Air Bag Light On problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta

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On 9/13/2015 I noticed an air bag light had activated. The vw dealer tells me that a wiring harness, part #1k0971584 has broken. I can drive the vehicle without a steering wheel air bags or get it fixed, my choice. Well this car only has 35500 miles on it. This harness should not have broken. The funny thing is this harness sits under the air bag between the air bag and the steering wheel. I believe vw has/ had a recall for 2010 to 2014 Jetta models for the same thing. There is something going wrong under the steering wheel air bag and vw better find out what the problem is and repair it.

Took to dealer for oil change and horn not working . In diagnosis, found that clockspring needs to be replaced which would also probably resolve the air bag light which is on. The price for repair $485. 00. When calling other auto repair shops in the area ; could not find another shop to replace the clockspring ,as it is a liability because of the airbag involvement. The dealer could not tell me whether the air bags worked but said replacing the clockspring should take care of the issue. Volkswagen customer care was contacted and said the car is out of warranty and they can do nothing about this, even though my voiced concern about the airbag issue was heard.

When pulling into work, my airbag light came on along with a message that said "airbag fault!" I have since had this diagnosed as a failed clock spring (located in the steering column), which vw will not replace because the car is over mileage and too old for any kind of goodwill replacement of the part. Since this is a critical safety system, I am disappointed that it failed on an effectively new car, when none of the 15-20 year old beaters I've driven have ever had a clock spring failure.

First time the air bag indicator light came on was only a year after purchase(December 2010; mileage 27,341). I immediately took it to the dealership (same dealership that I purchased the vehicle from) in wa (duty station at the time) and explained that it happened after the passenger seat had been moved. Problem was diagnosed as" passenger seat ingnitor connector failed. " wiring harness was repaired by the dealership at no cost due to vehicle still being under warranty. I was then deployed for 15 months and had the vehicle in storage. Upon my return, and driving the vehicle again, the airbag indicator light came on once again in April 2012 with mileage of 29,052. Once again had the vehicle inspected at vw dealership in TN (my duty station at the time), where the vehicle was diagnosed with the same issue. Passenger seat airbag connector was repaired (again) under warranty by dealership. In Aug 2014, the air bag indicator light came on for the third time. I provided all previous maintenance/repair history to dealership to let them know that this was a previous and recurring issue. Issue was diagnosed again as an issue with the wiring and with the vehicle now out of warranty, had to pay for the work. At this repair I was told that they could see where previous work had been done and was reassured they had fixed the problem for good. In oct 2014 the air bag light came on for the fourth time. After this, I contacted vw headquarters and explained the issue who then assigned a "regional manager" to my "case. " I deployed again shortly after, but had my mother work with the dealership and vw to resolve. Finally looked farther into other than the wiring and result was having to replace the entire passenger seat ($1100). Vw refused to pay for the repair due to vehicle being out of warranty even though original issue began 4 years prior while under warranty.