2000 Volkswagen Jetta Air Bags & Restraints Problems

WENT TO BUCKLE UP AND HEARD A NOISE. LOSS AT TENSION ON SEAT BELT.

2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA I REARENDED A CAR AT 40 MPH MY FRONT BUMPER IS HANGING OFF AND SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK. VOLKSWAGEN WAS NOTIFIED AND IS HAVING A VW MEMBER LOOK AT THE CAR IN BELLIVILL AUTO SALVAGE 310 OAKHILL RD EXETER RI. DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAGS MY HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD AND CHEST HIT WHEEL DUE TO SEATBELTS. *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AT 65,000 MILES. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF AN INTERNAL FAULT WITH THE FIRMWARE IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY CRASH SENSOR, I THINK THE MANUFACTURE (VOLKSWAGEN) SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OR NOT DEPLOY IN A WRECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

ENTERED MY 2000 VW JETTA GLS, WENT TO PUT THE SEAT BELT ON AND THE SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN. THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. THIS WAS WORKING FINE WHEN I HAD ENTERED THE VEHICLE 30 MINUTES BEFORE ON THE SAME DAY. IN READING THE MANUAL FOR MY VEHICLE IT STATED THAT THIS IS A THREE-POINT SAFETY BELT AND THAT THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH BELT TENSIONERS. SENSORS ACTIVATE THE BELT TENSIONERS IN FRONTAL COLLISIONS. THIS TENSIONER CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED ONCE AND THEN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BY ME OR ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX REPORT. UNLESS IT WASN'T REPORTED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS IT WILL COST $300 TO REPLACE THIS PART. ONLY AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS CAN REPLACE THIS AS IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT USING SPECIAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE REQUIRED. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO BE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY DEVICE. *NM

TODAY I TOOK MY DAUGHTERS 2000 JETTA IN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND I TAKE IT TO VW DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND RECALLS. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VW DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE COMPUTERIZED CHECK-UP. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS'' SIDE AIR BAG. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PROBLEM COULD CONSIST OF ANYTHING FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO THAT OF A MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG UNIT. HE STATED THAT THE PRICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. HE ALSO SAID THAT SINCE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WAS MALFUNCTIONING THE CARS INTERNAL COMPUTER HAD SHUT OFF ALL THE OTHER AIR BAGS WITHIN THE CAR. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW AWAITING SERVICE. YOU ARE THE THIRD PERSON I HAVE TALKED TO AT THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY ANSWERS. SAFETY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CARS TODAY AND THAT IS WHY I PURCHASED THIS JETTA. YOUR ADVERTISEMENTS STATE THAT THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE SAFEST ON THE MARKET. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE CAR NOW AND VW COMPANY REFUSES TO HELP ME FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. ALL OF THEM AGREED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND ABSORB THE PRICE WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. I'LL TAKE THIS MATTER AS FAR AS IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN FOR A FAIR RESOLUTION. MY DAUGHTERS SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CAR. *NM

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE (FORD F-250); SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

DT: WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE CENTER DIVIDER OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS FRONT IMPACT, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SALVAGE YARD. NO ONE HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL CRASH AND NON OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED AN INJURY. *NM

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. *AK

WHEN ADJUSTING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK *TC

DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A METAL BRIDGE, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. APPROXIMATE SPEED AT IMPACT 40 MPH. DRIVE & PASSENGER INJURED AND CAR FRONT END COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. AWAITING INSURANCE CO. INVESTIGATION AS TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE, POSSIBLY TOTAL LOSS.*AK

HI, IT SEEMS AS IF MANY 2000+ VW JETTAS HAVE DEFECTIVE REAR CENTER SEAT BELTS. WHEN YOU FOLD DOWN THE REAR SEATS, THE CENTER SEAT BELTS WILL RETRACT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE SEAT BELT. MANY PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED, JUST PERMANENTLY DISCONNECT THE CENTER SEAT BELT TO AVOID SUCH PROBLEMS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS THAT SEEMED LESS DANGEROUS THAN THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY BE WITH 5 PEOPLE IN THE CAR. COULD YOU INVESTIGATE HOW FREQUENT THIS SAFETY ISSUE OCCURS AND POSSIBLY INITIATE A RECALL? I HAD THIS FIXED ONCE BEFORE, BUT APPARENTLY THE FIX DIDN'T LAST. THANKS, NEIL KUMPERS. *NM

REAR-ENDED WHILE AT A STOP. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 PM IN SNOWING CONDITIONS WHEN SHE STRUCK A SNOW PLOW TRUCK IN THE REAR. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE SPREADER DEVICE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING SEVERE FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO BRUISING ACROSS HER SHOULDER OR CHEST FROM THE SEATBELT (YET), THOUGH SHE WAS WEARING IT. THE AIRBAG CONTROLLER AND ECM HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED FOR STORED FAULT CODES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK *JB *NM

AT 60MPH VEHICLE CRASHED, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMERS VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *MJ

WHILE DRIVING AT 85 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT STARTED FLIPPING. NONE OF FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, EXCEPT FOR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH JUST FELL OUT.*AK

WHILE PULLING FROM A LIGHT,ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND T-BONED JETTA ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AT FIFTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO UTILITY POLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK