Table 1 shows two common seat belt related problems of the 2003 Volkswagen GTI.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problems | |
| Seat Belt problems |
Routine usage from adjacent seat mechanism caused wire to fail inside driver's side seat belt harness, causing air bag light to illuminate. Was told by dealer that this is a common occurrence for 2-door golfs and Gtis. Was told that air bags will not inflate in a crash until the seat belt harness was replaced. It seems to me that there should be a recall for such a safety related problem due to a design flaw of the automobile.
2003 vw Gti airbag light came on without an accident, collision, bump or crash and stayed on all the time, this condition makes the airbag system inoperative at the time of a real collision, I belong to a vw club ( vwvoertwx. Com) and this seems to be very popular issue among vw Gti two door, technically this has to be a manufacturing defect that vw should be obligated to correct.