1998 Dodge Durango Airbags Problems
23 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Airbags Recalls (1)
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS. SOUND DEADENER MATERIAL INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE COVER AND HOUSING. NOTE: THE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS WERE BUILT AT THE WARREN ASSEMBLY PLANT ("S" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 16, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; ST. LOUIS NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT ("J" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 19, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; LAGO ALBERTO ASSEMBLY PLANT ("M" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 23, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; AND SALTILLO ASSEMBLY PLANT ("G" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 23, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000. IMPORTANT: VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PROPER CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. IN ADDITION, 1997-2000 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 18, 2001. ALSO SOME 1997-200 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Owner Complaints (23)
Your airbag deployed late during a serious collision (T-bone accident at combined speeds around 80 mph), which allowed you to hit your chest on the steering wheel and your head on the windshield before the airbag inflated. You're concerned whether your airbag may have been defective or degraded over time, and you want to know if it could be a Takata airbag not yet on a recall list. The fix would involve having the airbag system inspected and potentially replaced if found to be defective.
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CAR/DEER HEAD ON COLLISION AT 65MPH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING WIPELASH, STRAINED SPINE AND SHOULDER INJURY. SUV WAS A TOTAL LOSS PER INS. COMPANY. *NM
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A COW, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE CLOCKSRPING MATERIAL RECALL 01V153000. BU TTHIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN MEXICO WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUSTAINED RADIATOR DAMAGE, AND WAS REPAIRED IN MEXICO. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALE OR MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TRUCK SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS BURNED OUT AND INOPERABLE. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 153 000, BUT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB *TS
IN APRIL ON 2002 MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A CLOCKSPRING FOR IT, I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT A COVERED ITEM. IN JUNE 2002 MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AFTER BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN I WAS TOLD IN WAS THE CLOCKSPRING, AGAIN I DECLINED REPAIR AS IT WASN'T COVERED. IN SEPT2002 MY HORN WENT AGAIN I WAS TIOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING. STILL NOT COVERED BUT NOW I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. THE PART WAS BACK ODERED DURING THIS TIME A SAFTEY RECALL WAS ISSUSED AND CHRYSLER SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. ON 12-10-2002 I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE CLOCKSPRING WELL NOW MY HORN AND CRUISE WORK BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. NOW I'M TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEED A NEW AIR BAG AGAIN NOT COVERED ITEMED, I DECLINED REPAIR. I WANT TO FIND OUT IF THE AIR BAG AND THE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE ARE CONNECTED IN SOME WAY.
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK *YD
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, AND WAS HIT AT 55MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.*JB
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, AND WAS HIT AT 55MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.*JB
CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING THAT GOT LOUDER WITH TIME. DEALER STATED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN HEAD ON ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, CONSUMER STATED 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED. *JB
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, HIT AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING A KNEE SURGERY FROM HITTING THE DASH. RECENTLY, AND ARTICLE HIT THE PRESS ABOUT DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MINIVANS 1996-2000, AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING CAUSING INJURIES. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO, TO GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME? I HAVE FILED 3 COMPLAINTS, AND LEFT MESSAGES AND HAVE YET TO SEE A COMPLAINT FILED OR A PHONE CALL RETURNED. IF I HAD DIED, THEN, MAYBE SOMEONE WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO A PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE CONFIRMATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
VEHICLE IMPACTED FRONT END AT 40 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE REP. FROM CHRYSLER DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. HELP PLEASE>. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS, RESULTING IN INJURY. MJS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER HIT WINDSHIELD,RESULTING IN INJURIES
THE DRIVER RAN INTO A NEW FORD PICK UP TRUCK AND HIT HIM WITH THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AT IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON INPACT. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE.