Air Bag Not Deploy Problems of Volkswagen Beetle

Airbag light that is located on the dash is on. Took to have the sensor replaced and was told that part is no longer made. Without this sensor the air bag is rendered useless. The mechanic said that the airbag will not deploy in the event of an accident. This is the code that is given 00003 control module defective. And 00532 supply voltage lower limit not reached. Air bag module had internal failure. Will need to be replaced and check part has been discontinued. In the evident I want to sell this vehicle I can not due to this failure.

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Tl the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was taken to (clay cooley Volkswagen park cities 6223, 5555 lemmon Ave, dallas, TX 75209 (469) 425-9452) where the contact was informed that the passenger seat control sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000.

The contact owned a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. While driving approximately 40 mph, the driver fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. The driver exited the vehicle and walked a few yards away from the vehicle when it suddenly exploded without warning. The driver sustained a minor injury that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that nothing could be done. The contact was provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. The VIN was not provided.

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The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. While parked, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle traveling 15 mph. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for repair. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 52,000.

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The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Beetle. While driving 35 mph, a freight truck crashed into the rear passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact felt pain in the right arm and neck, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 4,300.

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I've had my Beetle since 2005, and the airbag lights continuously come on as well as issues with the transmission. I've taken it to vw once for repair, and they come back on months later. I've read similar complaints from other vw owners concerning the airbag and transmission. I can't understand why this isn't a recall issue particularly since there was a death in 2007 with another owner. The airbag will not deploy when the light is on. The web page below voices the frustrations of many owners, and I do not understand why these complaints aren't being taken seriously. The repairs cost over $1600. How is this fair when having to get it repaired every year? are you protecting vw? trying to find someone to clear the codes is difficult because they have to go under the seat to adjust wires and using the computer to clear them, but they come back on a day or two later. . Read more...

I own a 2006 vw new Beetle convertible. The air bag warning light started to light intermittently and now it always remains lit. I have taken it into my vw dealership a few times for this issue. At first,they were able to reset the code and the air bag light went out. However, the last time I went in they were unable to reset the light. To correct the problem, the vw dealership says that I need to pay them a signifiicant amount of money to troubleshoot and correct the problem. I have never before had a problem with any air bag warning lights on any of my other vehicles. I believe that this is a definite safety issue that is caused by the unreliability of vw's design implementation of their air bag safety system. People should be able to have high confidence that their safety systems will be utra reliability throughout the life of the car and should not have to expect to pay additional for that assurance. My daughter was just in a minor rear end collision. The air bags did not deploy either because the collision was insufficient to set off the air bag system or because the air bag sensor light was on. Thankfully, my daughter was no seriously injured.

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Vw dealer advises that airbag light indicates airbags are disabled and caused by a malfunction in the seatbelt latch assembly costing $386 to repair. Vw dealer says this happens a lot. Vw dealer said that airbags would not have deployed. Vw dealer said that wiring inside the latch "just breaks" eventually. Failure of safety equipment should be an automatic recall and manufacturers should be required to repair defects at their costs and not cost to the consumer.

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The contact owns a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph the air bag light stayed on. The contact stated that the air bag light came on after driving over a speed bump and if the vehicle was involved in a crash the air bags would not deploy. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer but refused to have a diagnostic test performed due to the cost. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The failure mileage was 60,000.

1. My airbag light in my car came on. 2. I took it to a repair shop that found the seatbelt sensor had gone bad thus causing the airbag light to come on and the airbags would not deploy in the case of an accident. 3. The seatbelt was replaced so that the sensor would again be working correctly and the airbags would be deployed in the case of an accident. As the seatbelt mechanism was working fine, but just a tiny sensor on the seatbelt arm went bad, it caused my airbags to be deactivated. There should be a lifetime warranty on such safety parts such that there is never a failure to deploy airbags or an issue with seatbelts. The auto repair employees said they have replaced hundreds of these seatbelts in vws for the very same reason I had.

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The contact owns a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact was not the driver at the time of the incident. While driving approximately 55 mph on a snow covered road, the driver noticed an 18-wheeler heading towards the vehicle. The driver applied pressure to the brakes in order to avoid a crash. The brakes failed and the driver rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop and an insurance agent informed the owner that the vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

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For no apparent reason the airbag warning light in my daughter's 2002 new Beetle lit up. After a costly ($315) diagnosis and repair it was discovered that there was resistance in the seat buckle. When I scheduled the diagnosis, the service desk person predicted that was the problem. That indicates that this is a common defect. She also said the airbags will not deploy if the light is on. Which in its self is cause for concern .

The driver's side air bags did not deploy as they should have in a head on car accident. Someone hit my car in the right rear end and I lost control of the car and it careened head first into a tree. Before the car was hit it was going about 30 - 35 mph but after it was hit it went faster, I can't say how much (I estimated above). I was the driver and only occupant. The car was totaled but the air bags did not deploy as they should have. I got whiplash (real whiplash) and injured my hip as it broke the arm rest. The VIN number I provided is for this car that was totaled - it's no longer on the street.

I have had to replace all four power window regulators. I am now having to replace one of the replacements. This vehicle only has 83000 miles on it. The parts to repair this window are extremely expensive - over $500. I've already invested well over $1500 replacing the regulators already. Volkswagen is making defective parts and will not stand behind their product. I filed a complaint earlier on this vehicle for a defective airbag. This car has not been abused. I've taken good care of it. The airbag was never deployed or damaged in any way. If the airbag is defective it is because vw puts defective airbags in their vehicles.

Vehicle was on the road when all of a sudden the brakes did not operate when they were applied. As a result, vehicle hit a telephone pole. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.

Air bag sensor light continues to illuminate. Dealer states "problem is not a safety issue; " however, consumer was concerned that air bag would not deploy in case of collision.

While driving 45 mph the vehicle was involved in a left frontal collision yet the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled.

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The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the air bags did not deploy. Ph.

Air bag did not deploy but car was totaled when it burst into flames after it rear ended car in front of it. Paid extra money for fire safety features on this car but it started on fire anyway. This is my daughters car and she was driving at the time. Dt.

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While traveling at approximately 60 mph consumer's son broadsided a truck, causing a crash. Both frontal air bags failed to deploy, and vehicle has not been examined to determine the cause. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Consumer was involved in a rear end collision. Upon impact, driver's air bag failed to deploy.

Car hit highway on ramp guard rail on right front side. Airbags did not deploy. Extensive damage to right front side bumper and to hood.

While traveling at 5 mph another vehicle ran into consumer's vehicle going at speed of 45 mph. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. Manufacturer has been contacted.

Side impact airbags did not deploy during serious accident resulting death. Yh.

Airbag controller knocked off vehicle in single vehicle accident; airbags failed to deploy.

Consumer hit an other vehicle on the front or the side, and air bags did not deploy.

While driving airbag light suddenly illuminated. Consumer states this is an indication that airbag may not deploy.

While driving on a bridge at 50 mph was involved in a collision and air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained injuries. Please provide any futher information.

While driving 50 mph was involved in an accident, and air bags did not deploy. Manufacturer has been notified, and requested consumer to take vehicle to dealer to receive a diagnostic check.

This vehicle was in a head-on collision at 25 to 30 mph, and air bags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.