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2006 Volkswagen BEETLE Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1046342
Internal NHTSA #	10568824
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2006
File date	11/08/08
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2006 volkswagen beetle has had 4 failures of the air bag system. According to volkswagen certified dealerships, the part that keeps failing is a sensor in the seatbelt. When this sensor malfunctions the entire airbag system is rendered useless. It goes off randomly, with no trauma or incident to the vehicle. The part costs more than $600 to fix. I have had it repaired in 2008, 2010, 2013 and now the same part has failed again. Each time it went out it was within a year of the previous failure, although until recently i did not realize that the airbag system was disabled - i waited to take it in because of the inconvenience. The light also randomly turns off one out of every 10-15 drives. The volkswagen regional case manager informed me that - despite the fact that the part is clearly faulty and has continuously failed due to no fault of my own or any factors i could control - they will not replace it and expect me to pay the cost for the yearly/bi-yearly failure because my car has 102,000 miles on it. The failure has nothing to do with mileage and the same problem was fixed multiple times when the car had lower mileage. (plus, i purchased the extended warranty to 100,000) this part clearly needs to be recalled. I have seen hundreds of postings from other people online suffering from the same issue and volkswagen is sticking the consumer with the bill for their shoddy workmanship. When i asked "if i pay to fix it now, will you be covering the rest of the replacements it will obviously need down the line?" the answer was a "no." it is a serious safety issue that needs to be handled by some body with authority over this company. The vehicle is not meeting basic safety standards. I maintain the parts of my vehicle each year that i am required to - volkswagen needs to do their part to make their vehicles work properly.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHICAGO, IL
VIN pattern	3VWRR31C26MXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Volkswagen BEETLE Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Volkswagen BEETLE Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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