Warning Light On problems of the 2008 Mini Cooper

My air bag warning light is always on. The machanic said I need to replace the whole passenger seat to replace the airbag sensor. A new seat will cost $1500 and labor will cost $500. I was not in an accident.

Airbag sensor fails to pass the vehicle's internal safety check and a warning light is displayed. This light indicates that there is a fault with the airbag, and it will not deploy if involved in a wreck while this light is on. For the past 9 months, this sensor has been coming on intermittently at first, and now it stays on constantly while the vehicle is in operation. A safety recall was issued for this problem for other models/years of the Mini Cooper, but when I look up my VIN it shows no recall. In online searches, I see many other owners of this same make/model of Mini Cooper who have the same issue. This is a serious safety issue, one that should be covered by the manufacturer, not an expense I should have to incur.

Air bag warning light on speedometer is on. I have had it reset and it comes back on. The failure code is "93b1 head airbag, front passenger. " what has failed has not been determined yet. The vehicle mileage is 112,000 miles. This warning came on while the vehicle was stationary, parked. When the code is reset, it will stay off for awhile and then return.

My 2008 Mini Cooper was in accident in Jan 2016. The (passenger) light came on and it was immediately take to autobody shop. The passenger airbag warning light was evaluated and added to repairs. The seat map sensor is the chief problem. The car is undrivable. The dealership in sterling indicated that it would take 15-30 day to received the part. The part was delayed until March 24,2016. Three days prior to delivery it was updated to Jul 13, 2016. At this point my rental car from the insurance company ran out. I contacted customer care but was not able to receive a date nor assistance about my part and lost of vehicle. After conversation with liberty mutual, auto shop and dealership, we were told that the vehicle was safe to drive without a passenger in the seat. No resolution has been made, many individuals ( consumer, insurance company and auto shop) involved in the situation stated it was not safe nor could loss be guaranteed. As of the 4/18/2016, the part has been put on indefinite back order. Currently there is no known time frame return of vehicle. I am without transportation and I will need to purchase another car. Additionally I have heard from other repair facilities, Mini's passenger seat occupancy sensor affects far more model years than those for which BMW has already announced recalls. I am also aware that more than 60 Mini owners are waiting on this part as well.

Air bag and seat belt warning light on. The dealership said it will cost $2600 to replace the parts. This is a serious safety issue, not wear or tear. Existing recalls for air bags have not included my vehicle make/model.

I purchased my 2008 Mini Cooper brand new from Mini of the woodlands in texas. About a year ago, the passenger airbag warning light started illuminating randomly, which disables the passenger airbag while it is illuminated. This happened more and more frequently, until it stays illuminated most of the time now. I brought it to Mini if the woodlands for evaluation, and was told that the seat sensor had gone bad, and it would cost $1,900 to replace it. I find this failure to be a little odd, considering that my Mini's passenger seat has almost never had anyone in it! also, sliding the seat forward/backward seems to affect the frequency & duration of the sensor failures; though the overall frequency & duration continues to increase. From what I've seen online, and heard from other repair facilities, Mini's passenger seat occupancy sensor affects far more model years than those for which BMW has already announced recalls. I'd even be happy if Mini could just circumvent the passenger seat sensor, and have the airbag deploy in an accident whether or not there's anyone in the passenger seat. That's a far better option than having it deactivated whether or not there's a passenger in the car! but Mini of the woodlands told me that there's no way they can do that.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available. Pam.

Passenger side head air bag warning light on and cannot be reset. This is a safety issue, but the dealership (where I purchased the car new) will not warranty or refer to manufacturer, but will charge over $1,200. 00 to replace the airbag and/or sensor not knowing if it is actually defective. The car (not even six years old with less than 47k miles) should not have this potentially serious safety problem. Other recalls for air bags have not included my vehicle make/model. . . Yet.

The contact owns a 2008 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag warning light sporadically illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.