Three problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2001 Jetta.
While parking the vehicle, the air bags deployed inadvertently. Owner says that the air bag light would came on and stayed on since Monday 02/07/2005. Owner contacted the dealer and was told that the vehicle could not be seen for this defect until 02/23/2005.
The air bag light is on and the dealer will replace the entire air bag at a cost to the consumer.
Consumer state while traveling without any indication air bag indication light started flashing through out travel. Dealer has been contacted. The air bag light did not remain on any more after the air bag control unit was replaced. The drivers seat back cover was replaced since the original one was stain.