Saw on the web that mini recalled and then extended warranty recall on an airbag malfunction. The light came on a few days ago, but I can not find any information as to the truth in that statement. Supposedly 10 years or 150,000 miles. *Tr
Equipment & accessories
2005 Mini Cooper Equipment problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2005 Mini Cooper's equipment & accessories with NHTSA - 0% of all its complaints, most recently on September 15, 2014. Trailer hitches, mobility equipment, accessories and aftermarket parts.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Equipment complaints
Defect initially occurred at night time in rush hour traffic: dash-lights went out, turn indicator not functional, heater blower stopped working (causing fogging of windshield/windows), air bag lights went on, seat belt light on consequently had to pull on the side of road (limited visibility, no speed indicator, could not operate vehicle safely). A couple of attempts at ignition cycling partially restored functionality. After initial defect, problem could be reproduced intermittently (all/some of the...
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component listed above failed during course of normal operation of vehicle). Vehicle inspected by mini/bmw dealer, root cause: interference on k-bus of one of the audio component, resulting in failure/malfunction of other components on the bus. Ultimately component (mini i-pod interface) had to be removed -- part is available if needed. Request to have repairs covered was rejected by mini/bmw customer relations on grounds there was no recall (vehicle is 5 months out of warranty --- 41k miles). *Tr
Mini Cooper equipment complaints by year
Cooper equipment problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data