general problems of the 2008 Mini Cooper

Nhtsa campaign number: 15v205000 , this recall was not for my vehicle. According to the numbers and years but, it was manufactured at the same time in 2007 . Same as convertable by the same company. . . Plus they have not fixed frm. I boutght this car possibly 3rd hand but I regisdtered with Mini. So my codes are up and the wanring lights are there and I was wanting the information as to what the part number or serial number is for the recalled part, would that not be a way to confirm if it is part of a problem?.

Occupant side airbag sensor is defective my mechanic put a code reader to verify it’s a 2008 hatchback and I see they have recalled all the convertibles but not the sedans I would think the same airbag sensor is in my car are there any updates to my car because the replacement is very very expensive and the airbag failure light is a pain to have displaying.

Supplemental restraint system (srs) airbag warning light has come on indicating a malfunction with this safety system and consequently that the airbag safety system may not deploy in the event of an accident. This problem is not unique to my specific vehicle and appears to be a very common issue amongst BMW Mini vehicles as evidenced by much discussion on forums across the internet.

This vehicle just went over 66,000 miles and the airbag warning light started appearing. An independent mechanic and dealership both diagnosed and said it's a defective front passenger seat occupant detection mat and I'd need to replace the entire system/seat. Several other vehicles with the same part have recalls however my specific 2008 model is not included in this recall. I believe it should be included in the recall as this is clearly a known issue and an obvious safety system/design flaw. No sort of crash or collision occurred and now the vehicle will not pass safety inspection and is unusable because of this until I spent roughly $2000 on the repair.

Hello, an airbag sensor recall was issued in 2015 and Mini Cooper refuses to fix this safety issue. They are saying this recall is expired, but it has not been 10 years and the car only has 54,000 miles. This is a known defect. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2008 Mini Cooper. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v1205000 (air bags); however, the closest dealer was eighty miles away. The contact stated that the manufacturer offered to pay for the part to do the repair, but the contact would be responsible for payment of the labor for the repair. The contact stated that the recall notice stated that the recall repair would be made free of charge. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I have contacted Mini USA over the past 3 years on our passenger seat belt warning coming on and not going off. I have researched and found that multiple Mini owners from 2006 on up and BMW owners have had the same problem. In 2006 Mini did a recall and also did a recall on the BMW models but are now playing games and have offered to drop the 1600 fee to 800 dollars. I'm upset to think that they feel my safety is not their concern.