2002 MINI Cooper S: airbag warning light

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 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 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 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.

Filed Jul 23, 2008 · Airbags · 62,000 miles · IN

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...

Filed Apr 17, 2007 · Airbags, Engine · NY

Several, the air bag warning light has illuminated more then ten different times, each time it was repaired by the dealer (westchester bmw/westchester mini) the last fix was after the normal warranty had expired and required much fuss to get it repaired for free. The power steering pump suddenly stopped working while driving on the highway. The radiator fan was replaced two times by me (car out of warranty) even though I complained to the dealer when the car was still quite new about the frequency of the fan motor's starting and stopping which will severely shorten the life of any electric motor. The windshield stress cracked while under warranty and was repaired. The windshield wiped motor has just failed during an incredible rainstorm.