One problem related to front driver side air bag inflator has been reported for the 1999 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Loose airbag igniter connection under the steering wheel, causing the airbag system to deactivate itself. This incident is frequent as reported by many owners on various online forums (audiworld, vwvortex, usenet newsgroups, etc). An internet search on "airbag igniter: driver side resistance too high" on google returned numerous reporting on this issue. In my particular instance, this has happened on both a 1999 vw Passat 1. 8t/20v and a 2000 vw golf 1. 9l tdi.
| Air Bag problems | |
| Air Bag Not Deploy problems | |
| Side/window Air Bag problems | |
| Air Bag Light On problems | |
| Warning Light On problems | |
| Front Air Bag problems | |
| Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems | |
| Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems |