Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat

Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2002 Passat.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/22/2009

Failure for airbag to deploy when I rear-ended somebody. My approximate speed was 25-25 mph and all my front components in the car were damaged. That includes the radiator, the airconditioning all the fans in the front and the engine cover. It cost me around 9000 to fix it. But the point is with so much damage in the front the airbag failed to deploy. I have never been in such an accident before and now I feel very unsafe driving that car. I do not know if the airbags will ever work also.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/04/2006

Driving north in the far right lane on gallatin pk in nashville, TN, another driver in the south bound turning lane turned into oncoming traffic with no warning. My view was obscured by the line of traffic in the left hand north lanes. The car I was driving (2002 vw Passat) hit the car that turned in to my lane in a direct, classic t-bone hit. I never saw the car and hit the car at approx. 32 mph without braking. The driver's side airbag on my car failed to deploy although the passenger side airbag did deploy. I was wearing a seat belt, but the car seat also slid forward and I hit the steering wheel. The back seats came unlatched and everything flew forward through the car at impact.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat



Safety Ratings of Passat Cars
Fuel Economy of Passat Vehicles
Passat Service Bulletins
Passat Safety Recalls
Passat Defect Investigations