14 problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2009 Mini Cooper. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag and the seat belt warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
Passenger side air bag not activated when sit is occupied. Airbag warning light on all times.
Passenger airbag �off� warning light stays on at all times even when someone is sitting in the seat.
Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the passenger seat occupant warning light would illuminate intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective oc3 seat occupancy mat. Mini of stevens creek 4201 stevens creek blvd, santa clara, CA 95051 was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The contact spoke with the manufacturer to discuss the failure and was offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000. Jo.
Passenger airbag off light on when passenger (over 25lbs) is sitting in passenger seat. As is the seat belt warning light in speedometer gauge. Also srs red warning light shows on tachometer gauge. These warning indicators are "on" regardless of whether vehical is idle (not moving) or when at speed( in motion).
I went out of the country for 21 day and left my Mini parked in the garage. I am the only driver of my car and take pride in appearance and maintenance. I was extremely surprised when I returned the warning lights was on. The mileage is just under 60000. The seat belt and airbag warning light on out of the blue (stays on). When I took my Mini to the auto repair shop, it was suggested to look for recalls first. Upon research found alot of complaints about the same issue but no recalls for 2009. This is very disappointing and BMW should be ashamed. I will never purchase another product from BMW and will warn others before they consider making the same mistake. I will be trading my car in for an american made vehicle.
Air bag warning light flashing on intermittently during operation of vehical and passenger air bag overhead status light coming on saying air bag is deactivated while an adult passenger is sitting in the front passenger seat. This happens both when vehicle is moving and stopped. Problem is ongoing.
The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact started the ignition and the front passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed that the front passenger side occupant detection mat would need to be replaced which involved disabling the seat. The vehicle was not included under NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags). The contact mentioned that the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the part to become available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
The passenger side airbag warning light went on at about 28,000 miles. From what I read online this has happened with other Mini models, which have been recalled for this reason (prior years). It seems to mean that the sensor is not working and has to be replaced or the passenger side airbag will not inflate in an accident.
The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. While starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the passenger seat mat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.
Air bag failure warning light comes on and stays on. BMW-Mini has recalls for model years up to 2008, but refuses to acknowledge problem exists on 2009 and newer cars (some 2009's were built in 2008, in the affected recall time frame, but because they were designated 2009, these cars have been ignored).
The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. While starting the vehicle, the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the sensor in the seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the sensor on the passenger side needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
2009 Mini Cooper air bag control unit on June 19th, 2013, at @ 54,200 miles, the air bag warning lights illuminated on the tachometer gauge and center speedometer gauge and an overhead light warned that "passenger airbag is off". On August 26, 2013, at 61,396 miles, the morristown, NJ Mini Cooper dealership charged me $140 for the diagnoses of this issue. Indicated on receipt that "mrs module has an internal fault. . . . . Fault code 93d7 internal control unit fault. . . . Air bag control unit will need to be replaced and programmed. . . . Parts and labor costs $1100. " service department informed me that part was out of warranty. Research shows that this is an ongoing problem and that earlier model years have had corrective actions provided at no expense to the consumer. Needs to be extended to the 2009 model year.