2000 Dodge Durango airbag problems

AIR BAGS

DURING THE ACCIDENT MY TRUCK WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY A VAN AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD HEAD INJURY (HEADACHES, MEMORY LAPSES, CONFUSION, BLURY EYES, BACK/LEGS PAINS TILL THIS VERY DAY. CHRYSLER WAS INFORMED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THEY REFUSED TO RESOLVE IT AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THEY STILL REFUSED TO RESOLVE IT.

NHTSA complaint #10644031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ALL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ORDERED AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A RELATIVE. THE FRAME WAS ALSO STRAIGHTENED BY THE RELATIVE. THREE YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A TRUCK. AGAIN, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED IN EITHER CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA complaint #10491457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NECK SPRAIN AND LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS. A SECOND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURNS FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

NHTSA complaint #10476495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND, HIP, AND RIB. THE CONTACT AND HER CHILD WHO WAS IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT'S CHILD SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE CHILD SEAT STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. PRIOR TO THE CRASH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ,THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLID AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,164.

NHTSA complaint #10470595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO WITH 65,000 WELL KEPT MILES. ON OCT 7, I WAS INVOLVED IN A PILEUP ON INTERSTATE 24 IN MURFREESBORO, TN. THERE WERE 6 CARS, AND I WAS NUMBER 3. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO VANDERBILT HOSPITAL, WHERE I WAS DIAGNOSES WITH A BROKEN STERNUM.

NHTSA complaint #10287267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. ON NOVEMBER 1, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE RELEASED FROM THE TIRE HOLDER. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. GEORGIA POLICE REPORT NUMBER 081101015 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

NHTSA complaint #10247574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH DAMAGED THE ENTIRE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 12/31/07

NHTSA complaint #10210924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER ICE AND SNOW, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLIPPED AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE LANDED INTO A DITCH AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE BELIEVES THAT IF THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION MADE A SUDDEN SHIFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND WHEN EVALUATED BY THE MECHANIC THE ONLY ERROR CODE ADMITTED WAS THAT OF THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR UPDATED 12/18/07.

NHTSA complaint #10210661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO OBEY A STOP SIGN, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISES. THERE WAS NO POLICE PRESENT TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, WHO PROVIDED THE NHTSA PHONE NUMBER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.

NHTSA complaint #10174831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FAILURE OF FRONT AIRBAGS AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #10124017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT 35 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER WILL MAKE CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10103288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #10099717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY, THE VEHICLE JUST ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, MADE A LEFT HAND CUT GOING INTO A DITCH AND HITTING A TREE. THERE WERE INJURIES. THE CONSUMER HAD A BROKEN RIGHT LEG. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10096572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #10094634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER FELL A SLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH ,RESULTING IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #10081678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WERE CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #10081681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #10081682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAITED FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE TO GO BY. AS THEY PASSED ME, I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND HEADED SOUTH IN THE SAME DIRECTION. WITHIN 30 FT AFTER I TOOK OFF FROM THE STOP SIGN, I GLANCED TO THE LEFT AND WHEN I LOOKED FORWARD THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ME HAD STOPPED. I TURNED MY WHEELS TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY DRIVER FRONT CORNER STRUCK HIS REAR RIGHT CORNER. I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL AND ALL THE CHILDREN WERE PRESENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. MY VEHICLE'S FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS PUSHED IN AND THEN IT STARTED ON FIRE. WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I CALLED DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAS HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND. CHRYSLER WENT INTO GREAT DETAIL WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT AS FAR AS FIRE GOES I WAS TOLD " IT APPEARS THE IMPACT CAUSED A SHORT, WHICH STARTED THE FIRE". NO OTHER EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN AT ALL. FROM THE STOP SIGN TO WHERE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 220 FT. I DON'T THINK THAT A $34,000 VEHICLE SHOULD BE LOST AT 20MPH IMPACT. I WAS GIVEN CHRYSLER FILE #[XXX]. VEHICLE: 2000 DODGE DURANGO, VIN [XXX] ST. FRANCIS, WI POLICE DEPARTMENT & ST. FRANCIS FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. *LA UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #10074450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

MY WIFE HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER HOUSING A 30 FT. POLE HEAD ON DOING APPROX $9000 DAMAGE. SHE HAD TO BE TAKEN BY PARAMEDICS TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BEACAUSE HER HEAD HIT & BROKE THE VISOR AND VISOR ARM THEN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS DRIVING APPROX 15 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHE WAS OUT OF WORK A WEEK DUE TO HER INJURIES AND STILL HAS MEDICAL ISSUES. CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE SYSTEM WHO STATED IT WAS FINE.

NHTSA complaint #10068941 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10055628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

MY CHILDREN AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH WE WERE HIT IN THE REAR, AND THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, WHICH ALSO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM.OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO APPEARS TO HAVE FAULTY SAFETY MECHANISMS, AND OTHER HAZARDS, FOR NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED.

NHTSA complaint #10054617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN WE TRIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY BRAKING, OUR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED AND WE WERE UNABLE TO STEER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT END OF OUR DODGE DURANGO (2000) WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

NHTSA complaint #10049609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SCREAMED CAUSING MY WIFE TO TURN AND LOOK THEN HITTING A CONCRETE PAD HOUSING A APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET POLE FROM THE TARGET PARKING LOT. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $9000 DAMAGE AND MY WIFE HAD TO BE TAKEN BY PARAMEDICS TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HER HEAD HIT AND BROKE THE VISOR AND VISOR ARM AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. A CHRYSLER INSPECTOR HAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS WHICH I HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING.

NHTSA complaint #10041703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SCREAMED CAUSING MY WIFE TO TURN AND LOOK THEN HITTING A CONCRETE PAD HOUSING A APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET POLE FROM THE TARGET PARKING LOT. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $9000 DAMAGE AND MY WIFE HAD TO BE TAKEN BY PARAMEDICS TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HER HEAD HIT AND BROKE THE VISOR AND VISOR ARM AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. A CHRYSLER INSPECTOR HAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS WHICH I HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING.

NHTSA complaint #10041703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.