2002 MINI Cooper S airbags problems

Filed Nov 23, 2015 · Airbags, Steering · 103,000 miles · KS · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mini cooper s. While driving at 60 MPH and attempting to avoid hitting an animal, the steering wheel seized without warning and the vehicle struck the animal. The air bags did not deploy; however, the air bag warning light illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 7, 2015 · Airbags, Seat belts · 90,000 miles · NE

The airbag sensor in the seat cushion has failed and a warning light now permanently shows on the instrument panel. The passenger airbag may not function as designed. Updated 11/25/15*lj updated 2/5/2016 *js updated 11/07/2017

Filed Jun 20, 2014 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · PA

The airbag sensor in the seat cushion has failed and a warning light now permanently shows on the instrument panel. The passenger airbag may not function as designed.

Filed Aug 24, 2012 · Airbags · VA

I took my 2002 mini cooper s in for a virginia state safety inspection and it failed the inspection because the SRS airbag light was illuminated. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they found that the seat belt tensioner and wiring to the seat belt and passenger side airbag were faulty. The dealer is charging me $1,000 to repair the problem. I have seen that there was an investigation pe05053 resulting in bmw acknowledging there is an issue with the faulty wiring and seat belt tensioner. And it states that the electrical resistance is high enough to illuminate the airbag light but does not exceed a limit to set the airbag off. My problem is if the airbag light is illuminated I cannot pass virginia's strict safety inspection and if it is a problem that has been identified by bmw why are they not recalling all vehicles to fix this problem. My vehicle has 81,000 miles on it way under the 150,0000 mile warranty and I am right at the ten year mark.bmw told me that there is not a recall and that there is only a bulletin telling the mechanics that there is an issue to be aware of. Bmw would not repair this under a warranty.

Filed Apr 10, 2012 · Airbags · 58,000 miles · UT

Air bag warning light stays illuminated after passenger seat was moved. Light will not turn off.

Filed Mar 10, 2012 · Airbags, Steering · 82,000 miles · TN

While on a short vacation out of town, close to 230 miles from my home, my cooper s' power steering failed and almost cause me an accident. I immediately checked the fluid and saw that there were no visible leaks present. After making arrangements for a rental vehicle, I noticed that the power steering started working correctly again. Because of that I proceeded to return home and the steering did not fail for the remainder of the trip. During march of 2012, the power steering failed again, during a commute home from work on friday, may 3rd. To this day, I have no been able to afford additional repairs or diagnostics, because of the monthly payments, insurance, fuel and previous issues of repairs under 75,000 miles including the head gasket, and heater core. Regardless of the policies that bmw/mini and the federal safety agency have concerning used vehicles, and warranties, absolutely no vehicle produced by an internationally known company or business should be producing such unreliable, unsafe and potentially dangerous motor vehicles and not take immediate responsibility to isolate and terminate the issue rather than ignore and deny responsibility for poorly manufactured products.

Filed Jan 26, 2012 · Airbags · WA

The airbag warning light came on in my 2002 mini cooper s. The mini dealer service department said that the airbag control unit was faulty...that the "mrs control unit shorted". Since this is a piece of safety equipment, and since it is not a mechanical device that would be subject to wear, I believe the dealer should have replaced this unit at no charge...and/or an alert should go to other mini owners. I have since had the control unit replaced (at considerable expense) because I felt unsafe driving without airbags.

Filed Oct 15, 2011 · Airbags · 145,000 miles · IN

Air bag light stays on. It came on a few months ago and stays on. Has been checked by dealer but no known cause.

Filed Jan 28, 2011 · Airbags · 20,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mini cooper f. The contact stated that the air bags warning lights are illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that the driver side air bag and attention to harness. They also, advised her to contact the manufacturer because their was a recall for this specific failure. The manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vehicle identification number was not included on the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 54,000. Updated 3/28/11 *cn updated 12/20/11

Filed May 4, 2010 · Airbags · 119,000 miles · MA

Airbag light on. Continuously on. See the federal safety agency action pe05053 same issues as pe05053, but different cables and connectors in the same circuit are causing the same problem. Bmw is not covering these failures under warranty at this time. Entire circuit needs to be evaluated.