2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Airbags Problems

Your active front seat headrests have deployed twice without a crash, and you've already paid out of pocket once before. When you brought it in for diagnosis the second time, the dealership confirmed it was covered under a special FCA warranty and ordered the parts. However, because the parts took months to arrive (not in stock until August 2024), the dealership is now telling you that you've fallen outside the warranty coverage window and won't fix it without paying over $200 for another diagnosis—even though they already diagnosed the exact same problem two years ago. You need the repair completed as originally promised when the parts were ordered.

While I was driving, the passenger seat headrest exploded forward. Chrysler calls this the "Front Seat Active Head Restraint." This is a safety mechanism supposed to be triggered in a crash, but the plastic holding back the force of the strong springs gave out and the plastic broke. This is a known issue that has caused others concussions, neck injuries, etc. As of yet the person who was sitting in the seat has not shown adverse symptoms, but his safety was put at risk. Chrysler is aware of this issue and had sent out a letter extending the warranty to 10 years, but this vehicle is just past the 10-year mark. No dealer, police, or insurance representatives have inspected this specific incident. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to failure.

My passenger headrest deployed at night. There was a recall but I did not get the notice. The recall is expired.

The contact owned a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving at 25-35 MPH with someone in the front passenger seat a semi-truck crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle spun seven times and continuously hit the concrete barriers on each side of the highway. The contact stated that the body of the vehicle shifted 5 inches away from the frame. The air bags were deployed but were deflated. The contact became unconscious temporarily and upon regaining consciousness, he noticed that he was laying flat in the front driver's seat as the seat had fractured into two. The contact also noticed that the driver's seatbelt had snapped. The contact was able to exit the vehicle with the assistance of emergency units and the fire department. The contact was transported to the hospital by the emergency unit. The contact sustained consistent middle back pain that would sometimes cause him to crawl instead of walking, numbness in both legs, consistent headaches, and Impaired vision. The other passenger sustained a seatbelt mark and trauma. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard where it was totaled. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V291000 (Air Bags). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver’s side moving the vehicle approximately 5ft. The air bags failed to deploy. As a result, the contact and his son sustained soreness in the neck. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was damaged and towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

On 12/10/22 the passenger side curtain and squib airbags deployed with no collision of any kind. I was picking up my disabled partner, who is under 5' and under 90 lb. I believe she would have been at significant risk of harm were she already in the van. On 12/12/22, I took the van to where we purchased it. The van is BraunAbility modified with an accessible ramp, the back seats removed, and it sits much lower to the ground than the unmodified van. First, I was told that they found evidence of a collision. I had long known of that damage: I had ran over a curb several years before, and, because of the modifications, the van tends to scrape on acute inclines, a problem they said at the time of purchase would sounds scary but was harmless. I was told that the tiny hole in the metal frame under the van "exposed the sensor" and that deployed the airbags. I knew this false, but since that indicates a defect, I wanted it explicitly on their report. Instead, a manager came out and said she had completely misunderstood what the BraunAbility rep had said. He calmed that riding up a curb was sufficient to deploy the curtain and thorax airbags, but conceded that they couldn't say when the rusted-over damage occurred. Still, I did not run over a curb: I was in the left lane of a two-lane, one-way road and the old damage was on the passenger's side. They suggested filing an insurance claim, but that would put others at risk if the defect isn't limited to our van. There were no warning lights, messages, discernible symptom before the failure. I'm uncertain how to proceed. Should I go to a Chrysler dealership?

