What 148 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Volkswagen Cc

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF HER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF BETWEEN 55-70 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NONE OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFT, DASHBOARD, AND BATTERY COMPARTMENTS OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRUMBLE INWARD AND BREAK APART. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S RIGHT LEG AND HIP WERE PINNED DOWN. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND SUFFERED A DISLOCATED KNEE CAP, PELVIS FRACTURES IN THREE PLACES, FOUR BROKEN RIBS, NINE STITCHES TO THE FOREHEAD, CUTS AND BRUISES ON BOTH ARMS, TWO SEIZURES, AND A BURN TO THE FACE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE OTHER DRIVER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FIVE DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY TO THEIR LOCATION FOR INVESTIGATION. FINDLAY VOLKSWAGEN (983 AUTO SHOW DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (702) 558-6600) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING APPRAISED TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

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TAKATA RECALL. AND ALSO HAVE THE 20AE RECALL WHICH IS AN INTERRUPTION IN ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LEAVING ME 9 MONTHS PREGNANT STRADED IN THE MIDDLE LF THE ROAD WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT ON OUR WAY TO TAKE HER TO SCHOOL.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND WAS REAR ENDED BY THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) UNTIL SHE SEARCHED THE VIN AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

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MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT I TOOK MY CAR TO VOLKSWAGON AND THEY SAID THEY PUT A COVER OVER THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE RECALL STATES THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT ON YET THEY ARE TO JUST PUT A COVER OVER IT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DIRT AND DUST THAT GETS IN THERE IF YOUR AIRBAG LIGHT IS NO WHICH MY IS CORRECT STILL THEY ARE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CLOCKSPRING WHICH THEY DID NOT THAT IS WHY MY CAR IS STILL TELLING ME THEREGARDING IS A MALFUNCTION OBVIOUSLY SO I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO VOLKSWAGON THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS TEST FOR $100 WHICH MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE IT'S THEIR RECALL NOT MINE WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY WHEN IT'S CLEARY A RECALL IN WHICH IF THEY JUST REPLACED IT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY FIX IT START DATE 02-09-2016 DESCRIPTION TAKATA HAS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. REMEDY REPLACE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR.

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TAKADA RECALL WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ,NONE OF THEM. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS AND HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS, WHEN I CONTACTED VW OF AMERICA THIS WAS NEVER MENTIONED THEY STATED ONLY WAY THEY WOULD DEPLOY WAS IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM IT.. I WAS DRIVING AND A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND THEY WERE REAR ENDED. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED .

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2013 VW CC WAS A TOTAL LOSS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SEMI-TRUCK. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AFTER MULTIPLE IMPACTS ON DRIVER SIDE. FINAL MODERATE FRONT OVERLAP CRASH WITH GUARDRAIL FAILED TO DEPLOY DRIVER AIRBAG. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THRESHOLD WAS CERTAINLY MET FOR FRONTAL CRASH AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF BROKEN SENSORS. THIS INCIDENT COULD POTENTIALLY BE CONSIDERED UNDER NHTSA ONGOING INVESTIGATION PE 15-010 INVOLVING 2012 VW CC. *TR

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