2009 MINI COOPER Air Bags Problems

The seatbelt and air bag warning light for the passenger front seat stays on.

The contact owns a 2009 Mini Cooper. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the seat belt warning light illuminated even though there was no passenger seated in the passenger’s seat. The contact stated that the warning light remained illuminated with the passenger’s seat occupied and the seat belt properly fastened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

The passenger occupancy seat sensor is defective (as reported by many other owners of this vehicle model). The sensor is very costly to replace in terms of parts ($1,500) and labor ($1,500) and MINI does not sell the sensor separately as it is embedded in the seat foam. The defective sensor does not recognize a passenger sitting in the passenger seat and deactivates the passenger airbag which is an essential, lifesaving device fitted to a small vehicle. When involved in a major vehicle collision, without a working airbag, the risk of fatality drastically increases. The sensor is also responsible for NOT deploying the airbag if a passenger under 100lbs is sitting in the seat ie. a child. Again, this is a massive safety concern especially due to other owners resorting to a cheap aftermarket bypass module which will always deploy the airbag. This solution could seriously injure or cause fatalities...

Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor fails There's a warning light for passenger airbag off , and also the airbag light on the dash panel never goes away ,even when a passenger is sitting on it. Is a common thing on minis , the dealer charges $100 to reset it within obd tool

Unknown. I purchased a used 2009 mini cooper in 2013. The airbag light went on for the passenger front side shortly after. I took it to be looked at and was told it would cost around 1,000 to be replaced. I couldn't afford that and felt that since it was never in an accident it must be defective. I contacted Mini cooper via email and phone calls and was told that since there wasn't any recalls, they couldn't do anything. I have always been uneasy driving with passengers, including my grandson in the car. I honestly expected Mini cooper to replace the airbag, but here we are, hoping nothing happens to the safety of my passengers... please reply with any information for me.

SRS warning light on. Intermittent at first. Passenger seat occupancy light on and off intermittently, occupied or not. SRS code reader indicates the problem is the passenger seat occupancy sensor. Mini dealer states the repair is not covered under warrantee. I fear for the safety of my front seat passenger if airbag does not deploy and/or the safety of a smaller child if it does deploy.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NOT ACTIVATED WHEN SIT IS OCCUPIED. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON ALL TIMES.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS DEACTIVATED WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO RECALL IN EFFECT. I AM SEEKING BYPASS OPTIONS ONLINE TO BUY TO ALWAYS KEEP THE AIRBAG ON REGARDLESS OF HAVING A PASSENGER SITTING THERE. STILL VERY UNSAFE IF A KID SITS IN THAT SEAT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

THE AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT STOPPED WORKING 3 YEARS AGO. I CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES FOR A RECALL BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE ISN'T A RECALL, THERE WAS NOTHING MINI COOPER COULD DO ABOUT IT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND IT WILL BE OVER 900.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ISN'T IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER TO FIX SOMETHING THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING (NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY REASON), ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT. MINI OF STEVENS CREEK LOCATED AT (4201 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CA 95051) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG 'OFF' WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT.

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE

PASSENGERS OC3 SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT FAILED CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEACTIVATED. MINI HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS FOR 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES. MY MINI WAS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD BUT DID HAVE 130,000 MILES ON 4/3/2019 WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. MINI HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTED PART EVEN THOUGHT THEY KNOW IT WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. THEY ALSO KNOW THAT ON PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS THEY WERE FORCED TO RECALL THIS PART AS I ALSO OWN A 2006 MINI THAT WENT BAD AND IT TOOK OVER A YEAR BEFORE THEY FINALLY DID A RECALL. MINI DOES NOT HAVE A WORKABLE CUSTOMER RELATIONS SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE CUSTOMER TO APPEAL THIS SAFETY DEFECT REPLACEMENT REJECTION. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT MINI KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE SAFETY SENSOR AND HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS BEING A BAD PART...

AIRBAG PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND ALSO STAYS ON WHEN IS NOBODY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT . AND THE PASSENGER LIGHT TURNS ON IN THE RPM GAGE (IN THE RPM GAGE )

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON WHEN PASSENGER (OVER 25LBS) IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. AS IS THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IN SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. ALSO SRS RED WARNING LIGHT SHOWS ON TACHOMETER GAUGE. THESE WARNING INDICATORS ARE "ON" REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VEHICAL IS IDLE (NOT MOVING) OR WHEN AT SPEED( IN MOTION)

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DOES NOT TURN OFF

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 16 (A STRAIGHT A WAY 2 LANE HWY) TOWARDS WOODLAND WHEN THE DISPLAY SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE WATER ICON AND I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER MY HOOD, SO I PULLED OVER AND SAT THERE THINKING MAYBE MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. A TRUCK COMING BEHIND ME WENT BY HONKING THEIR HORN AND I LOOKED IN REVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND MY CAR.. I THEN PROCEED TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND COULDNT GET THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN A GENTLEMAN CAME UP TO MY VEHICLE TOLD ME TO GET OUT BUT I TOLD HIM THE DOOR WOULDNT OPEN, HE OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS SAYING GET OUT AND AWAY THE CARS GOING TO BLOW UP, THAT WAS MY FIRST ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT WAS NOTIFIED AND CAME OUT TO WHERE THE...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 MINI COOPER AND THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WHENEVER I GET IN THE CAR. THE LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND IT NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I TURN THE MOTOR ON. I'VE BEEN ONLINE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS MAY MEAN THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FACING A NUMBER OF MINI COOPER OWNERS AND BMW HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE SOUTH SHORE MINI COOPER WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURERS WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000....UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF UPDATED 10/24/2017*JS

34,000 MILES 2009 MINI COOPER. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. QUOTED COST TO REPAIR ABOUT $800 JUST FOR THE PART, POSSIBILITY OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS TO BE A TYPICAL MINI ISSUE WITH A SLEW OF SIMILAR ISSUES (SOMETIMES MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS), SENSOR IN SEAT CUSHION AND ENTIRE SEAT WOULD NEED REPLACED. SAME PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN 2005-2008 MODEL RECALLS, BUT NOT 2009? WITH THE ISSUE BEING THIS PREVALENT? VERY WORRISOME, PASSENGERS RIDING IN CAR WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYING.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE OR ANYTHING IS IN THE SEAT. DOES IT WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING.

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY, THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND HAD RECALLS ON AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE FRONT PASSENGER WILL HAVE NO PROTECTION.

AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000, 2009 MINI COOPER R56 AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF, BUT NOW STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. NO IDEA IF THIS MEANS THAT AIR BAGS WILL FAIL.

TAKATA RECALL THE WARNING INDICATOR THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF COMES ON FREQUENTLY (WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGER). I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN MY CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT MAT SENSOR, THAT I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM, THAT THERE WAS A WORLDWIDE SHORTAGE OF THE PART, AND THAT IT IS A $1200.00 FIX. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT REPAIR!! I WROTE TO BMW IN JULY---NO RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE SOMEWHERE---WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGER. IT COMES ON AND OFF.....DRIVING OR STATIONARY, ALL SITUATIONS. THE ONLY DOCUMENTATION I HAVE IS COPY OF THE DEALERSHIP LABOR REPORT FROM THE DIAGNOSIS AND A COPY OF MY 7-19-2016 LETTER TO BMW SENT VIA EMAIL TO MINIUSA.COM. I HAVE NO WAY TO SCAN THOSE TO...

MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY AND MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR MAT PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL FOR 2005-2008 MODELS IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V205000. I'VE CALLED MY LOCAL BMW/MINI SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

OCCUPANCY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON REPLACEMENT 2 TIMES NOW ON AGAIN HIT A BUMP IT COULD AT TIMES GO OFF. REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND OIL PUMP NOT EVEN AT 60,000 MILES

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHETHER A PASSENGER IS SEATED OR NOT IN FRONT SEAT. IT ORIGINALLY WENT ON AND OFF AT SPORADIC TIMES AND MIMI TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT PLACE ANYTHING ON PASSENGERS SEAT LIKE MY HANDBAG AS IT WILL ASSUME A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE LATER PART OF JUNE 2016, IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. CURRENTLY, HAVE AN OUTSTANDING REPAIR ORDER WITH MINI BUT WAS TOLD PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR WELL OVER A MONTH. PRICE QUOTED FOR REPAIR $1240.00. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE ON A DAILY BASIS AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I'M INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED AND WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING, BUT WILL THEN COME BACK ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING, THE AIR BAG WARNING CHIME WAS ACTIVATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

I WENT OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR 21 DAY AND LEFT MY MINI PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR AND TAKE PRIDE IN APPEARANCE AND MAINTENANCE. I WAS EXTREMELY SURPRISED WHEN I RETURNED THE WARNING LIGHTS WAS ON. THE MILEAGE IS JUST UNDER 60000. THE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON OUT OF THE BLUE (STAYS ON). WHEN I TOOK MY MINI TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO LOOK FOR RECALLS FIRST. UPON RESEARCH FOUND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS FOR 2009. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND BMW SHOULD BE ASHAMED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM BMW AND WILL WARN OTHERS BEFORE THEY CONSIDER MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE. I WILL BE TRADING MY CAR IN FOR AN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE.

AIRBAG SENSOR MAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHETHER A PERSON IS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THEREBY NOT ACTIVATING THE AIRBAG; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON & OFF FOR MONTHS; PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY DESPITE OCCUPANCY WHILE PARKED AND DURING DRIVING (ALL CONDITIONS-HIGHWAY, CITY STREET, TURNING. THIS ISSUE STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF IMPACT. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

THE CAR HAS 55000 MILES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. AFTER RESEARCH THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR, ALSO KNOWN AS A PASSENGER OCCUPANCY MAT. MINI HAS RECALLED MANY VEHICLES FOR THIS REASON, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES WITH THE 2009 MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY AND COSTLY ISSUE.

