2007 Volkswagen GTI Air bags Problems

“I've already spoken with vw of america, and the dealership my husband and I purchased this vehicle from. But yesterday 03/17/2016 at approx 420am my husband was driving the GTI to work. It was pouring down rain and made it very difficult to see. A txdot light pole fell on the highway and my husband had no time to stop until he was just about to hit it. After hitting the light pole he went air born, landed on all 4 tires and fish tailed. …”

“I was traveling at approximately 40 MPH when another vehicle ran a stop sign. I t-boned the other vehicle. The front of my car impacted the front passenger fender and door of the other vehicle. I did not have time to apply the brake, only enough to let off of the gas pedal before the collision occurred. I was wearing my seat belt at the time of the accident. My vehicle was not drivable and sustained front end damage and engine compartment damage. My airbags did not deploy even though I was traveling at 40 MPH.”

“Air bag failure for car, took to dealership and there is a TSB 69-11-01 for updating the seat occupant module j706 but faults would not clear so recommend replace j706 with seat ocvuonat sensor but Volkswagen says the part is obsolete and they don't make it anymore and there are no after market module available! The airbag system is faulty and won't work with out this module and now no one can ride in the far!!”

“As typical of vws, my complaint is not a single major one, but a laundry list of minor failures and incompetence of dealership service departments. The largest two complaints deal with the airbag system and the subframe.”

“The contact's son owned a 2007 Volkswagen GTI. While the contact's son was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was fatally injured. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was towed to a storage lot where an independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and found no failure. A police report was filed. Medical attention was not required. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.”