Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 35 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 35, in the owner's own words
Since there has been ongoing investigation on airbags, thought to report the issue related to this. For some reason, the airbag yellow warning light came up for no reason on my dashboard. It came up months ago and never has'nt gone away. Was wondering this is part of the airbag recall debate that has been reported in the media
The airbag warning light (yellow) on the driver seat side comes up for no reason
the airbag light indicator is on and the car is 2009 which is more than 10 years old however it is under 120k miles original warranty as it is currently at 97k miles and I have contacted Volkswagen and nothing they could do or helped me. Dealerships want to charge me diagnostic fees which was ridiculous. the dealership scanned the code but did not went further without the additional fee.
1) seat belt did not lock and airbags did not deploy. Available for requested inspection. 2) injured driver & passenger. Both flew up out of their seats hitting their heads and body on windshield 3) Not yet appointment only available in 2 weeks 4)No 5)police and tow impound company. Still in impound waiting on insurance 6)no
I WAS IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAG THEN DEPLOYED. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND IT MAY HAVE HELPED WITH THE IMPACT.
I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITER FOR THE AIR BAGS IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35000 MILES ON IT AND THE MECHANIC FELT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SOME SORT OF WARRANTY.
MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALTHOUGH THE CENSORS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG. PER MY INSURANCE CARRIER INVESTIGATOR IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 180215369. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AFTER THE CRASH, WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,129. *TT ENGINE WAS PLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE IN NOVEMBER 2014 DUE TO ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE MILEAGE FOR ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT ENGINE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES. *TT
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS AIRBAG LIGHT ON HORN STOPPED WORKING
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG DID NOT POP OUT WHEN I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY IN ORLANDO FLORIDA
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V34000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEE VOLKSWAGEN SUBARU (130 HOLLYWOOD BLVD SW FORT WALTON BEACH FL 32548 850-243-3171), BUT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE SECOND LEVEL CODES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,792.
"TAKADA RECALL" MY CAR ONLY HAS 34000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US IT WOULD COST $695.00. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE AND TAKADA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITOR FOR SOMETHING FOR THE BAGS THE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WHEN WE STARTED TO BACK-OUT WE SAW THE INDICATOR ON..
" TAKATA RECALL" ? MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO WORK ONE DAY AND A DEER CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HIT HIM. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WAS GETTING READY TO TURN INTO WORK. WHEN THE DEER HIT HIM, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG(CURTAIN I THINK THEY CALL IT) AND DRIVERS REAR AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE AIRBAG DIRECTLY IN FRONT FRONT OF HIM. THE SIDE AIRBAG HIT HIM SO HARD THAT THE AIRBAG MATERIAL LEFT A MARK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.(IT LOOKED LIKE A BURLAP/CANVAS MATERIAL) MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND NOW HAS PCS AND STILL IS HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG . THE CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG BUT SHOULD BE. HIS CAR WAS TOTALED
HAD A NOISE AND THEN LIGHT GO OFF ON MY JETTA AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SOI BROUGHT THIS TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO GET A NEW CLOCK SPRING AND AIR BAG INSTALLED AT A COST OF ABOUT $950. THIS IS ON THE RECALL FOR THE VW S LIST OF RECALLED AIRBAGS THEY SAID MINE DOESN'T QUALIFY SAME PROBLEM BUT A FEW MONTHS DIFFERENT IN TIME
NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH
ON 9/13/2015 I NOTICED AN AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ACTIVATED. THE VW DEALER TELLS ME THAT A WIRING HARNESS, PART #1K0971584 HAS BROKEN. I CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A STEERING WHEEL AIR BAGS OR GET IT FIXED, MY CHOICE. WELL THIS CAR ONLY HAS 35500 MILES ON IT. THIS HARNESS SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. THE FUNNY THING IS THIS HARNESS SITS UNDER THE AIR BAG BETWEEN THE AIR BAG AND THE STEERING WHEEL. I BELIEVE VW HAS/ HAD A RECALL FOR 2010 TO 2014 JETTA MODELS FOR THE SAME THING. THERE IS SOMETHING GOING WRONG UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG AND VW BETTER FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND REPAIR IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
