In 2010 my car's passenger air bag system warning came on and I took to the dealer to have repaired under warranty. The dealer replaced the seat because the seat mat occupancy detector had failed. In 2013, the lights came on again. I took back to the dealer and asked them to fix at no charge, as to have the same system fail twice on a car with less than 50,000 miles on it signaled a defective design. Mini refused to repair at no cost and instead provided me with a $1,700 estimate to replace the seat and system. I have filed a formal complaint with mini USA and am awaiting a response. This is a safety issue as the passenger airbag is effectively permanently off. I have read on this website and elsewhere that many owners are experiencing similar issues with this car.
2006 MINI Cooper S Convertible airbags complaints
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Passenger seat belt light comes on intermittently.
Pass air bag light stays on.
My 2006 mini cooper s has a defective passenger seat air bag sensor, I was quoted $1200 to replace it. This is the exact same part that bmw recalled in 2008. Bmw recalled around 150,000 vehicles in north america to fix a possible defect that may keep the front passenger airbag from opening in a crash, the recalled cars include 2006 3-series, 2004-06 5-series and 2004-06 x3 vehicles. Mini uses this same recalled part being made by bmw, yet has not recalled the part. I know many people that have had this part replaced at there own expense several times. It is a huge safety hazard. *js bmw recall information... Manufacturer: bmw of north america, llc, model year: 2004, 2005,2006, models affected:3 series, 5 series, x3, the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v384000, potential units affected: 200000,
The passenger airbag off light came on with no one in the seat, when adult sat down the light did not go off. Also the airbag fault light came on. The seat belt warning light does not come on when passenger does not buckle seat belt.
While driving my 2006 mini cooper convertible the power steering failed while making a turn on the off ramp of the highway. The passenger airbag warning light stays on indication that the airbag is not turned on.
Passenger airbag light is on even if less then 25 lbs is on the passenger seat.
The passenger seat air bag warning light is on all the time, indicating less than 25 lbs is on the seat, even though there is nothing on the seat.
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