The airbag system of this vehicle constantly keeps failing and causes the airbag light to come on. The vehicle was brought to a Volkswagen dealership numerous times over the years to fix this issue but the dealer has not been able to fix the issue and the the airbag light keeps coming on with different things being the issue. First the airbag light came on and the seat occupied recognition module was defective and an update was preformed. After that the airbag light came on and the side front crash sensor was faulty and replaced. After that the airbag light came on and the seat belt buckle was found to be faulty and replaced. Now the airbag light is on and an independent service center advises me the front crash sensor is faulty again and needs replacement. I contacted Volkswagen north America claiming the system has numerous faults but they do not want to accept any responsibility. They advise me to bring it to the dealer and get it replaced for the full cost of the part and repair. The model year 2005 Volkswagen New Beetle has a faulty airbag system and Volkswagen should recall these vehicles to fix the issues and offset the expensive repair costs consumers have to pay.
Safety restraint system failure has occurred in this 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle multiple times. Volkswagen responded by replacing the wiring harness under the driver's seat the first time that the failure occurred but refused to actually correct the engineering issue causing the failure to return. The wiring harness is too short under the seat and feeding to the switch in the seat belt of the driver. The car is now out of warranty and failed yet again. If you will notice, there are many issues with the 2000 New Beetle but only 4 recalls of third party lighting products and no actual Volkswagen recalls. Volkswagen is being allowed to get away with abuse to the consumer.
I turn on my car and suddenly the airbag sensor turn on without reason.
Consumer states vehicle has been in the shop 7 times for repairs, each time he is assured that the car is fixed. Vw customer services position is that if it is currently fixed they have no further obligation. The car was back 4 times under its 24,000 mile warrenty but each time consumer was assured that the problem was found and necessary repairs were made, all seven times the car was taken in for service it was because the air bag light was on.