Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2001 Audi A6

While driving at 30 mph consumer's vehicle t-boned another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy.

The consumer was going about 50 mph when she was involved in an accident. Vehicle a pulled in front of vehicle b and stopped short, forcing vehicle b to rear end vehicle a. In the process, the air bags failed to deploy. Owner contacted the manufacturer and was told that the vehicle was not hit at the right angle to activate the air bags. The emergency lights flashed intermittently and the next day the vehicle would not start, the power unit beneath the floor board was soaking wet and had shorted out, the console under the gear shift was so hot that it could not be touched, there was an oil leak.

While driving in very cold snowy weather my airbag light flashed then stayed on. This occurred 3 times during the winter months and has not reoccurred during warmer months. After turning off the car the light went off. According to the drivers manual the airbags will not deploy with light on. According to odi 756137 with same symptoms indicates no airbag will function even with airbag light out after the intermittent light flashing. I took it to the dealer 2 times, but could not determine problem and would not replace anything. Dealer told me unless there is a solid failure or they can duplicate it they could not fix it. Car is still under warranty and feel like I have been getting run around. Called Audi customer service (ref# 40192796), but have not heard anything.

The air bags did not deploy when the vehicle was hit at 40 mph resulting in injuries to the consumer. The dealer was notified.