HOSES FOR THE SUNROOF DRAINS NOT SEALED PROPERLY. WATER LEAKS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FILLS SPARE TIRE WELL, RUSTING THE JACK AND TOOLS MAKING IT HARD TO USE IF NEEDED. WATER ALSO RUNS DOWN A PILLAR (WHERE THERE IS AN AIRBAG) AND THEN OVER (SOAKING) THE FUSE BOX ON THE SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THEN IT RUNS DOWN THE PLASTIC TRIMS AND LEAKS ONTO THE FEET OF THE DRIVER SOAKING THE FLOOR MAT. THE WET FUSE BOX AND AIRBAG SEEMS DANGEROUS. DATE FIRST NOTED AND MILEAGE ARE GUESSES. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER JETTA SPORTWAGENS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS, THE STABILITY, AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED THREE TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A BUSH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
FIRST TIME THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WAS ONLY A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE(DECEMBER 2010; MILEAGE 27,341). I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (SAME DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM) IN WA (DUTY STATION AT THE TIME) AND EXPLAINED THAT IT HAPPENED AFTER THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD BEEN MOVED. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS" PASSENGER SEAT IGNITOR CONNECTOR FAILED." WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST DUE TO VEHICLE STILL BEING UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS THEN DEPLOYED FOR 15 MONTHS AND HAD THE VEHICLE IN STORAGE. UPON MY RETURN, AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN IN APRIL 2012 WITH MILEAGE OF 29,052. ONCE AGAIN HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT VW DEALERSHIP IN TN (MY DUTY STATION AT THE TIME), WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED (AGAIN) UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALERSHIP. IN AUG 2014, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME. I PROVIDED ALL PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE/REPAIR HISTORY TO DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS A PREVIOUS AND RECURRING ISSUE. ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN AS AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRING AND WITH THE VEHICLE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK. AT THIS REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD SEE WHERE PREVIOUS WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND WAS REASSURED THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. IN OCT 2014 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FOURTH TIME. AFTER THIS, I CONTACTED VW HEADQUARTERS AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE WHO THEN ASSIGNED A "REGIONAL MANAGER" TO MY "CASE." I DEPLOYED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER, BUT HAD MY MOTHER WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND VW TO RESOLVE. FINALLY LOOKED FARTHER INTO OTHER THAN THE WIRING AND RESULT WAS HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT ($1100). VW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH ORIGINAL ISSUE BEGAN 4 YEARS PRIOR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
TOOK TO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND HORN NOT WORKING . IN DIAGNOSIS, FOUND THAT CLOCKSPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD ALSO PROBABLY RESOLVE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH IS ON. THE PRICE FOR REPAIR $485.00. WHEN CALLING OTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOPS IN THE AREA ; COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER SHOP TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ,AS IT IS A LIABILITY BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG INVOLVEMENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT TELL ME WHETHER THE AIR BAGS WORKED BUT SAID REPLACING THE CLOCKSPRING SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS, EVEN THOUGH MY VOICED CONCERN ABOUT THE AIRBAG ISSUE WAS HEARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SEWER COVER, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
OUR CAR IS DRIVEN BY 2 DRIVERS- I AM 5 FEET TALL, MY HUSBAND IS 6'1". THE CAR SEAT GETS MOVED BACK AND FORTH A LOT AS WE BOTH DRIVE THE CAR DAILY. IN LATE NOVEMBER MY HUSBAND MOVED THE SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK AND IT MADE A CRACKING NOISE. WE LATER NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. HE FOUND THE BROKEN WIRE UNDER THE SEAT AND REPAIRED IT, BUT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP REVEALED THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE FIX WAS TO "NOT MOVE THE SEAT SO MUCH". THE NEXT WEEK- BEFORE WE HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET THE LIGHT CLEARED- THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. I REAR ENDED A CAR IN SLOW-AND-GO TRAFFIC WHEN SHE SWITCHED LANES IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING. $15,000 IN DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. A WITNESS THAT STOPPED TO HELP HAD TO PRY THE DOOR OPEN TO GET ME OUT. THE FIGHTER FIGHTERS ALL REMARKED THAT THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. NO AIRBAGS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE ISSUE IF THE ACCIDENT WAS WORSE. *TR
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