Adaptive Cruise Control Problems of Volkswagen Passat

My clock spring has broken. It is giving major safety concerns because my front airbag will not work. The horn does not work, limiting my communication with other drivers in case of impending accidents. None of the buttons work on my steering column as well.

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Error shown on dashboard, at this time no incident to report. Drivers airbag disabled , acc disabled, steering wheel functionality disabled.

The following warning lights will randomly turn on & off while driving: air bag malfunction, abs brakes, esc, adaptive cruise control, front collision, tire pressure, power steering, blind spot detection, low key battery detected, and indicate they are not functional. It is a random and items will go back to work while normally driving. Key fob battery has been replaced multiple times. . .

Lost power reconnect batter n steering locked.

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During a left hand turn a loud "pop" occurred in the steering wheel while illuminated the air bag error light and disabled the horn and all steering wheel controls. I called Volkswagen about the errors and was transferred around on phone system, hung up on while transferring, message left with no contact back. While searching online have found numerous air bag recalls with clock spring issues but this model is not showing it although it is obvious it has failed. The car is not currently safe to drive and is parked, I currently own 4 of these vw tdi Passat's and need this addressed. Thank you.

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The clock spring on this vehicle has failed which controls the driver side airbag, horn and all other buttons on the steering wheel. Apparently, there are almost 5,000 people waiting for this part to fix their car which most are under extended warranties since vw knows they have an issue with this part. I have made numerous calls trying to get this part and there is no end in sight as to when my vw dealer can expect it to get my car fixed. I find this unacceptable, and it sounds like vw is not even manufacturing this part and it could be months or even years before this is resolved. I will not drive my car without a horn or airbag. I am sure many people are driving around with this issue.

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The clock spring has failed in my car unexpectedly and rapidly, exposing me as a teenage driver in college to complete unsafely while driving my car, as the airbags and brake assist that my parents wanted in my car to keep me safe do not function. There have been recalls on Volkswagens for the clock spring before, and there should be one now. The car is 7 years old and has a little less than 73,000 miles on it - the clock spring should not be failing.

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I started my vehicle and the airbag light was on. Also the adaptive cruise control warning light was on and none of my steering wheel controls work. Not even the horn works. This is a huge safety issue that Volkswagen is aware of based on a past recall. There are no open recalls for my vehicle for this problem but there should be! I cannot even drive my car now because it’s not safe with no working horn or airbag! I researched online what the problem could be and several Volkswagen owners have the exact same issue. Apparently it’s the clock spring? I am not aware of Volkswagen offering to fix this major issue for their customers.

On October 3rd, 2021 the minder to change oil service came on and a wrench in the display. As the mechanic had set the incorrect timing interval between services, I went into the menu to attempt to reset the service minder but never got that far as the airbag light came on and all buttons on the steering wheel stopped responding. My husband in the passenger seat instructed me to restart the car and this did not reset any warnings but also showed the acc: error, in the display alternating with the airbag: error. The dealership wants $ 165 just to plug in the diagnostic reader and won't apply it to a repair and says this car has no open recalls which I am aware of. However, there was an airbag recall including the 2015 year build Passat, but the dealership wants payment to diagnose. When the car is stirred to make a 90 degree left hand turn I can hear a coil in the steering wheel cracking at times. Frequently, the airbag light for the passenger scale stays on but may go out if someone goes to sit in the passenger seat. All seat belts are unlocked at the top, and the receivers for the buckles look fine and nothing is stuck in them. I have not yet lifted the seats to inspect the harnesses but I doubt I will be able to fix anything as I cannot reset the codes anyhow. Not being able to change the information on the instrument panel from useless error messages is distracting. Tell vw to read an airbag fault light for free! this is a safety concern for every passenger and should not be taken advantage of to make a service department money. How can I find out if this model was added to the air bag recalls or is in the process of being added? Honda has a lifetime warranty service for free on all safety restraints. I am surprised that vw does not make safety their highest priority. I'm not certain the forward collision warning is affected but the lanes blink orange showing me the acc is not responsive and it's close enough in function to mention just in case it may not work.

The car suddely turned on airbag lights, abs wheel speed sensor and, cruise control.

While reversing in my driveway, my dash lights up with warning: acc error and warning : airbag error and stayed while I was parked and kept my car stationary. The next day it showed up again and I am worried about my airbag deploying on me while driving and causing an accident. I am worried also that my airbag might never go off and these codes damage something else internally in the car.

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The steering wheel controls stop working the horn no longer works after the recall on the airbag they fixed in the steering wheel.

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