The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact was driving 50 mph and crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. One passenger sustained injuries to the head, neck, back and chest. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileages were 75,000.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

This Passat continues to have air bag issues. The air bag fault light has gone on multiple times in last 12 months. Per the VW tech's, the air bag will not deploy when the light is on. The air bags, wires, harnesses and components have all been replaced. At last visit to VW, they stated nothing else can go wrong because it has all been replaced. The vehicle is currently in for same repair. The above date is an estimate. But, it has been serviced for this issue by current dealer since 8/11/11.

- Downigntown, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs but to no avail. The driver side sun visor light also would not illuminate and the light was replaced by the dealer. In addition, the air conditioning system was repaired several times and most recently failed again. The contact stated the drain had to be cleaned of contaminated solvent and repairs were also made to the temperature system. The manufacturer was not contacted in regards to any of the above failures. The failure mileage was 20,578 and the current mileage was 39,000.

- Hialeah, FL, USA