Table 1 shows seven common air bag related problems of the 2005 Mini Cooper S. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag light on (23 problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag sensor control (16 problems).
When adjusting the driver and passenger seats, the airbag light illuminated. After researching online, I conducted troubleshooting. I verified that the wiring harnesses and connectors for the airbag sensors under both seats had come loose, and certain wires DE-pinned. Read details...
The passenger seat occupancy mat was replaced by recall on 10/28/2016. On 10/2018 I noticed that when there is a passenger in the seat with their seat belt on the air bag was off, in 1 weeks time the passenger side seat belt light was on all the time and the air bag is off all the time with or Read details...
The contact owns a 2005 Mini Cooper S. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Read details...