $1300 to replace. I understand this very common with Coopers in this date range. Very similar seat sensors for the BMW model has been recalled but not the version for the Mini that is failing. Seems like design flaw that should be recalled.

Recently purchased a 2006 Mini Cooper for my teen child. We now discovered that the passenger airbag notification should not be on. We took it to a BMW dealer to have this looked, and we were told that it's due to a faulty passenger occupancy sensor in the passenger seat bottom requiring a replacement at a cost of $1700. After further investigation, I see that this is a common problem. This could be safety concern, and I beleive that BMW should be responsible to have this problem corrected. I am not sure if the airbag will deploy if a passenger is seated. This is a situation that needs to be remedied through a recall. Mini should extended their airbag system warranty.

Occupancy sensor mat bad and passenger air bag disabled light on. A known issue and BMW autos and suvs have been recalled for this issue. I believe the Mini passenger seat occupancy sensor mat is the same design as the BMW 3 series and should also be recalled. From what I understand, this disables the passenger airbag putting a passenger in danger. The BMW recall campaign is no. 13v-564.

I had to go ahead and have the air bag sensors in the passenger seat replaced last week, because I will have a passenger on a trip to utah soon. When I complained to one of the service people, that the passenger seat was rarely used, he started bloviating as to how heat can break down the materials in the sensors.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the front passenger's seat was occupied when the air bag deactivated warning message displayed. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the seat mat sensor but the repair did not remedy the issue. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer for a diagnostic test, which confirmed that there was a defect in the seat mat sensor. The dealer did not replace the seat mat sensor. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Passanger air bag sensor failed-.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag sensor had illuminated intermittently over an extended period of time. The authorized dealer stated that the floor sensor mat. The vehicle was to be inspected, diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the passenger seat air bag sensor warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger sear air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 83,400.

On February 9, 2011, we were informed by Mini service that the seat occupancy sensor was faulty and that it would cost us $1,245. 00 plus tax to repair as it is not covered by the warranty package which they sold us when the vehicle was purchased in 2007. Mileage of vehicle at that time was 46,810. The light indicating that there was a problem with the airbag sensor occurred months earlier, but we did not realize that it was indicative of a serious problem as small children did sit in that seat from time to time. On March 16, 2011, hydraulic power steering pump on vehicle failed. Mileage was 47,895.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper. While driving approximately 35 mph, the front passenger air bag light illuminated although a passenger (who weighed over 200 lbs) was seated. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the sensor mat needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 48,500 and the current mileage was approximately 153,600.