general problems of the 2006 Mini Cooper S

The contact owns a 2006 Mini coop s. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the passenger’s side seat occupancy mat had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist since the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,350.

The air bag detection warning remains active after dealer reinstallation of the seat detector pad.

The contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper S. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v205000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Airbag failure light came on. . . After researching this problem, this is a known issue but the manufacturer will not cover this under warranty. 700. 00 to diagnose and fix the issue (conservative estimate) called Mini USA, and they will not issue a recall even though thousands of people have had the same issue.

Air bag warning lamp illuminated as well as "airbag off" light illuminated. Occurs when passenger is and is not in seat. Audio for seatbelt occurs when passenger is not in seat. Mini dealer repaired initially at about 30k miles, occurred again at 48k miles.

Air bag failure lamp light on. 2006 jcw Mini cooper. On startup, lamps all go through startup illumination then go dark. Airbag failure lamp relights 1 second later and remains on. No interior wiring done, car is as was received new from dealer.