FAULTY SEAT BELT LIGHT/ AIRBAG ON.

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG ALARM IS ON CONSTANTLY. WE WERE TOLD BY MINI DEALER THAT THE PAD THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAG IS FAULTY, OR CRACKED. THEY ALSO INFORMED US THAT THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS UNDER RECALL FOR MODELS 2005 TO 2008, BUT NOT OUR 2009. WE CONTACTED MINI USA AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T CONTROL RECALLS.

OCCUPANCY SENSOR 15V/205 R56 IS BUSTED

TAKATA RECALL....MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR TWO YRS NOW AND FOR NO REASON I'M A SINGLE MAN WITH NO DEPENDENT CHILDREN SO RARELY IS ANYONE SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALERSHIP WANT 100'S FOR REPAIR.RREALLY..SO I HAVE LET IT ON.

TAKATA RECALL: THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT SAYS THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. IT WILL COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MINI MECHANIC IN TOWN WHO SAID THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS FAULTY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICAL AND PASSENGER AIR BAG OVERHEAD STATUS LIGHT COMING ON SAYING AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED WHILE AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AND STOPPED. PROBLEM IS ONGOING.

AIRBAG OCCUPANCY LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN PASSENGER IS NO LONGER IN CAR, SOMETIMES OCCUPANCY LIGHT GOES ON AND TURNS BACK OFF WHILE PASSENGER IS SITTING IN CAR AND DRIVING AT SPEED. MINI/BMW CLAIMS THAT THE 2009 HARDTOPS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECENT RECALL FOR EARLIER MODELS, BUT THE PROBLEM OBVIOUS STILL EXISTS. REALLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR!

TIMING CHAIN , PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WHEN IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE AUTO SHOP FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK THE AIR BAG LIGHT SINCE IT CAME ON AT 56,000 MILES. I FIGURED IT WAS AN ERROR AND JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET, AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY $1,100 FOR A AIR BAG MAT SENSOR FRONT SEAT PART THAT'S CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER IN GERMANY AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BUY ONE TILL APRIL 2016. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. ONE, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEBODY CAN DIE. TWO I CANNOT SEE MY SPEEDOMOTER WHEN I AM DRIVING SO I NO LONGER KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I AM VERY UPSET WHE NI EXPRESSED THIS CONCERN TO MINI COOPER CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE AND TOLD ME THE 2009 IS NOT PART OF THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN A PASSENGER OCCUPIED THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH INVOLVED DISABLING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. RECENTLY PURCHASED WITH 68K MILES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ON NO MATTER IS A PASSENGER IS SITTING THERE OR NOT. AIR BAG SEAT MAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS REPLACEMENT BUT THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THERE ARE NO SEAT REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE OR EVEN IN PRODUCTION. NOR IS THERE A POSSIBLE DATE FOR A REPLACEMENT. THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG GOT DISCONNECTED AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES. AT THE EXACT SAME TIME THE LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS NOT FASTEN CAME ON AS WELL AND IT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE THERE IS NOBODY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN IF I FASTEN THE SEATBELT. I WENT TO MINI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY $140 IF I WANTED THEM TO INSPECT MY CAR, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSTEAD WHO TOLD ME AFTER INSPECTION ($95 FOR THE INSPECTION) THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS IN THE SEAT AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED ($1100 TO REPLACE IT). THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE THE...

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER MINI MODELS, WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON (PRIOR YEARS). IT SEEMS TO MEAN THAT THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AND HAS TO BE REPLACED OR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT.

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SIGN WAS COME OUT, EVEN THOUGH PASSENGER IS SEATING AND GETTING SEAT BELT. ANY DAMAGE DIDN'T BE GOTTON ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT IS JUST SUDDENLY APPEARED. IT WILL MAKE SERIOUS SITUATION WHEN I GET ACCIDENT. AIRBAG IS REALLY RELATED WITH SAFETY. I STRONGLY BELIVE THAT IT HAS TECHNICAL PROBLEM AT MINI. THIS PROBLEM WILL COME OUT MORE AND PEOPLE MAY BE INJURED BY THIS PROBLEM. I SAW ARTICLE ABOUT AIRBAG PROBLEM AT MINI, AND MINI MADE A PROGRAM THAT RECALLS TO FIX AIRBAG MAT. HOWEVER, IT AFFECTS TO UNTIL 2008MINI. I DON'T THINK THIS PROBLEM ONLY AFFECTS TO UNTIL 2008 MINI. BWM MINI HAVE TO INVESTIGATE NEWER MODEL AND RECALL THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG AS WELL.