2000 Volkswagen Golf airbags problems

Filed Jul 15, 2008 · Airbags · 100,900 miles · MA

I own a 2000 vw golf which I purchased brand new from a vw dealer. In january of 2007 I had to replace the driver side seat airbag and wiring harness for a cost a little over $600. On 7/14/2008 my airbag light came on again. I need to have the main driver side air bag and wiring harness replaced. My car has never been in an accident, yet this is the second airbag I've replaced. I was told by the dealership, if I do not replace the airbag, it may not deploy if I am in an accident, or it could deploy when I am just driving down the road. I feel as though an airbag should last the lifetime of the vehicle, or only need to be replaced when it is actually deployed.

Filed Mar 25, 2007 · Airbags · 61,654 miles · FL

2000 vw golf gls. Airbag light on dash diagnosed by vw as an open circuit - passenger side. Air bags never deployed, never crashed. Vw wanted $500 for repairs. Numerous similar incidents reported by vw owners involving range of air bag system failures, spurious deployments, etc. Vw charged me $45 for the diagnosis.

Filed Feb 23, 2007 · Airbags · 99,000 miles · WA

2000 vw golf. The airbag light is stuck on. There is no way for me to know if the bag will deploy or not. In order for the dealer to look at it it would cost me $100 for the diagnostic test and between $500 and $700 to fix the problem. They also told me there is no guarantee that they will fix the problem. So after I pay $500 or $600 they still wont guarantee the bags are safe. How do I go about figuring this out. It seems like a very big safety issue for the manufacture of volkswagens and to put me and my family in danger is unacceptable. Do I pay the money and just hope it is fixed? No accidents yet but what if. I no longer trust the ability of the cars safety. This is my complaint. I feel I was sold a car and now the safety features of the car have become compromised. Help!

Filed Aug 28, 2006 · Airbags · 38,247 miles · OR

Air bag light came on so I took the car in for service at 38247 miles. The notes on the volkswagen service invoice stated: "tested module response and wiring. All ok performed guided fault finding. Determined that the airbag in the drivers seat needed to be replaced. Estimate $443.43". I asked them to explain why the airbag had to be replaced. Response: "a wire got to hot and fried a component in the air bag." then I asked how a "hot wire" was not a manufacture defect and why it wasn't covered by the warranty. Response: "it just isn't covered and it's not our fault". The end result was they didn't want to fix the problem with out charging me the full price, the best they could do was charge me half price on the labor to find the problem.

Filed May 8, 2006 · Airbags · 101,500 miles · MA · crash · 2 injuries

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30mph the vehicle rear ended another vehicle and the airbags failed to deploy. Injuries were sustained by the occupants of both vehicles. The contact was wearing a seatbelt. The airbag indicator lights were not illuminated prior to the incident. There was a police report filed at the scene. The vehicle was determined totaled by the independent repair shop.

Filed Apr 26, 2006 · Airbags · 36,675 miles · IL

Airbag warning light stays illuminated. Dealer stated that car was out warranty and I must pay $102.00 to have it looked at and maybe more to have it fixed. Dealer stated there was a new policy against fixing even safety defects out of warrenty unless customer pays. Car has 36.000 miles on it. Never in an accident. Dealer warned it must be fixed or airbag will not deploy.

Filed Dec 16, 2005 · Airbags · VA

Loose airbag igniter connection under the steering wheel, causing the airbag system to deactivate. This incident is frequent as reported by many owners on various online forums (audiworld, vwvortex, usenet newsgroups, etc). An internet search on "airbag igniter: driver side resistance too high" on google returned numerous reporting on this issue. In my particular instance, this has happened on both a 1999 vw passat 1.8t/20v and a 2000 vw golf 1.9l tdi.

Filed Oct 20, 2004 · Airbags · 58,080 miles · PA · 1 injury

Driver's seat side airbag deployment when fault codes are scanned and cleared. Vw apparently knows about problem with airbag control module. Technician injured when airbag forced his arm into steering wheel.

Filed May 24, 2004 · Airbags · 34,250 miles · PA

The airbag light came on. When I took it to the dealership I was told it was because my owners manual was under the passenger seat. This caused the connectors to break. Perhaps people should be told not to put anything under the seat. There is nothing in the owners manual that states that. It cost me $300 to have this fixed. I feel volkswagen should cover the cost of this repair. I have an extended warranty and was still told since it was an outside source (the owners manual) which caused the breakage, it was not covered.

Filed Mar 18, 2003 · Airbags · 42,600 miles · MD

Took car to dealer because airbag light indicator on dashboard was lit- was told by technician the airbag ignitor would need to be replaced for $300. Despite the expiration of the warranty, this cost of the repair should be covered by manufacturer/dealer since this is a manufacturer defect.