Air Bag Related Problems of the 2002 Volkswagen GTI

Table 1 shows five common air bag related problems of the 2002 Volkswagen GTI. The number one most common problem is related to the side/window air bag (15 problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag (four problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Volkswagen GTI


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2002 Volkswagen GTI

The Side/window Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen Gti. While driving 55 mph, the passenger side air bag suddenly deployed. The contact was injured. There was no crash or impact. The vehicle is parked at the contact's residence and has not been inspected by a mechanic. The failure and current mileages were 70,000.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

My wife and I were driving out of parking lot, turning into the main street when suddenly we hear a loud explosion and inside the car was cover in a cloud of smoke and white power. It took us few min to realize what happened since we both had ringing ear for a moment.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

While driving in a parking lot at a speed of about 5 mph, I hit a curb and the driver side curtain airbags deployed. There was a loud bang and the car filled with smoke. I called vw and they said that regardless of the speed of the accident if the car feels anything near the crash sensors the   Read details...


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