Side/window Air Bag Problems of Mini Cooper S

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Mini Cooper S. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag sensor light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front passenger side air bag system was defective and needed to be replaced. South bay Mini located at (18800 hawthorne blvd, torrance CA) was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

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Passenger side airbag sensor. Light does not go off. Dealer advises this is a known problem and they extended warranty on it for 10 yrs but did not recall even though they know it's a defect. We purchased our 2009 Mini in oct 2008 so not covered by their extension. Shouldn't it be since they acknowledge problem?.

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The contact owns a 2014 Mini Cooper S. While accelerating from a stop light, the contact's vehicle crashed into the preceding vehicle. The driver side air bag deployed. The contact blacked out due to the deployment and was not able to provide further details. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an auto body repair shop where the body damages were repaired, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

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Passenger side airbag remains off due to a failure of the passenger seat occupancy detection system.

Failure of oc-3 weight mat in passenger seat base, thus disabling passenger side airbag system. Cost to replace seat bottom is $1200. As this part is common between Minis and bmws, and is very prone to failure, BMW has issued a recall on bmws in this model year area, but has not yet done so for Minis. Perhaps BMW needs a wrongful death lawsuit to issue a recall? this is a travesty.

The passenger air bag weight sensor stop working. As a result my vehicle displays a warning that the passenger side air bags are off. My driver side fog light housing melted and crack apart. I used stock 55w halogen bulbs. My passenger side fog light housing has also begun to melt. My power steering is not leaking now. But it has been replaced 3 times.

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I have a 2005 Mini Cooper S with 60,000 miles on it and about 55,000 miles the airbag warning lamp and passenger airbag off lamp illuminated intermittently. At 58,000 miles it has stayed on constantly. After researching the issue I took the car to a trusted mechanic and he diagnosed that the weight sensor pad in the seat cushion is defective and would require the car to go to the dealer to be replaced. I feel that this is a safety issue and the dealer should issue a recall on the vehicle since it is a well known problem. I have attempted to contact Miniusa by email and have been waiting over a week for a response.

Airbag deployment passenger seat sensor mat defective. This sensor turns off passenger side airbag intermittently and without warning before driving. Mini will not correct the safety issue on vehicles out of warranty.

The passenger airbag off light comes on with a passenger in the car. The light comes on and remains on at random intervals. I brought the car to the only Mini dealer in colorado and they told me that they couldn't duplicate the fault and that there wasn't a fault code in the computer. I asked to speak to the service manager and he told me that this was normal and that my 130 lb. Wife didn't weigh enough to warrant the srs system in the car.

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The red airbag warning light in the speedometer area came on at approximately 99,450 miles. It came on after driving across a city railroad crossing at low speed. I took the vehicle to the dealer and asked about the light, and they indicated that it would require additional investigation but could be a faulty seat sensor which would cost approximately $1250 to replace. They also indicated that they were not sure whether or not the airbags would deploy properly in the event of an accident. Further research indicates that this model and year may also have problems with the wiring harnesses and connections, and that only the dealer can reset the warning light. As of December 2 2010 the vehicle has 113,000 miles on it and the warning light is still on. I believe this is a safety related issue that should be addressed by the dealer as a warranty issue as I am not comfortable with the current situation but do not want to pay for an expensive safety related defect. I am the original owner of the vehicle and still have it. Thanks.

Passenger side airbag is disabled when passenger is in seat. If passenger shifts in seat, the airbag may or may not enable. Have been told the fault lies with the airbag sensor mat under the seat. This is a common issue for several BMW models and an extended warranty has been offered. For several Mini models, the issue has been reported and an extended warranty has been offered. So far, the 2005 model has not been included.

Driver side and head airbag deployed when a "bump" (pavement at different heights during repaving) in the road was hit by the vehicle.

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2002 Mini Cooper S model. Airbag light stays on. Has been repaired many times and still stays on, deactivating safety features of the restraint system. This appears to be a very common problem with the Mini. BMW needs to issue a recall I feel for our safety. . .