Four problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2000 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2000 Passat.
Premature driver's side air bag failure. I have received an air bag fault' warning code. Further diagnostics have indicated that replacement of the driver's side air bag is necessary. This on a 6-year-old vehicle. Considering that there are vehicles 3 times as old that are still on their original air bags, I would consider this failure unacceptable.
2000 vw Passat wagon. My wife was driving on the highway (70 mph) when her passenger side air bag deployed without any impact, bump or incident which should have caused deployment. The driver's side air bag then deployed about 1 minute later while she was still in motion. Preliminary investigation showed an electrical short/meltdown in the center console wiring. Futher investiagtion impending. Thankfully the front air bag did not deploy at that rate of speed and a full fledged fire did not develop.
Vehicle was involved in a side impact collision. Left side airbag made contact with "left center pillar post" which ruptured airbag, releasing gasses into vehicle. Consumer has experienced vision problems after this incident.
Right front seat side air bag deployed when consumer hit a pothole, damage to right wheel and tire, vehicle needed an alignment, claim 13-7212-517.
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