15 of the 110 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Stratus are about the airbag system — 14% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 58,000 miles.
15
Complaints
13
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
MY BALL JOINT SNAPED AND MY RADIATOR WHAS HEATED UP BADLE I PUT A WHOLE IN MY RADATOR HOSE AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10938983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
2006 DODGE STRATUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON HIT A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON AT 85 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10887303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS LIFTING FROM ITS PLACE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COVER. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I FEAR THAT IT WILL RELEASE AT SOME POINT DUE TO THE HEAT OR MOTION. I NOTICE THE PROTRUSION WHEN I AM CLEANING UP MY CAR AND I DO NOT TOUCH IT NOR DO I PREFER FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10863082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE INVESTIGATING A MINOR TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CRASH INVOLVING THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER HAD SUSTAINED SWELLING AND ABRASIONS TO HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS FROM THE AIRBAGS, AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN THE SHOULDERS. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS CALLED FOR. UPON EXAMINING THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT THEY WERE RIDING IN, I SAW THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH WAS TO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. A VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING TO THE RIGHT OF THEM AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THEM ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT VEHICLE (CHEVY TRAILBLAZER) STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE DODGE STRATUS, AS IT TURNED (SIDESWIPED). THE DAMAGE TO THE STRATUS DID NOT SEEN SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND THERE WAS NO DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10716992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
NHTSA complaint #10706324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AT THE IMPACT OF ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10572958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DRIVING A 2006 DODGE STRATUS WHEN ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDED ME GOING ABOUT 60MPH. THIS PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SMASH BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG EVER DEPLOYED. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10372444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING A 2006 DODGE STRATUS WHEN ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDED ME GOING ABOUT 60MPH. THIS PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SMASH BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG EVER DEPLOYED. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10372444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVING A 2006 DODGE STRATUS WHEN ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDED ME GOING ABOUT 60MPH. THIS PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SMASH BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG EVER DEPLOYED. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10372444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING CLAIMING THAT THE SUDDEN STOP WAS DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AT THE CURB OF ALL A SUDDEN OPEN THE DOOR AND I REAR-ENDED THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10281742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MILES WHEN VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT WARNING CLAIMING THAT THE SUDDEN STOP WAS DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AT THE CURB OF ALL A SUDDEN OPEN THE DOOR AND I REAR-ENDED THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10281741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE STRATUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT FENDER OF HIS VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME, BUT THEY STILL SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
NHTSA complaint #10272964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
II WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK NOR DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I REARENDED SOMEONE AT 25MPH. THEY WERE STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. SO IT WAS A FAIRLY HARD HIT. I FRACTURED MY STERNUM,AND BRUISED CHEST,THERE WAS A BIG LUMP IN MIDDLE OF BREASTBONE. CURRENTLY UNDER A CARDIOLOGIST FOR SEVERAL TESTS ON HEART. MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES WAS $5,281 DOLLARS,HERS WAS MINIMAL. I AM JUST LUCKY I AM NOT DEAD AND SHE WAS NOT HURT.
NHTSA complaint #10246390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT FLEW OFF AND THE DRIVER SEAT FLEW FORWARD (AND YES EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED IN PLACE). BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, SHE HAD A STRAINED NECK, SHOULDER, BACK AND BECAUSE THE SEAT FLEW FORWARD, HER KNEES WERE INJURED. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO DODGE, BUT BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY REPAIRED THE CAR, THEY DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. AT THE AUTO SHOP, THEY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE AIR BAGS WORKED (OR EVEN IF THERE ARE AIR BAGS IN THE STEERING WHEEL) OR FIND OUT WHY THE SEAT FLEW OF OR WHY THE DRIVER SEAT FLEW FORWARD. ALL OF MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PUTTING THEIR SEAT BELTS ON SINCE THEY WERE SMALL CHILDREN -- I CAN GUARANTEE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS SECURE.
NHTSA complaint #10201187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 6:40 A.M. AND CRASHED WITH TOW HORSES, I WAS DRIVING AT 150 KM/HR AND THE TOW AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN, I ASK THE DEALER WHY THE AIR BAGS DO NOT OPEN AND THE ANSWER WAS BECAUSE I PUSHED THE BRAKE, THE DAMAGE IN THE CAR WAS A LOT BUT THE AIR BAG DO NOT OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10159984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.