WELL I WAS DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND KEEPS GIVING ME A WARNING SIGNAL. CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK

THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE AHR HEADREST WENT OFF, AND I WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, DODGE CHRYSLER IS NOT WANTING TO ISSUE A RECALL SINCE A PERSON IS NOT AT RISK FOR INJURY. HOWEVER, COST TO FIX THIS HEADREST RUNS IN THE $500-$900 CATEGORY. AND IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. SO WHY ISN'T DODGE CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGING IT? THE 'ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT' (AHR) HEADRESTS FOUND IN CERTAIN CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND MANUFACTURED BY GRAMMER AG SUFFER FROM A DEFECT. THE 65-PAGE LAWSUIT OUT OF FLORIDA ALLEGES THAT ALTHOUGH FCA US AND GRAMMER AG'S ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT IS MEANT TO SPRING FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION TO CATCH A VEHICLE OCCUPANT'S HEAD TO PREVENT WHIPLASH, THE FEATURE CAN 'DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING OR EXTERNAL FORCE FROM A COLLISION, AND FORCEFULLY STRIKE THE BACK' OF A DRIVER OR PASSENGER'S HEAD. DESCRIBING THE APPARENT DEFECT AS COMMON AND UNIFORM, THE CASE CLAIMS THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT TO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT'S HEAD AND NECK CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND CREATES AN ADDITIONAL ACCIDENT RISK SHOULD THE DEFECT MANIFEST SUDDENLY WHILE A VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT IS THE FAILURE OF A 'CHEAP PLASTIC COMPONENT' INSIDE THE DEFENDANTS' AHR. SPECIFICALLY, THE FEATURE CONTAINS A PLASTIC BRACKET THAT ACTS AS THE TRIGGERING MECHANISM AND HOLDS THE FEATURE'S SPRING-LOADED RELEASE IN PLACE UNTIL A SENSOR SIGNALS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT IN ITS REAR, THE CASE EXPLAINS. AS A 'COST-SAVING MEASURE,' THE PLAINTIFFS SAY, CHRYSLER AND GRAMMER AG DESIGNED THE AHR BRACKET WITH 'AN INFERIOR AND INEXPENSIVE FORM OF PLASTIC' THAT CAN CRACK AND BREAK DOWN PREMATURELY DUE TO THE 75 POUNDS OF CONSTANT PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE AHR'S SPRINGS ONTO THE BRACKET.

THE SAFETY HEADREST DEPLOYED IN OUR 2013 GRAND CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE, STATIONARY AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, NOR WAS IT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SUCH OCCURRENCES ARE DANGEROUS AND NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED ALREADY?

THE LIGHT FROM AIR BAG PASSERGER IS ON VERY TIME .FOR 6 TIME REPORT TO DE DEALER ,DONT D/E

2013 DODGE CARAVAN DRIVER SIDE HEAD TEST DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2019. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. NO ACCIDENT OR REAR COLLISION OCCURRED. PHOTOS OF FRONT AND BACK OF VEHICLE WILL PROVE NO DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC RETAINER WHICH HOLDS THE COMPONENT TOGETHER FAILED AND SNAPPED ON ITS OWN ACCORD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE/CHRYSLER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO OBEY A RED LIGHT AT 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A RIGHT HIP AND AN ANKLE INJURY ALONG WITH A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS ASSOCIATED WITH HER VEHICLE BUT THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.*DT *DT*JB CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG RECALL IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE BEING INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE AIRBAG FAILURE IN AUTO ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A VEHICLE EXAMINATION AND REVIEW OF AN AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE, IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED MY 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB *TR*JB

THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERY SO OFTEN ALSO BLINKS WHEN GOING A CERTAIN SPEED.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES AND GOES WHEN CORNER IS TURNED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUFFERED A WHIPLASH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE SPEED (WHICH WAS UNKNOWN) OF THE COLLISION, THE DOOR PILLARS WERE DENTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS DEEMED OPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.*TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. *JS *DT*JB AUDIO AVAILABLE *TR

I HAVE INSTALLED A BLUE DRIVER DIAGNOSTICS TOOL TO MY VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLES AIRBAG (PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT), BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER/DODGE HELP DESK AND SAID THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY RECALL LISTED IN MY FILE. WHEN I CALLED BLUE DRIVER COMPANY THEY SAID THAT INFORMATION IS CAME FROM CHRYSLER. IT'S SAYS IN THE RECALL INFO (BLUE DRIVER) THAT ITS FREE OF CHARGE, BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER HELP DESK, THE DEALER WILL CHARGE ME FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THIS RECALL FROM BLUE DRIVER CAR DIAGNOSTIC COMPANY'S RECALL REPORTS AN ACCURATE RECALL INFORMATION, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE INFORMATION SO THAT IS WHY I'M CONCERN ABOUT IT. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. THANKS!

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR IN MOTION WHEN PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED HITTING PASSENGERS HEAD PUSHING THEM INTO DASHBOARD. TAKEN TO ADDYS DODGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BROKE AND NEEDED A NEW HEADREST FOR $790.00 THAT HEADREST WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND ASKED FOR $ 98.00 FOR THERE INSPECTION

I DO NOT HAVE A TAKATA BUT MY VEHICLE HAS THE TAKATA RECALL ISSUE PLUS I ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2YRS BUT I HAVE 5 KIDS AND IT WORRIES ME TO DRIVE WITH THAT LIGHT ON AND SOME WEIRD NOISE THAT JUST STARTED IN MY DRIVER BACK TIRE BUT THIS AIRBAG LIGHT THATS ON WORRIES ME IM SCARED TO DRIVE AND MY KIDS HAVE TO GET BACK AND FOURTH TO SCHOOL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO. OH MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING HER TO DRIVE UP A DIRT HILL FLYING 20 FEET IN THE AIR THAT LANDED THE VEHICLE UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER DID RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT REQUIRED HER TO BE MEDEVAC TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE FRACTURED HER T12 BONE LOCATED WITHIN HER BACK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS TWO OTHER PASSENGERS ONE REFUSED TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE THIRD PASSENGER HOWEVER SUSTAINED UNDETAILED INJURIES OF A FRACTURED NOSE, FRACTURED BACK, AND SHATTERED HIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD REVIEW IT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE LOCAL DEALER (ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM) WAS CONTACTED AT 928-764-5153 AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE OWNER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A FINAL LETTER THAT STATED AFTER THE INVESTIGATION THAT THE RATE OF DECELERATION TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG WAS NOT PRESENT, NO FURTHER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 09/19/17 *BF ..UPDATED 09/25/17 *BF UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS ..UPDATED 09/21/17 *BF *JS *TR

DRIVER ACTIVE HEADREST CONTROL CIRCUIT SHORT , I CALL CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER THEY APPROVE THE PARTS TO BE REPLACE BUT THE DEALER THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME IN THESE IS THE DEFECTIVE HEADREST CONTROL......

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISING AND KNEE PAIN. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V283000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON 7/31/2016 MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED. ATTEMPTS TO RESET HEADREST PER THE OPERATORS MANUAL FAILED. ON 8/4/2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT RESET HEADREST AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED (COST APPROX $900). I CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO HAS ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. CASE # 29846962 AS OF THIS DATE, 8/5, THE REPLACEMENT HEADREST IS ON ORDER AND I AM WAITING TO BE CONTACTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 500 MILES (NORTHERN VA TO TN) AND HAD BEEN PARKED AND SECURED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROX. 1 HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT, AND HAS NEVER BEEN, IN AN ACCIDENT.

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF LIKE THER IS SOMEONE IN PASSENGER SEAT WHEN EMPTY,CAR TURNS AIR BAG ON AND OFF BY WEIGHT.DOESNT WORK PROPERLY. IN 2011 RECALL ON SAME VEHICLE FOR BAD HAVAC CAUSING LEAK. THIS STOPS HEATING SYSTOM FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND AIR BAG NOT TO WORK . MY 2013 DOING SAME BUT KNOW RECALL.DOES ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS REAR, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN DRIVING AT GREATER SPEEDS, THEN THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I GET UP FROM THE SEAT THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN ONCE I SIT BACK DOWN. I SEEMED TO DO IT MORE WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN IN DIRECT SUN LIGHT. SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT CAME ON THE LIGHT IS RANDOM AND COMES ON AND OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS WEEK. *TR