2009 Volkswagen Jetta: airbag warning light

Filed Apr 5, 2023 · Airbags · MA

The airbag warning light (yellow) on the driver seat side comes up for no reason

Filed Sep 16, 2022 · Airbags · TX

the airbag light indicator is on and the car is 2009 which is more than 10 years old however it is under 120k miles original warranty as it is currently at 97k miles and I have contacted Volkswagen and nothing they could do or helped me. Dealerships want to charge me diagnostic fees which was ridiculous. the dealership scanned the code but did not went further without the additional fee.

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 82,000 miles · OH

Takata recall airbags airbag light on horn stopped working

Filed Feb 1, 2017 · Airbags · 34,075 miles · PA

"takada recall" my car only has 34000 miles on it and is only driven by my wife. The airbag warning light is on and it was taken to the dealer who told us it would cost $695.00. According to your website and takada has a problem with the ignitor for something for the bags the car was parked in driveway and when we started to back-out we saw the indicator on..

Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Airbags · 35,500 miles · NY

On 9/13/2015 I noticed an air bag light had activated. The vw dealer tells me that a wiring harness, part #1k0971584 has broken. I can drive the vehicle without a steering wheel air bags or get it fixed, my choice. Well this car only has 35500 miles on it. This harness should not have broken. The funny thing is this harness sits under the air bag between the air bag and the steering wheel. I believe vw has/ had a recall for 2010 to 2014 jetta models for the same thing. There is something going wrong under the steering wheel air bag and vw better find out what the problem is and repair it.

Filed Sep 4, 2015 · Airbags · 48,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for further inspection to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

Filed Jan 26, 2015 · Airbags · 27,341 miles · KY

First time the air bag indicator light came on was only a year after purchase(december 2010; mileage 27,341). I immediately took it to the dealership (same dealership that I purchased the vehicle from) in wa (duty station at the time) and explained that it happened after the passenger seat had been moved. Problem was diagnosed as" passenger seat ignitor connector failed." wiring harness was repaired by the dealership at no cost due to vehicle still being under warranty. I was then deployed for 15 months and had the vehicle in storage. Upon my return, and driving the vehicle again, the airbag indicator light came on once again in april 2012 with mileage of 29,052. Once again had the vehicle inspected at vw dealership in tn (my duty station at the time), where the vehicle was diagnosed with the same issue. Passenger seat airbag connector was repaired (again) under warranty by dealership. In aug 2014, the air bag indicator light came on for the third time. I provided all previous maintenance/repair history to dealership to let them know that this was a previous and recurring issue. Issue was diagnosed again as an issue with the wiring and with the vehicle now out of warranty, had to pay for the work. At this repair I was told that they could see where previous work had been done and was reassured they had fixed the problem for good. In oct 2014 the air bag light came on for the fourth time. After this, I contacted vw headquarters and explained the issue who then assigned a "regional manager" to my "case." I deployed again shortly after, but had my mother work with the dealership and vw to resolve. Finally looked farther into other than the wiring and result was having to replace the entire passenger seat ($1100). Vw refused to pay for the repair due to vehicle being out of warranty even though original issue began 4 years prior while under warranty.

Filed Dec 10, 2014 · Airbags · 69,000 miles · NE

Took to dealer for oil change and horn not working . In diagnosis, found that clockspring needs to be replaced which would also probably resolve the air bag light which is on. The price for repair $485.00. When calling other auto repair shops in the area ; could not find another shop to replace the clockspring ,as it is a liability because of the airbag involvement. The dealer could not tell me whether the air bags worked but said replacing the clockspring should take care of the issue. Volkswagen customer care was contacted and said the car is out of warranty and they can do nothing about this, even though my voiced concern about the airbag issue was heard.

Filed May 21, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 92,000 miles · TX · crash

Our car is driven by 2 drivers- I am 5 feet tall, my husband is 6'1". The car seat gets moved back and forth a lot as we both drive the car daily. In late november my husband moved the seat all the way back and it made a cracking noise. We later noticed the air bag light was on. He found the broken wire under the seat and repaired it, but the light was still on. A call to the dealership revealed they knew about the issue and the fix was to "not move the seat so much". The next week- before we had a chance to take the car in to get the light cleared- the car was involved in a collision. I rear ended a car in slow-and-go traffic when she switched lanes in front of me while I was accelerating. $15,000 in damage was done to the car but the air bags did not go off. A witness that stopped to help had to pry the door open to get me out. The fighter fighters all remarked that they could not believe the air bags didn't go off. No airbags could have been a huge issue if the accident was worse.

Filed Nov 22, 2013 · Electrical · 69,000 miles · TX

Vehicle's airbag warning light illuminates and steering wheel horn no longer operable. Fuses located in cabin and engine compartment both okay.

Filed Sep 11, 2013 · Airbags, Electrical · 121,000 miles · OK

When pulling into work, my airbag light came on along with a message that said "airbag fault!" I have since had this diagnosed as a failed clock spring (located in the steering column), which vw will not replace because the car is over mileage and too old for any kind of goodwill replacement of the part. Since this is a critical safety system, I am disappointed that it failed on an effectively new car, when none of the 15-20 year old beaters I've driven have ever had a clock spring failure.

Filed Sep 10, 2013 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for one month. Once the contact started the engine, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.