general problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta

I was driving on the freeway and the airbags deployed. No one hit me and I don't hit anyone.

Oil light is blinking, I was told by several mechanics that Jettas as well as Volkswagens in general are known for having terrible sludge issues. I took the car to the dealership, they charged me over $150 to diagnose my car, after diagnosing it they said that the engine needs new oil bearings due to sludge issues, they said that the oils pressure is fluctuating and that soon my engine will blow up, they said that this was not covered under similar recalls that they've had on other models of theirs and that to fix my problem I would need a new engine which would cost me over seven thousand dollars. It seems to me that this is a very well known problem for vw, they've known about it for years but just like the problem they're having right now with the software, they've kept this quiet.

While driving our Jetta at approximately 30 mph the drivers side curtain airbag and side seat airbag spontaneously deployed. There was no impact. There was no pothole. It was the only car on the road. Going straight.

Stopped at a light, when the driver side seat airbag deployed. Subsequently put on flashers, and pulled over to a curb. Passenger side seat airbag then deployed (approximately 1 minute later after the first). Seat airbag deployment resulted in abrasions on driver and passenger. Checked the exterior of the car, but there was no damage. Approximately an hour and a half later, the side curtain airbags on both sides spontaneously deployed while again stopped at another red light. Third passenger in rear was uninjured during incidents.

I was leaving a parking lot that had a slight curve and I hit some black ice. The car went straight into the curb and with the impact, which in my opinion, was not a great amount, caused the side curtain and passenger seat airbag to deploy. With how the wheel hit the curb, it also damaged the alignment of the wheels.

Traveling at 70mph under normal driving conditions on interstate the roof and seat airbags and seatbelt lockdown on the driver's side spontaneously deployed causing temporary loss of control of vehicle and neck strain. Repairs to fix airbags cost over $4,000. Volkswagon investigated and were no help. Gave no reason for spontaneous airbag deployment. Very unsafe experience!.

I have a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta this morning while driving my car to work in houston texas on interstate 59 south my driverside window airbag deployed as well as the seat airbag. After getting to the side of the road my car cranked back up and I got out to inspect if there was any damages. I found no damages on the car and the air bag deployed for no reason. I am lucky I did not swerve or there would have been a huge wreck. I believe there should be a recall on all of these 2002 Jetta since there have been so many occurrences of this happening.

I own a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta. On February 15th I was driving just outside of madison, WI on 1-94 heading east and hit a disk size piece (about the size of a hockey puck) of debris which flew up into the under carriage of my car. At the same time, my side curtain and passenger seat airbags deployed. There is no apparent damage to the exterior of my car and I was able to drive it home. Upon inspection there is no apparent damage or markings to the under carriage, body - both metal and plastic. In researching airbag recalls, I came across the NHTSA action number pe04081. This description most accurately describes this incident. Of the 499 vehicles who experienced the problems I am having now - no notice of recall or notice of potential defect were provided. I feel this matter should be reopened for those vehicles who continue to have unintentional airbag deployment. Most notable is the body style for this vehicle has remained unchanged from model years 1999. 5 - 2005. Yet only 2001 - 2003 vehicles seem to be affected. This would indicate that some manufacturing trend is the causative factor in these unintentional deployments.

As I entered a parking garage and picked up a parking ticket my passenger side rear tire hit the curb and my passenger side seat and curtain airbags deployed. I just got my parking ticket and was turning from a dead stop so I could not have been traveling more than 2 miles per hour. The dealer said it was an accident but there is not damage to the tire or wheel other than a scuff mark on the tire where it rubbed on the curb. I have contaced vw of America and the initial response is that they consider it an accident not a mechanical failure. The initial repsonse from my insurance company is that it is a mechanical failure and vw is at fault. Based on research, more than 500 similar incidents have been reported to the NHTSA, and it is common knowledge that only a small portion of the population report problems to the NHTSA. I welcome any additional insight that you can provide. Thank you.

The 2002 Volkswagen Jetta was involved in a accident and none of the air bags deployed. The car contains a lot of air bags. Front passenger and driver and side curtain airbags. None of the airbags deployed in the crash even though the car was totaled. The car had been hit from the side and then the car hit a concrete barrier from the front after the car had spun.

The front, side and side-impact airbags in my 2002 Volkswagen Jetta all failed to deploy when I was struck on the passenger side by a truck traveling at 40-50 miles per hour. The paramedics and responding officer encouraged me to file this complaint, saying that I was fortunate to be riding alone because a passenger would not have survived the accident without airbag protection. I have already contacted vw and submitted the forms and photographs they requested for validation of my claim, but - as expected - they have not responded. I have no intention of suing, but I am disturbed by Volkswagens' recent campaign to market the Jetta based on its safety. In the 3 1/2 years I owned the car, I had to return it for recalls/repairs 14 times, so I believe the airbag failure to be yet another symptom of the Jetta's poor manufacturing. I would greatly appreciate your investigation into this matter and would be happy to provide documentation and photographs.

We own a 2002 vw Jetta 2. 0l. We were driving through an intersection and the passenger side curtain and passenger seat airbag deployed without cause. We pulled off to the side to check for any exterior damage that could of caused the deployment but could not see any. We drove it home (@ 1 mile) and had it towed to the dealership where we will hear about their course of action to repair the issue. Is this a occurrence that is under investigation? if so it might be helpful to know since this will be a very costly repair and haven't had the best of luck with vw even though it's still under warranty.

A car pulled over in front of me trying to turn left. I had the right of me with no stop of traffic light at this intersection. I hit the left side of that car with the front/front left corner of my car at 45 mph and none of the air bags deployed. I would expect that at such a speed at least one airbag would have deployed. Please advise.

I was driving to work when my 2002 voklswagen Jetta hit a bump in the road/pothole and the passenger airbag went off. I got out to inspect if I hit anything since I wasn't sure because of the airbag going off. I got out of the car and there was nothing in the road besides a pothole that everyone else hit as well on the off ramp. There was not a scratch of damage or any impact at all. I just bought this car a little over 2 months ago and it was already back to the dealer for a broken power window and twice for the transmission. I am fed up with this car. There is only 25,000 miles on the car and an airbag should not go off for a pothole. I went to a different vw dealer and they said it's not a warranty issue and it would cost $800 - $1,000 to fix. This is ridiculous that I will have to pay for something like this for normal use of the car.

I am very concerned about the reports I have read about sudden airbag deployments for no reason on Volkswagen models Jetta, gti and golf, year 2001-2003. As a 2002 Jetta owner, I do not wish to suffer from airbag injury from inappropriate airbag deployment. Please investigate this matter for the consumers behalf and recall if necessary. Thank you.

I was involved in an accident in my 2002 Volkswagen Jetta gli. The reason I purchased the car was because of how safe they were supposed to be. They have airbags that come from the sides of the seats, down from the headliner, and from the dash. I hit a cement wall and totaled my car, and none of the airbags went off. Nobody was injured, but the airbags should have still deployed.

While driving at normal speed, the passenger side and curtain air bag deployed over the consumer. Dealer notified. The two right air bags deployed without warning.

While driving passenger side curtain airbag deployed prematurely. Vehicle was not in an accident.

Consumer request for reimbursment regarding repairs for the air bag equipment which inadvertently deployed when the vehicle ran over a curb. ** answer required***.

While driving 20-25 mph the vehicle was involved in a side impact collision yet the side impact nor the frontal air bags deployed.