Starting in May 2015 we began to notice that the passenger airbag light would not always seem to work correctly when my son sat there. I just figured it to be a problem with the light in the dash. My son weighing in the 60 pound range, I knew it should not of been on when he was there. Sometimes it said off sometimes it did not. I always felt this was an indicator light issue not thinking a car this new with such low miles could have problems with the airbag.

On August 23, 2015 as I was driving alone I noticed the car was not cooling down so I was looking to see if I forgot to turn something on when I noticed that the A/C was indeed on, and not working, as well as the airbag light in the instrument cluster was illuminated. There are multiple problems. Dealer diagnostics verified my concerns. Found DTCS present for PODS module. Pods Module needs replaced. Found DTCS for high pressure switch open. Sensor needs replaced. ESTD; $1800

The problem with the passenger airbag is that the sensor for the weight of the person does not work correctly. VW has this integrated into the seat base that also is heated. At this point I was told that VW is not making repairs of this type. There seems to be many issues related to electrical issues that VW feels they have no responsibility over. I have read that others have had these issues posted unofficially on other sites.

People need to file official complaints so that recalls can be forced.

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/