Air Bag Related Problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Passat

Table 1 shows four common air bag related problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Passat. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag (two problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Volkswagen Passat


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Passat

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Daughter was killed in a head on collision in her 2011 Volkswagen cc when her airbag did not deploy. She purchased the vehicle from a dealer on October 30th, 2018, 5 months prior to the crash. She was traveling the posted speed limit on a county 2 lane road when another vehicle hit her head on.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

Water pump defect causes timing chain malfunctioning as vehicle may stall while driving. Vehicle may overheat as water failure causes antifreeze to leak and cause overheating to fire hazard.   Read details...

The Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette problem

The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen cc. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. Additionally, the horn was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with clock spring failure.   Read details...


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