Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta

The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, another vehicle crashed into the driver's side door. The impact caused the vehicle to spin around and crash into a light pole. The contact mentioned that the driver's side air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed and the driver sustained lacerations to his arms, legs and face. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.

We were stopped in the traffic and all of a sudden this truck [2001 chevy] rear ended us at the speed of 45 miles per hour and our car got pushed into the car in front of us. In our car, passenger side air bag cover came out but airbag did not deploy. We bought this car because we had great trust in vw [german cars] in making strong and reliable cars which can save lives which could not be proved in the accident we gotten into. Had the impact been little higher we could have died in the accident. I'm sad to say that our trust in vw has been shattered after the accident.

- the contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS. The contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle while traveling 45 mph. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileage were 38,000. The contaact sustained minor injuries, and did not remember if he was belted. A police report was taken. The contact had pictures of the vehicle, and submitted pictures to the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated that after reviewing the pictures the air bags performed properly.

I was traveling 0 mph and was hit head on at 60 mph. I was driving a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta and the airbags did not deploy.

No impact, no pot holes, no speed bumps - driving on a paved road the passenger side (roof & seat) airbags deployed. No passengers were in the vehicle, driver only w/seat belt - no driver side or front air bags deployed. Vw dealer found no damage; vw regional claims black box says "significant impact" thus no defect, report it to insurance CO. . Insurance CO finds no damage to the vehicle, denies claim. Vw says airbags deployed due to passenger not wearing seat belt (no passenger in the vehicle); also said not manufactured to withstand pot holes or speed bumps. Insurance CO says airbags deploy only w/seat belt fastened. Either way, this is a defect - air bags deployed w/no accident, no passenger; if there was an impact, driver side air bags did not deploy. This vehicle is still under manufacturer warranty. Nobody will pay for the damage the airbags created. I have found many complaints - air bags deploy in vw Jetta's while driving on a roadway, no impact, no pot holes, no speed bumps . . . Vw has a problem - this should be a re-call - make them fix it! thanks.

The consumer suspect a defect of the vehicle because the front airbag did not deploy despite the highest impact (1 out of 14 scale) damage on the front. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and requested for an inspection; the manufacturer explained why the airbags did not deploy but it was no more than a description in the owner's manual. The manufacturer is not willing to send a technician to inspect the vehicle. The consumer requests for a third-party experts inspection. 1) accident narrative (based on city of wheeling, wv, police report): the vehicle (Volkswagen Jetta 2004) was on the first lane of I-70 w. The vehicle suddenly lost a control and went onto the second lane and went back onto the first lane. The vehicle hit the guard rail with the front leaving 25 feet of the guard rail damaged; the vehicle bounced off and struck a truck trailer with the right rear end. 2) despite the severe damage on the front (the consumer has photos; the front is almost gone), none of the front airbags deployed except for the passenger side curtain. The manufacturer is not willing to send a technician to inspect the vehicle. The consumer requests for a third-party experts inspection. The consumer is willing to provide the photos of the damaged vehicle to NHTSA for an analysis.

2004 vw Jetta gli involved in frontal offset collision. Car declared totaled by insurance company. None of the six air bags deployed. Vw has stated that the impact did not enter the 60 degree field of the air bag sensor. I was sideswiped sending my car into the back of a row of parked cars. I received neck, back and wrist injuries. The car should still be available as I have not released it yet. I am concerned that the air bags failed to deploy even with the front of the car destroyed and the passenger compartment roof and floor buckled. At the very least, my neck injuries would have been minimized if even just the steering wheel air bag had deployed.

My wife was involved in an accident with her 2004 vw Jetta. She rear ended the vehicle in front of her at about 15 mph, causing about $7000 of damage to the front of the Jetta. There were no injuries. The Jetta hit the car in front of her squarely, and partially slid under the car that was hit. As a result of the collision, the passenger airbag deployed, but the driver air bag did not deploy. There was no passenger in the vehicle. The police officer at the scene noted that only the one airbag deployed, and suggested that that situation needed to be looked at. The car was repaired by a vw body shop, and I requested that the air bag system be checked out completely, since only the passenger bag deployed in the accident. I was told that the drivers seat belt tensioner was activated and needed to be replaced, but that it was "normal" for only one airbag to be activated. I found this explanation questionable, and would like to know if this is correct, since I'm concerned that only one airbag deployed, which would have been a potential serious defect should the accident have been more severe. The local vw dealer has said that the entire system has been checked out, and that with all the various sensors utilized, only one airbag can deploy in an accident such as this. Is this correct? thank you.

While driving 60 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and was also involved in a side collision. Upon impact, frontal air bag and side air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained minor injuries, and was transported to a hospital. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection. The cause had not been determined at this time.