Table 1 shows seven common air bag related problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag sensor control (four problems).
Teenage son lost control of the vehicle on the highway. Vehicle was then involved in a front impact collision at highway speeds with the side of a flatbed truck. Bumper, headlight assemblies pushed up into the engine compartment. Drivers side curtain airbags deployed. Read details...
This car only has 65000 original one owner miles and has experienced all & more of the current recalls with same model yr, vw local dealerships (2) refuse to acknowledge the problems (one even tried to double charge me for bosch abs part last year before the recall to fix) and numerous emails Read details...
Driving a 2003 vw Passat glx wagon on a road under construction and the passenger side curtain airbags deployed for no apparent reason. Luckily, this shocking incident didn't cause us to get in an accident, but it did fill the car with smoke and we had to pull over immediately and get our 2 year Read details...