2004 Volkswagen Passat Air bags Problems

“I was driving my Passat on the highway going 60mph, suddenly an other driver cut me off. To avoid him I switched lane but the traffic was moving slow as I was approaching a constructing site. I hit a car in front of me which caused other 2 cars ahead to be involved in the accident. The damage was severe as the whole front of the car was crashed including the engine and the passenger was fatally injured, he had a shoulder dislocation. What surprised me are the airbags, they never deployed even though I was driving 60 MPH. After few days Volkswagen america sent an engineer to inspect the car. …”

“I was driving the car around 40 MPH in downtown los angeles in the afternoon and I was the only occupant. The vehicle in front of me suddenly slowed down. I pressed the brakes hard but the car did not stop and I tried to swerve to the shoulder but there was not enough room. I rear-ended the vehicle in front of me. I was puzzled and bewildered why the car was not stopping even though I was pressing on the brakes. I could see myself approaching the vehicle in front of me and wondering why I am not stopping but at the same time trying to swerve towards the shoulder. …”

“While driving at approximately 35 MPH driver t-boned another vehicle on the passenger's side and the air bags in the front of the vehicle failed to deploy. The damage was so extensive the car was deemed a total loss. Consumer's son sustained a sprained lower back, hyper extended knees, misaligned hips, etc.”

“Dt: the consumer was driving in a parking lot when the driver's side airbag deployed. There was no cause for the airbag to deploy. There was no warning. This occurred on october 2, 2005. The consumer sustained minor pain, cuts, and bruises. The vehicle has not been inspected yet.”

“Dtl: lease a 2004 Volkswagen Passat, had a high speed (40 MPH) collision. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. No warring lights or failures with the air bags before. Two other vehicle involved but they fled seen.”