2012 Volkswagen Jetta: airbag warning light

Filed Jan 13, 2023 · Airbags, Electrical · OH

The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic linked the failure to an electrical failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V483000 (Air Bags) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Dec 16, 2020 · Acceleration, Airbags · 63,000 miles · FL

When starting my 2012 vw jetta, the ABS light, brake light, passenger air bag light come on on the dashboard along with a long beeping sound. The sound eventually stops but the lights stay on. Vehicle is trying to run through diagnostics upon starting (vehicle is stationary but lights remain on while driving) when these lights come on. The brakes on the vehicle are fine and do not need to be serviced per mechanic and vw. Personal mechanic along with authorized vw service pulled the following codes: 01130 ABS operation not a plausible signal, 01317 control module, 01285 cluster, 01486 system function test failure. Vehicle mileage is approximately 63k. Abs module failure has been a known issue with these vehicles and there are tbs's and technical tips for troubleshooting as well as a recall for 2009-2010 jetta's. Properly maintained vehicles should not require ABS module replacements at 63k miles. Was also told that by authorized vw service that this vehicle also has a leaky vacuum pump. Total cost of repairs: $2,636 for replacement of ABS module plus tax and $1,036 plus tax for replacement of the vacuum pump. Neither of these parts should need to be replaced on this 2012 vw jetta with 63k miles. This is absurd. There should be a recall on these parts because, especially with the ABS module, they are clearly defective. You will find many consumer complaints about the ABS module on the web for this vehicle.

Filed Jul 16, 2020 · Airbags · 140,000 miles · CA

The key is getting stuck and can not be removed. Can not turn vehicle on or off because the key will not turn. The vehicle was stationary on a city street. The other problem is that the airbag light is continually on.

Filed Jun 13, 2020 · Airbags, Electrical · 60,000 miles · TX

The airbag light will come on and off intermittently while driving. Airbag sensors are malfunctioning.

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Airbags, Brakes · 85,000 miles · AZ

My airbag light came on a couple months ago. I don't have the money to fix it and the closest vw dealership is about 80miles from here. I don't know if this could be a recall defect or was it something that I did. I do have a child and I don't want anything to happen. I don't go out of town as it is due to my tires losing air and the airbag light being on.

Filed Jul 19, 2019 · Airbags · 59,000 miles · CT · crash

Car rear ended a white van and when crashed the airbags did not deploy. Car I question was driving around 30-40 MPH. Airbag light did go off but actual airbags did not deploy. Crash happened on a city street while I

Filed Aug 20, 2018 · Airbags · 75,000 miles · MD

Air bag light dont turn off.

Filed Jul 3, 2018 · Airbags · 88,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. While depressing the horn, it failed to sound and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clock spring needed to be repaired. The mechanic informed the contact about the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v483000 (air bags). The contact called prestige imports volkswagen at 914‑769‑5100 (located at 44 pleasantville rd, pleasantville, ny 10570), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer, but did not get an answer. The VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 50,000 miles · TX · crash

Airbag light continues to stay on. I had an accident back in 2014 and the airbag never deployed. The steering column ignition switch locked and my key was stuck with the car still running on in a station place. I was trying to park the car and my ignition switch locked and would not moved and kept the key locked in it. I kept trying to move the jiggle the wheel and turn the key but it cause the key to break off in the ignition switch. I had to pair to get the ignition switch replaced and the key replaced. Also after that the horn stop working and I was told it was because the clock spring had to be replaced. I paid again to had the clock spring replaced however the horn now is going in an out. The horn will sound off one day and then for a couple of days it will not work. This happen only 2 weeks after getting the clock spring fixed. Also the horn is not loud it barely makes a noise. Now the sensor light is on for the engine and I was already told there's nothing wrong with the engine.

Filed Apr 11, 2018 · Airbags · 64,000 miles · WA

There was a recall a couple of years ago on my vehicle regarding the clockspring. Every time I made a left turn it would make a loud cracking noise, the sharper the turn the louder the sound. The airbag light appeared, the systems on the steering wheel don't work anymore including the horn. I have called vw to see if they'll fix it, I said it's related to the recall. They said it will cost ~$150 just to do the evaluation.

Filed Nov 27, 2017 · Airbags · 65,000 miles · OR

My airbag light came on for no apparent cause. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the clockspring cable and sent me on my way. I was charged over $400 for this. That same afternoon the light came on again and I took it back. After 2 weeks they still have my car and don't know what the problem is. I looked up information on your site and found that other jettas of my same year had this part under recall. But when I asked the guy at the garage he said my car was not on the recall list. So, I looked on your site again and saw that 2012 jettas were in fact included but it didn't appear that my specific VIN number was included. How can this be possible? I am having the same trouble with the same part and don't feel I should have paid for this or any further repairs that may be pending. My question to you is, shouldn't my VIN number be included in this recall?

Filed Oct 6, 2017 · Airbags · 15,800 miles · CA

Airbag light came on and will not go off. Prior this occurrence a warning light came on that indicated soot in my fuel tank. Once that problem was solved after following instructions from user manual, then the airbag light came on and remains on. This occurred while I was driving on the freeway.