Two problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2004 Jetta.
While driving on a rain slicked ramp entering i95 I lost control of my car. It went into a tailspin and went across 4 lanes of traffic hitting a guardrail, bouncing off spinning around and hitting it again, bouncing off and hitting it again (for a total of 3 times) came to rest facing oncoming traffic. The front, back and passenger side of the car was totally destroyed. The car was practically rebuilt. My passenger and I were taken to the hospital via ambulance, there was almost 20k worth of damage to the vehicle and not to mention the 10k damage done to the guardrail. None of the airbags in my car ever deployed!!!! . . . . And my passenger is now suing me because of injuries he sustained. We have pictures, the only thing that saved our lives were that we had our seatbelts on.
While approaching an intersection the car ahead of me stopped suddenly and I could not stop fast enough. The collision did $10,000-14,000 worth of damage to my car and no airbags deployed. Serious injury was only avoided due to my wearing my seat belt. Subsequent neck pain for several days followed, scratches on my neck were received. The car is in the beginning stages of evaluation/repair but agreement is that airbags should have deployed. Have pictures of car and interior cabin and will keep any and all part necessary.