Six problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2000 Jetta.
Today I took my daughters 2000 Jetta in for service. I have had many problems with this car and I take it to vw dealership for service and recalls. My daughter was driving and the air bag light suddenly came on. I took the car to the vw dealership and was charged one hundred dollars for the computerized check-up. I was then informed that there was a serious problem with the driversã‚ã‚ side air bag. The mechanic said that the problem could consist of anything from an electrical short to that of a malfunctioning air bag unit. He stated that the price to fix this problem would be well over a thousand dollars. He also said that since the drivers side air bag was malfunctioning the cars internal computer had shut off all the other air bags within the car. The car is in the dealership right now awaiting service. You are the third person I have talked to at the dealership regarding this safety issue. I have yet to receive any answers. Safety is one of the most important factors in cars today and that is why I purchased this Jetta. Your advertisements state that this car is one of the safest on the market. It is definitely not a safe car now and vw company refuses to help me fix a problem that should never have been an issue. I have talked to several mechanics and they have never heard of such a problem. All of them agreed that the dealership should fix the problem and absorb the price with no questions asked. This issue needs to be resolved immediately. I'll take this matter as far as it needs to be taken for a fair resolution. My daughters safety is very important to me and will not let her drive in an unsafe car.
Took vehicle to amoskeag european auto for diagnosis of air bag light found to be an internal fault,(either wiring or bag itself came up with 10 codes) brought to dealer and confirmed an internal fault with bag itself! had to replace pass. Side frontal airbag out of my own pocket at a cost of over $490. 00 due to being out of warranty because of milage. I dont feel that a 1 yr old car should have an air bag problem!! obviously there is a serious problem with the air bags in these vehicles and I think that consumers should be informed about this, a recall issued, and all out of pocket expenses reimbersed to consumers that have had to pay out of pocket expenses due to a well know (dealer / manufactuer known) problem! all they can say is that its out of warranty if you want it fixed you have to pay. I dont find that to be a fair practice at all! any help / info. You can provide would and will be greatly appreciated! thank you.
1) the airbag system in this car has completely failed for no apparent reason. The car has less than 5000 miles on it and has been driven very lightly. The dealer initially told me that the problem was just a loose wire on the airbag indicator lights and that it was all ok. After I insisted that they check it further it turned out that the system had indeed failed and needed replacement. What is scary is that they were going to send me back out on the road with a defective airbag system. The technician (not the service manager) told me that airbag system failure is very common in the 2000 Jetta. As you can see from my report, I have had many serious defects in this car and it is barely 8 months old with less than 5000 miles. I just wanted to let the NHTSA know about the problems so that they could look into them.
Airbag system indicator light stays on which according to the vw owners manual, indicates a malfunction in the airbag system. I took my Jetta to a vw service center on 5/23/2000. Service center is to date waiting for vw engineering in chicago IL to provide repair instructions and authorization to repair vehicle. Due to airbag system malfunction indicator being lit, indicating a safety issue, vw engineering has not provided a diagnoses/solution to problem. My vehicle is not in my posession but at mcnevin vw in berkeley CA service department.
Airbag light was on 5 times. Dealer attempted 4 times to fix problem have failed. Concern that will not deploy when needed or deploy while driving.
Abs light and the airbag light illuminated, replaced malfunction indicators.