Passenger side air bag light came on and off even with not passenger on the vehicle PODS
2015 Audi S3 airbags complaints
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Passenger Air bag light that indicates it is OFF and pre sense safety system failure . This has been occurring for years on my 2015 A3 . How long does the manufacture have to repair said problem ?
The passenger seat airbag sensor is faulty. I see everyone else has the same issue but when I type in my VIN it says it is not recalled? They wanted $1000 to fix it but it isn't my fault and I hope to see them own up to their mistake and fix our airbags. Online it says my vehicle should be covered and fixed for free but when I checked their site 2015 audi s3 isn't covered, however, on this site, it will say it is but when I type in VIN nothing.
I got a passenger airbag off problem on the second year, and keep going back to dealership to check the problem until I got a recall notice. After having the passenger airbag sensor repaired recall, the car still comes up the same problem plus the passenger seatbelt off light up. The audi dealership now tell me that the pods sensor is faulty and let me pay for its safety problems. I have no idea what have it done with my car after recall, and I feel really disappointed with audi right now.
Regarding: the federal safety agency campaign# 19v474000 recall# 69z4 vehicle was taking into audi dealership in cuyahoga falls oh and completed the safety recall fix. 11 months later, the pods system indicated another circuit failure. Take back into same dealership and confirmed same safety recall failure. Would not honor the 12mth/12k warranty as I was about 5k miles past. They want about $700 to fix. I am deciding not to have them fix it. I have heard this problem keeps happening. So right now I have no passenger air bags and looking for a way to bypass the pods circuit to stay on always I guess.
I had the pods recall 19v47400 done and noticed about 2 months ago that the airbag light came on saying audi pre sense system fault, and safety system: system fault, where the passenger seat will think someone is in it and then when someone is in it, the airbag will stay off and occasionally come on but turn back off quickly after, all while the airbag light and errors stay on the dash
After having the passenger airbag sensor repaired per recall campaign 19v474000, I started getting passenger airbag warnings again. The audi dealership now says the pods sensor in the seat itself is faulty, and requires a >$1,700 repair. Given the number of times this exactly problem - having the pods sensor fail after having the recall addressed - has been reported to the federal safety agency and on audi forums, it seems pretty clear this is a major safety issue likely either associated with or triggered by the recall itself. It looks like audi is trying to get away with a "cheap" fix via the recall, when there is a broader more expensive issue going on.
Audi recall 69z4 messed up my passenger airbag and seatbelt warning sign. Had no issue until after the recall, so I called audi immediately after and they claimed I had to replace some sensor that had 'nothing' to do with the sensor they 'fixed' from the recall. When the car starts the passenger seatbelt warning sign keeps blinking with the airbag light on when there is no passenger. When there is a passenger and the car starts there is no seatbelt warning sign and the passenger airbag is turned off. These issues never existed until after the recall and audi is charging $1200 to replace the sensor that should not be a wear-and-tear product.
The passenger bag safety light goes on and off intermittently, and has done for some time. The problem occurs sometimes when someone is sitting in the seat, but mostly it will occur when the passenger seat is unoccupied. The yellow dash light comes on near the passenger and the airbag light on the instrument panel illuminates. The information panel on the dash will simultaneously report "safety system: system fault! See owner's manual" and "passenger airbag off" and "audi pre sense: system fault!" this started to happen right after the recall for the passenger side airbag wiring . I was only 2 miles down the road from the audi dealership when it started. Dealer said it was unrelated to the recall and $980 to fix it.
The pods sensor in the actual passenger seat is faulty on all audi a3/s3/rs3 models and will shut off the airbag while driving with a passenger in the seat. This issue is not due to the current recall on the harness but the actual seat sensor. It's a known issue that the manufacture should have a recall for.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi s3. The contact stated the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v474000 (air bags), however a failure occurred. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the air bags warning message displayed on the instrument panel. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to local dealer audi of huntington located at 363 e. Jericho turnpike, huntington station, ny 11746, where it was diagnosed with needing the pods (passenger occupant detection system) system replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
My vehicle had a previous safety recall performed regarding a faulty airbag sensor that would inadvertently disable the passenger airbag while there was a passenger in the front seat while driving the vehicle. The recall was performed, however the issue has returned while driving, causing an unsafe environment for a passenger in the front seat. The manufacturer has stated that the recall does not cover the entire pods unit and only covers a portion of it, and that I would be responsible for the repair.
The passenger occupancy detection sensor in the front passenger seat is malfunctioning. This is even after the recent recall for the vehicle. Audi states that this is just wear and tear on the car and say it will cost $1300 to fix. In the meantime, the airbag light is on and airbags are not functioning.
There was a recall on the seatbelt sensor going off if there was no passenger on seat and passenger airbag being off despite a passenger sitting on the seat. (campaign number: 19v474000) I took my car to the dealership for the recall where they replaced the faulty wire/connector and exchanged it for a more sturdy connector. This fixed the problem for a few months after taking it in and then the same problem occurred again randomly going to work, and since then has not gone away! The passenger airbag light is always on and the seatbelt alarm goes off even if there is no passenger, if there is a passenger, the passenger airbag light is still off. The dealership told me it's not the wire/connector and they will have to replace the whole sensor system on the seat which the warranty is not going to cover since they don't cover safety things which now they will charge around 1000 dollars. I went ahead with the repair because this is a liability issue, and I cannot have passengers in my vehicle when the vehicle is saying the passenger airbag is off even if a person is sitting there. Please investigate this as the faulty wire/connector replacement is only a temporary fix and they need to replace the whole sensor system in the seat to get this problem fixed! Thank you.
Audi released a safety recall for the airbags on my vehicle, I have had the safety recall performed twice and I am still getting the same airbag errors. Audi has not admitted that they are not sure what is causing the issue again despite replacing parts that were supposedly going to fix the issue. Now I have to drive the vehicle with no airbags when the error comes on, which is every time I start the car.
Passenger air bag is constantly turning itself off. Sometimes when someone is in the seat, sometimes if nothing is in the seat. I can even have it trip if I place an ipad or even a to-go back of food. Very annoying. Mentioned it twice to dealerships, but was always told "it might be wet" or "everything found in order" even though my vcds is logging all of these errors. Doesn't matter if the car is stationary or moving. It will cycle between thinking someone is in the seat and someone isn't. Been happening for years. Not exactly thrilled about letting my wife or kid ride in the passenger seat.
My passenger seat airbag light started coming in randomly. I think it might be the sensor that sees if a small child is in the seat, in which case it turns off the airbag. But, when no one is in the seat, I get an alert every time I start the car, and it beeps for minutes. Plus, I think its telling me the airbag will not deploy if wrecked! My car is just out of warranty (4.5 years old, 39k miles)
Passenger seat occupancy sensor SRS airbag light warning comes up whether or not there is a seated passenger. Passenger is not being detected and airbag stays off. Happens when stationary or in motion. Vehicle is always giving warning sounds that seat belt is not fastened. Issue tested by dealer. Seems to be common known issue with recent audi's. Others to have reported same issue.
My car's passenger side front seat abruptly developed a sensor failure. The "passenger airbag off" light is lit, signaling the airbag won't deploy despite a passenger sitting in the seat. This is dangerous. There has been a recall issued in june 2018 on 140k audi cars with similar problem, my model has yet to be included, and there are likely more cars with similar malfunction.
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