Air bag indication light stays illuminated whiile driving. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.
1999 Volkswagen Passat airbags complaints
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The r/f air bag deployed while driving, the air bag deployed due to an underside impact, there was no damage to the side impact beam or anywhere on the structural frame. Nlm
Airbag light is on, dealer has replaced airbag sensor 5 times. Did not remedy problem. Volkswagen rep had dealer rewire entire vehicle. Airbag light is on again at this time. Please add further comments.
After purchase consumer took vehicle in to the dealership to diagnosis and repair of the air bag malfunction light signal or system, repair completed on the spiral ring assembly, however the malfunction light continued to indicate problems, several other repairs until the final repair of the whole system for remedy due to negligence and repair issues.
Srs instrument panel light remains on. Car was not in an accident. Car owned less than 24 months but SRS not covered under warranty simply due to mileage being over 24,000. If SRS is safety related why doesn't the government hold manufacturers more responsible as with emissions? There should be a separate government standard, as with emissions. Holding manufacturers more accountantable for SRS with stricter requirements, as with emissions, will help ensure public safety. I took this vehicle in for a recall repair (steering tie-rods) and no sooner than a week later, the SRS light went on and now I must pay to determine what exactly is wrong with the system. This seems rather unfair for a new car less than 24 months old. And since the work performed was in that quadrant of the car where the recall work was done, I am wonder if this is somehow related.
Consumer was driving a 25 MPH in rainy conditions when another vehicle going opposite direction lost control of vehicle/ fishtailed, hitting consumer's vehicle on driver's side twice. Dual frontal and side air bags failed to deploy, causing injuries. Please provide further information.
Airbag light has come on 5 times. It seems that all 5 times have happened on the highway whie driving over 55 MPH. First time, the dealer reset the airbag sensors. Second, third, and fourth time, according to the dealer invoice, the airbag/SRS control module has been replaced. I have written to volkswagen of america informing them that I believe my car to be a lemon and am demanding relief under the lemon law of my state (ma).
While driving on highway at approximately 60mph noticed airbag sensor light was coming on. This was the 3rd time. Contact dealer, and he replaced airbag sensor, and flipped a switch.
Consumer was involved in a 60 MPH frontal collision in which driver's side/ passenger's or side air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 60 MPH, and airbags did not deploy, causing minor injuries. Dealer and manufacturer will be notified.
Passenger side air bag cover is not fitted correctly. The dealer attemped to install a new cover. Also there was anti-freeze leakage all over the engine two months after purchase of vehicle. Anti freeze had hardened. Dealer said that the rubber hose had failed under normal driving coditions. Dealership replaced the hose on 6-16-99.*ak consumer stated the airbag was replaced by dealer on june 16, 1999 however the airbag was again not fitted correctly and popped up and therefore it was not secure, also the radio does not work properly on the am band, there is interference.
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