Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2010 Mini Cooper

The passenger airbag is inoperative anytime the engine is running whether the car is moving or stationary. The passenger airbag does not work on a city street, highway or while turning. The problem appears to be with the passenger seat sensor not functioning properly. There has been a recall on this issue with other year Mini Cooper's but for some reason not this year even though there are plenty of online references to this problem in online Mini Cooper chat rooms. This is a very serious and dangerous fault with the Mini Cooper. Potential with deadly consequences. The issue was present when we purchased the car used approximately two years ago. I contacted Mini Cooper (1-866-825-1525) to see if they would fix the problem but was told the car was out of warranty. Apparently they are aware of the passenger seatbelt malfunction and have chosen not to do anything about it.

When you turn on the car the airbag sensor light coming on and off randomly on my dashboard and the yellow passenger airbag warning signs on the top of the car also coming on and off, sometimes it disappear while the car is running sometimes it doesn't. I called Mini Cooper local dealer, no recall noted including in your website.

I have a 2010 Mini Cooper hardtop. This is an ongoing problem of the last three years. The passenger airbag alert goes on when I have a passenger in the seat saying passenger airbag is off. I've taken it to a repair shop and they will need to dismantle the seat to see if the sensor is defective and replace. I see that other models of Mini Coopers have had recalls for this defect in seat sensors. Models in years before and after 2010. It is an expensive procedure, and dangerous if I have a passenger.

Faulty front passenger seat weight sensor for airbag. Weight sensor fails to distinguish when someone is or is not in the seat, causing the airbag for the front passenger constantly read "passenger air bag off. ".

Passenger air bag sensor will not reset and light is on continuously. Don't know if system is working or not. . No fix available and no parts available anywhere. Dealer says, try in a month. From what I read earlier models were recalled do to this defect. Why not all of them. No one can tell me that the car is safe to drive.