NHTSA Complaint #11245756 — 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

YESTERDAY, AS I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. I DROVE TO WORK (APPROX 2 MILES FROM MY HOME) AND PARKED CAR. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR 8 HOURS LATER, MY DASH SCREEN READ "ERROR AIRBAG" AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE CLICKING NOISE IS STILL PRESENT BUT DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL... ONLY SOMETIMES. THIS MORNING,(ERROR LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED) AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED MY CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON STEERING WHEEL WERE NO LONGER WORKING. I AM TERRIFIED THAT MY AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL BUT THE ISSUES I AM HAVING SEEM VERY SIMILAR.