1999 Dodge Durango Airbags Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE DEER AND SWERVED HIS VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. HE SIDESWIPED TREES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE. THE RADIATOR WAS FORCED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS LOWER BODY, INCLUDING A BROKEN KNEE CAP. SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 117,000.

WHILE SITTING AT A INTERSECTION AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND CAUSING A SIX CAR CHAIN OF REACTION COLLISION. BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS COLLAPSED FORWARD. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

DURING A 60 MPH VEHICLE COLLISION DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PARTIALLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED FULLY, AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD INJURY'S AND BROKEN LEGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER RECALL DUE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB *SCC

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY FAMILY AND I WERE REARENDED BY A CAMRY TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WE WERE PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US WHICH WAS ALSO PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF THAT. OUR DURANGO SUFFERED $14,500.00 IN REPAIR COSTS. THE SEATBELTS NEVER DEPLOYED. I, THE DRIVER, WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. MY DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. ALTHOUGH HER SHOES FLEW OFF HER FEET, SHE WAS RESTRAINED. MY SON, HOWEVER, HIT HIS TOOTH ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HIM; HE WAS BELTED IN THE 3RD SEAT.

THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 35 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE YET THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED . *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO AND T-BONE HER THE RIGHT SIDE. AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER HORN NOT TO WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED HAD A FRONT END COLLISION TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TS

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 35 MPH. *SLC

DURING A COLLISION, CONSUMERS SEAT BELT POPPED OFF, HER SEAT RECLINED, AND HER AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CLAIM 43-R543-220. *SLC

THE DURANGO BROADSIDED A VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF IT, HITTING THE FRONT BUMPER SQUARELY AND SMASHING FRONT END UNIFORMLY. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

THE CAR IMPACTED HEAD ON WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF, WITH THIS TYPE OF IMPACT I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD OF BOTH GONE OFF. *AK

CONSUMER RAN OFF THE ROAD AND RAN RIGHT INTO A PAIR OF TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOLY. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 9000.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL,SUSTAINING FACIAL INJURIES. DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS $ 9000.00. *AK

CONSUMER IS CALLING IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL 01V15300/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #982. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE SIDE IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STARTED VEHICLE TO MOVE IT ABOUT 5 FEET, PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DRIVER ADVOIDED TRUCK ON HIS LEFT VEHICLE HIT THE SIDES OF THREE TREES ON RIGHT, DRIVER ADVIODED HEAD ON WITH A PARKED CAR BY TURNING LEFT HARD, ENTERING A DRIVEWAY HITTING A GATE, FENCE AND FENCEPOST, THEN HITTING ANOTHER FENCE AND FENCEPOST STOPPING AT A GARAGE WALL. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AT IMPACT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY INSURANCE AGENCY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE PASSENGERS HEAD PENETRATED THE WINDSHIELD. NLM

I T-BONED STRAIGHT INTO A CAR DOING 40 MPH AND NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DODGE DID A FOLLOW UP REPORT WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY (CASE #07392245). THEY INDICATED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT ANGLE FOR THEM TO DEPLOY. THE DODGE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT 20 MPH WITH ANY FRONT END ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS A TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A DIRT ROAD AND VEHICLE HIT SOME GRAVAL PEBBLES, AND STARTED TO SLIDE. THEN, IT VEERED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-50MPH & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDIN'T DEPLOY, AND FRONT SEATBELTS DIDN'T LOCK, BUT THE REAR SEATBELTS DID. DEALER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR, BUT NOHTING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO CONSUMERS SPINE, ARMS, NECK AND HIP FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO CONSUMERS SPINE, ARMS, NECK AND HIP FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

ON JANUARY 17, 2000, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEREAS MY VEHICLE REAR-ENDED A MERCURY COUGAR AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 35 MPH. THE IMPACT WAS SQUARE ON, MY VEHICLE FRONT END TO THEIR VEHICLE REAR END. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY 5,000.00 IN DAMAGE. I FILED AN INVESTIGATION WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD BE OUT TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE WITHIN THREE DAYS. UNTIL THAT TIME, THE BODY SHOP WAS NOT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE. AFTER ONE WEEK, THE BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE INVESTIGATOR NEVER SHOWED. WHEN I PHONED CHRYSLER THEY INFORMED ME THAT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON MY REPORT HAD NOT BEEN FORWARDED TO THE INVESTIGATOR. THEY AGAIN GAVE ME A THREE DAY TIME FRAME. IT WAS THREE WEEKS BEFORE CHRYSLER'S INVESTIGATOR GAVE US THE OKAY TO START REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS INCURRING RENTAL CAR EXPENSES WHICH CHRYSLER TOLD ME I COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR IF THEY WERE FOUND TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY REPORT INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE AS I WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN MAILED TO ME. TEN DAYS LATER,I RECIEVED A ONE-PAGE FORM LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE. I WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ANY OF THE EXTRA RENTAL CAR CHARGES THAT I PAID DUE TO THEIR DELAY. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ON THE REPORT AND WAS TOLD TO CALL THE INVESTIGATOR DIRECTLY. THE INVESTIGATOR TOLD ME THAT THE REPORT WAS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED. HE THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT I SHOULD FEEL LUCKY THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE INJURY I RECIEVED FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PROBABLY LESS THAT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED FROM THE AIRBAG. LAST FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2000 I FINALLY GOT MY DURANGO BACK. I AM NOW TRYING TO DECIDE IF IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT POSSIBLY HAS DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. I RECENTLY SPOKE TO TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DODGE VEHICLES.I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY. PLEASE ADVISE

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 WHEN A DEAR CROSSED THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE .CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE DEAR. CAR TIPPED OVER AND SLID INTO A TREE CONSUMER WAS HANGING UPWARDS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HELD BY SAFETY BELT. WHILE CONSUMER WAS CALLING 911, SAFETY BELT SNAPPED AND CONSUMER FELL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE AGAINST THE TREE. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SENT SOMEONE OUT TO CHECK VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW SEATBELT SNAPPED. *AK

WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT. THE SHOULDER BELTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE DIDN'T LOCK AND NEITHER DEPLOY ON HIGHWAY 35MPH. CAR FACING WEST ABOUT 1 CAR LENGTH FROM OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND HIT THEM ON THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVINGG 45 MPH CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER BROADSIDED SOMEONE, FRONT END WAS SMASHED, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER / PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *YC

WHEN PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.CUSTOMER WAS INJURED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DID NOT REPLY TO THIS INCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SIDE SWIPE THREE TREES AND HIT A LARGE TREE HEAD ON. HOWEVER, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. *YC

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT DUE TO FAULTY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK