2001 Volkswagen Passat air bags problems
26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Cruise control was set at 65 MPH with about 400 miles on vehicle, and brakes did not turn off cruise control . Vehicle did not stop. Driver had to use emergency parking brake, and crashed into vehicle in front of him. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupants. VW did not give consumer a loaner car and could find nothing wrong with vehicle. *slc
2/18/03 - reported air bag light on to dealer. Dealer could not find problem and reset light. Airbag light came back on again in may '03. Returned to dealer on 6/28/03 for service. Told that airbag spiral spring and harness be replaced. Could not change on that day (saturday) due to time constraints. Returned to dealer on 8/26/03 to replace spiral spring and harness.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Passat
- Engine 91 complaints
- Electrical system 83 complaints
- Brakes 69 complaints
- Fuel system 46 complaints
- Lighting 39 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 32 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints