Air Bag Related Problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Golf

Table 1 shows five common air bag related problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Golf. The number one most common problem is related to the side/window air bag (19 problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (three problems).


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Golf

The Side/window Air Bag problem

On Saturday Aug 7th I was driving my 2002 vw Golf on the highway when the passenger side airbag deployed. The road was smooth with no bumps or potholes, nothing hit the car, it was totally spontaneous. Luckily there were no passengers in the car.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Air bag light is on in vehicle because of a poor electrical connection in the driver's side seat belt clasp, which was already replaced once while vehicle was still under factory warranty, about 2yrs and 30k miles ago.   Read details...

The Air Bag Knee Bolster problem

While driving at about 45 miles per hour, the side curtain and seat bolster airbags deployed on their own. There was no impact to the vehicle that preceded this incident. The airbags simply deployed by themselves   Read details...


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