Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Beetle

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that the driver side air bag deployed without any warning while driving. The wires under the seat began emitting smoke and the plastic coating was melted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 99,610.

This is my second complaint to safercar. Gov and I haven't received any contact from anyone on this matter. All I want is for my air bag system to be fixed for free by vw in stockton CA. My airbag light is on for the fourth time in four years that I have had the 03 vw Beetle convertible and every time, vw has found that the sensor is at fault. Now this time, vw wants to charge me 678. 00 to fix it. There is no recall on this. It is 00003 control module defective. I am extremely angry that they will not fix this knowing that this is the fourth time that the air bag light came on. Vw knows that my airbag light comes on and they suppossably fix the sensors free of charge each time, but this time, they will not. They need to make a recall on this thing. Im sick and tired of having to have my car serviced over a light. Please help me.

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact noticed that the air bag sensor light illuminated on the instrument panel. The light remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was due to a loose electrical connector for the driver's side air bag. The recall repair was performed incorrectly. On three separate occasions, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the same failure, but with no resolutions. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved with the air bag deployment. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 15,000 and current mileage was 45,000.