Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta

Passenger front and side airbag sensors went bad. Will cost 1200. 00 to fix both. Driving and light came on.

The front and side air bag on the drivers side is inoperable due to a wiring problem under the drivers seat.

The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact drove over an uneven road surface, which was raised about 2 inches from the ground, and the front driver and passenger side air bags inadvertently deployed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that there were aftermarket shocks that could have caused an impact with the sub frame. The technician advised that the impact could have caused the air bags to deploy but did not guarantee that it was the cause of the deployment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the cost of diagnostic testing or repairs would not be covered. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 51,608.

My wife was driving her 2007 vw Jetta when she was t-boned from a GMC SUV, approx. Speed of GMC was 40 mph and approx speed of Jetta was 45 mph. The Jetta was struck at a 90 degree angle directly into the drivers side door. The impact was enough that my wife needed to be removed from her car with the jaws of life. The steering column airbag deployed however the multiple side and lumbar airbags did not deploy. Had these deployed her injures would had been much less severe. Both cars are being totaled by the insurance companies. This vehicle was purchased specifically because of the safety features, now after contacting vw, mindy prentice regional consultant Volkswagen customer care is trying to tell me that the this isn't the type of crash that would trigger side airbags. However after talking to multiple dealers in the area as well as going back to my initial suspicion it seems that the side airbags most certainly should have deployed.