While traveling on the highway and without prior warning air bag light appeared on the dashboard. Air bag light will not go off until the vehicle is turned off.
2000 Volkswagen Beetle airbags complaints
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While driving airbag light suddenly illuminated. Consumer states this is an indication that airbag may not deploy.
The air bag light illuminated on the dashboard. *jb *cb
The check engine light and air bag light illuminated on the dashboard. *ph
The airbag light illuminated. *nlm
The vehicle hit a pot hole and the airbag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer who stated they would fix it so the light would not come on, and stated that the right passenger airbag had a leak in it. Consumer was later involved in a front end collision and none of the airbags deployed.
Driver's side side impact-airbag deployed for no reason as I was driving down a freeway. Volkswagen theorized that road debris penetrated the floorboard causing the sensor to go off. How thin is the floorboard that a rock or piece of road debris could penetrate it? And why does that throw off the sensor for a side airbag? Volkswagen refused to reimburse me for towing, repairs, or my arm injury.
While driving the air bag light stay illuminated, dealer notified said spring like contact and wire harness. Please provide any additional information. Ts
Consumer states that while driving at 55 MPH, the driver side door air bag deployed without any warning. Contacted dealer. Mr the consumer also stated that after reviewing the underside of the vehicle, there was slight damage discovered on the left side in the firewall area. The consumer feels that the vehicle was improperly engineered. Scc
Srs system failure light has illuminated for the third time in 16000 miles. Vehicle fault code was reset with the first failure. Side airbag was replaced with the second light illumination. System functioned properly for about 8000 miles and has failed again. Awaiting resolution from vw as the warranty has expired. One of my employees also purchased a 2002 jetta which had an SRS failure in the first two months. There appears to be a design problem with volkswagen's SRS system which you may wish to investigate.
The failure is with the airbag system. Does not function when airbag light is on and the diagnosis was a bad panel. I want to know if there is a recall regaurding these panels.
Air bag light stays illuminated, causing consumer to take vehicle to dealer for the fourth time. Problem is not intermittent, light stays on until it is fixed. Dealer was notified. Please provide additional information.
Air bag light continuously stays on all the time while consumer is driving. Consumer has contacted dealer 7 times already, but they are not willing to do anything for consumer.
Aibag warning indicator light activated for no cause.
Consumer stateed that right rear view mirror was loose.
Air bag light continues to stay on even after consumer has taken vehicle into dealer three times already. Dealer has tried three times to remedy vehicle, but the problem still occurs.
Airbag malfunction light repeatedly comes on, consumer has taken vehicle into dealership on numerous occasions , the airbag unit has been replaced several times but problem still exists.
Srs light keeps coming on. Vehicle taken to dealer 6 times, replaced wiring harness once. Other times consumer was told vehicle was repaired, light was off, but came back on after a period of time.
While driving air bag light will come on and will stay on until consumer takes vehicle to dealer. Then, they will repair it. Part had to be replaced four times, but problem still existed. Please provide more information.
Airbag light came on. Dealer stated airbag sensor needed to be replaced.
During vehicle collision which resulted in vehicle rollover the airbags experienced no deployment.
While traveling at 5 MPH another vehicle ran into consumer's vehicle going at speed of 45 MPH. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. Manufacturer has been contacted.
Airbag light does not go off. Now being repaired for the 3rd time. Unable to drive due to safety concerns.
Side impact airbags did not deploy during serious accident resulting death. Yh
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