2002 MINI Cooper Air bags Problems

“I have a 2002 Mini Cooper, I purchased new. I have had an ongoing problem since it was under warranty. My air bag warning light comes on. I have had it back to the dealer at least 20+ times for the same problem. They still can not seem to get a permanent fix for this(next appointment july 9, 2009).”

“The car has gone back to a Mini dealer 4 times since we've owned the car because of the air bag light on. Little did we realize when we took it on a trip to florida, the whole system was shut down. Took it to a Mini dealer in fla. On feb. 15, 2012.....$2126.04 later. Drove it home to have the light go on again , took it to Mini of bedford, nh on 5/28/13, picked it up on 6/4/2013.....$1527.09 later. Drove it home on 6/4/2013, only to have the light go back on approx 6/10/2013. …”

“The airbag light was on in my Mini. There was a recall on the cable tensioner, but on models of 2003 and above. I am wanting you to reconsider the year of this recall to include 2002. I needed to replace the rep cabe f seat side airbag, rep cable bel tensioner, cable strap, cable connector, shrinking hose and cable strap with bracket for a cost of 800. The affect of this defect in the car is for the car to be unable to determine the weight of the passenger in the car in order to deploy the airbag properly.”

“My 2002 Mini copper has had the air bag light come on on several occasions now. Repaired with new wiring harness in 11/03; now in 1/04 bag light has come on again. Dealer via phone cannot tell me if the bags work properly until diagnosed. I have checked web forums for this vehicle and this seems to be a widespread problem. I would think NHTSA or someone should look into this to determine if there should be a recall.”

“Ever since buying this car used in january of 2012, the srs warning light has been on. The car store we bought the vehicle from did cancel the code when we discovered it was on after purchase. However, the code came back. We brought it to be fixed, and I believe someone eliminated the coupler under the passenger seat, wiring the seat to the ecu directly, by crimping wires together. Still, the light came back on. It has been on constantly for over a year now. I have soldered the wires under the passenger seat together, as one connection seemed broken, hoping this would eliminate the light. …”