Air Bag Related Problems of the 2011 Mini Cooper S

Table 1 shows three common air bag related problems of the 2011 Mini Cooper S.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Mini Cooper S

Problem Category Number of Problems
Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems
1
Warning Light On problems
1
Air Bag problems
1

Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem #1

Airbag seat sensors are faulty. They are turning off the airbags even thought the driver and passenger are seated.

Warning Light On problem #2

The passenger airbag warning light indicating the passenger side airbag is disabled even if passenger is seated. Our mechanic tells us the on-board computer system no longer recognizes the passenger front airbag sensor. Consequentially, the airbags are being disabled on both passenger and driver side of the car.

Air Bag problem #3

All air bags lights are on. Indicates airbags are deactivated.


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