Air Bag Related Problems of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat

Table 1 shows three common air bag related problems of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (23 problems). The second most common problem is related to the air bag light on (four problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Volkswagen Passat


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat

The Air Bag problem

Today, as my wife was driving home, she heard a "crunch" noise while making a turn. Afterwards, the airbag light came on, and her steering wheel botton functions are not working, including her car horn. This all relates to the clockspring.   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

The driver airbag light went on, the whole steering wheel control stopped working as soon as this light went on. The agency advices us that this is a very common issue with this vehicle. That there was a recall for this same issue for the clock coil I believe he called it, and I want to verify why   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

All three sensors came on at the same time. After having them checked, no issue was found and codes were reset. A couple of days later, all three sensors showed up again. All of this occurred while vehicle was parked, then again in motion.   Read details...


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