Air Bag Related Problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf

Table 1 shows five common air bag related problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf. The number one most common problem is related to the side/window air bag (five problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag on-off switch (two problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Volkswagen Golf


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf

The Side/window Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Golf. While attempting to park, the contact noticed that the passenger side air bag suddenly deployed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the air bag needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 22,400.   Read details...

The Air Bag On-off Switch problem

2003 vw Golf gl-I bought new & am the only driver of it. And just over 80,000 miles, the airbag warning light came on. I had to drive it around for over a couple of weeks before any of the vw dealerships would schedule me an appointment to spend a couple of minutes to connect their hand-held   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

My son was parking his car at a state park and driving less than 2 miles a hour when the passenger airbags deployed. Several people heard the loud sound and ran over to see if anyone was hurt. His girlfriend's arm became red, with a rash and swollen.   Read details...


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