Front Air Bag Sensor Control Problems of Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

Problems with transmission/shifting problems. Everytime the car shifts into a gear, its very rough and infact will jerk very hard. This started every once in a while and began happening more regular as a month or so went on. Now it will stick in 3rd gear and just stay there. We can stop at a redlight, and it will remain in 3rd gear, then drive from the redlight with the car starting in 3rd gear! this is a safety issue, because the car will stick when shifting almost everytime and you could push the gas but only the rpms will go up. . Nothing else. This could cause me to be rear ended or hit from the side when turning left. I have had many close calls due to this issue! I have children, and the car is not safe to drive anymore. I have priced what would fix this, and its not only that I can not afford it, but the solution to the problem is only temporary! I have seen many, many people have the same issues with the same car, and they have spent countless dollars on a problem that still persists. This past Saturday my family was driving and the car stuck in gear going 45 mph, which caused the car to descend in speed, giving the people behind us hardly no time to realize what was happening. We were very very close to an accident. To add to this problem I have had an airbag sensor come on the dash about 2 months ago and will not go off. I had this looked at because it was a safety recall, but the vw dealer told me that my car was no one of the vins, but looked as if it had the same problem! this is serious! they said they could fix it, for a very high amount, but if it was defective that I could be bringing it back in for repair! this is not acceptable!!! we are talking about life or death in a crash!.

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Airbag light on for second time, vehicle is out of warranty, has cost me so far $110 for a dealer to check and $117 for parts not to count my labor for replacement which would have been an extra $400 or so. I believe vehicle falls under a recall for the same problem and during the replacement of the bad parts I found the bad parts mentioned in the recall no. 08v178000 on my vehicle which I still have. Was told that my vehicle, was not part of the recall by vw America but according to the document no. Rcmn-08v178-2838. Pdf found on this web site under defects & recalls, is in fact one of the vehicles that should have received a recall notice for this problem. I would like to be able to have my repairs finished, which should only require the airbag computer to be reset and my previous cost and possible labor charge refunded to me by vw of America.

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The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. While driving at an unknown speed, the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was informed that the air bag sensor failed and would cost $500 to repair. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 08v178000. The manufacturer has not been notified and the vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was 35,140 and failure mileage was approximately 33,500.

The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 08v178000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module); updated 03-04-09 the consumer stated around 50,000 miles the air bag light illuminated. The dealer stated the problem was a faulty air bag sensor on the passenger side which rendered the air bag inoperative. 6 months later, the air bag light illuminated again. Vw stated the air bag sensor/module was faulty again. Updated 03/05/09.

Dealer states that the safety belt latch sensor has malfunctioned and needs replaced. Rendering the airbag inoperative!.

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible. While driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated, which instructed the contact to stop the vehicle. He called the dealer and was advised to bring the vehicle in for repair. At 27,680 miles, the dealer identified the failure with the air bag crash sensor. They replaced the front passenger side crash sensor and two windows. The failure recurred at 27,680 miles and the manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 08v178000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 41,297. Updated 07/08/08. Updated 07/03/08.

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The vehicle has less than 47,000 miles on it and the airbag sensor light came on. This airbag has never been used or deployed. It is not damaged and the vehicle has been maintained properly. I was informed by the dealer that it is a defective airbag and I would have to pay over $700 for a new airbag. I believe the dealer should be responsible for the replacement if they equipped the vehicle with a defective airbag.

Frontal air bag crash sensor is bad barley out of warranty . I have read about this problem alot on the internet and believe this should be a recall by Volkswagen's it is a safety issue.