Three problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My husband was t-boned in our 05 town and country limited by a truck carrying a double long horse trailer running a red light. The impact hit right at the sliding door on the driver's side. The glass on the sliding door and rear seats were knocked out. The metal from the van came in and formed around the edges of my 2 year old's carseat. No side airbags deployed. Chrysler sent someone out to investigate and said that the airbags were "found fully functional" and that the impact was not great enough to cause the airbags to deploy. The accident totaled out our vehicle and we feel very strongly that the airbags should have deployed. Had my daughter not been in her carseat correctly, she would have gotten crushed by the metal of the van slamming into her body. I just had our faulty airbag sensor light fixed in June 2010 (which was staying illuminated at all times) and wonder if the side airbags also weren't functioning correctly. My husband and daughter were slightly injured but it could have been better had the airbags deployed. Mileage at time of accident and total loss - 55,990.
This is not a complaint - but a concern. I was recently involved in a accident in my 2005 chry. T&c. I was hit very hard in the left front corner (enough to total the vehicle) and neither the front or side air bag deployed.
Consumer was involved in a collision while driving at 30 mph. Upon impact, airbags deployed. After the collision. Consumer tried to unbuckle safety belt it loosened, but would not unbuckle. Consumer had to cut the safety belt. When airbags deployed, the knee blocker failed to work. Instead it pushed out the plastic panel located on steering column. This resulted in injuring consumer's legs. When passenger side airbag deployed buckle on safety belt came apart.