Side/window Air Bag Problems of Dodge Caravan - part 1

Vehicle (2009 d. Caravan) was being driven on a city street. After having stopped at a 4-way intersection, driver proceeded into intersection at very low speed and was struck broadside on the right when a 1999 chev. Tahoe failed to stop. Tahoe speed estimated at 30-35 mph. Rt. Side air bags deployed at which time front seat passenger (female, approximately 5' 1" ) was struck on head by airbag which moved to her left causing passenger's head to hit side window. Airbag remained on the left side of her head until her husband, the driver, forcibly moved it over to her right in order for emt service to take her out thru left front door. Passenger had abrasions over top of head and on left arm, none were of a serious nature; however she experienced immediate significant hearing loss. Trip to er and CT scan revealed no concussion, no ruptured eardrums and no other serious injuries. Accident occurred 13 days ago and there has been no improvement in her hearing, the loss of which is more pronounced in left ear and includes a constant ringing. She is awaiting a Jan. 2019 appt. With ent doctor for evaluation. There were no rear seat passengers and the other two persons involved in the accident were not injured. In this accident the side airbag did not protect the passenger as it should, and in addition caused a significant hearing loss.

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On October 24, 2017 at approximately 12:00 noon my van was parked with the engine off and all of a sudden both side airbags in the van deployed. No one was in the car. Car was totaled by my insurance company. I reported this to Chrysler and they will not do anything about the total loss of my veichle.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Caravan. While driving 25 mph, the passenger side air bag deployed without warning. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 152,000.

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Tl-the contact owns a 1998 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed independently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Pam.

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Driver's side air bag, the horn and the cruise control do not work. It is quite obvious that these defects are caused by a defective clock spring. This was a matter of recall for the Dodge Caravan and grand Caravan, Plymouth voyager and grand voyager and Chrysler town and country from the 1996-2000 model years. Our car is 2001 model and is not in a recall list, but it is quite obvious to me that the defect was not fixed in 2001 year models. Am I alone complaining about this unfixed problem? thank you, sergei.

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Tl - the contact owns a 2002 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 2 mph, burning fumes started to emit into the vehicle. The contact mentioned that he heard a loud noise and the passenger side air bag deployed without impacting anything. The contact stated that immediately after the failure, the air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who sent an engineer to further inspect the vehicle. The engineer replaced the passenger side air bag, seat belt, dashboard and the wiring harness. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 133,000. Kmj.

The drivers side airbag is none functional do to a faulty clock spring.

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The contact owns 1999 Dodge Caravan. The contact was driving 35 mph when both the driver and passenger side air bags deployed. The failure caused the contact to crash into a curb. The contact sustained injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the VIN did not fall under NHTSA campaign id number:04v480000(air bags). The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 170,000.

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Wiring harness leading to driver side door became pinched/ chaffed resulting in deactivation of side airbags. Wiring harness replaced.

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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Caravan. While the vehicle was being serviced by an authorized Dodge dealer for unrelated issues, the contact was informed that the clock spring had failed and because of the failure, the driver side air bag and safety horn would not function correctly. The dealer advised the failure was contributed to excessive turning while driving. The vehicle has not yet been serviced for this failure. The failure and current mileages were 73,000.

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Our 2005 Dodge Caravan was involved in a crash. The front left side of the van hit a steel light pole mounted in concrete. The driver's side air bags deployed, but the passenger side did not. My daughter was sitting in the passenger seat and suffered a head injury/concussion.

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The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Caravan. While the vehicle was parked and the engine was being warmed up, the passenger side air bag deployed without warning or an impact. Since then, the heater and power windows have stopped functioning. The cause of the failure has not been determined. The current and failure mileages were 150,000. Updated 10/06/09. Updated 10/08/09.

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Caravan. While driving 50 mph under normal driving conditions, the vehicle was struck on the driver's side. The vehicle spun, overturned on its side, and crashed into a ditch. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. The driver was flown to the emergency room and is in a coma. The contact has copies of the police report. The engine size was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 89,938.

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Intermittent failure of the driver side air bag while driving. Mainly occurs during right turning events. Light will illuminate (air bag) during a right turn event. When vehicle is driven straight ahead, the light will reset. This has occurred numerous times during my ownership, and does not seem to be weather related.

Contact complained about the recall of earlier models of the same car where the clock spring in the steering column was bad. The steering was not affected . This caused the horn and cruise control to malfunction. The air bag light came on intermittently. Contact called Dodge and told them. He had this problem for the past week.

The horn and the drivers side airbag have stopped working.

May 7, 2005, I was in an automobile accident. The other car was a 2004 Honda accord. The front passenger side of the accord hit the front driver side of my 1996 Dodge Caravan just in front of the driver's seat. The passenger side airbag inflated, the driver side airbag did not. Through the course of having this car, the "airbag" light was an issue almost from day one. When I would take it to the dealership, bill kay Chrysler in naperville, they would check it and find nothing wrong. Finally I was told to ignore the "airbag" light that there was a faulty sensor that could not be fixed.

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Air bag light flashed while driving. Dealer fixed problem by replacing clock spring. This problem occurred twice around 5,000 and 40,600 miles. This is a recall for older model year, but not 2002 model year.

While driving 40 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. The passenger side air bag deployed, however, the driver side air bag did not deploy. Driver sustained chest and neck injuries. , and front end suffered extensive damage.

Air bags deployed inadvertently, without adequate cause on Sunday August 7, 2004 at around 5 p. M. I was traveling in my 2000 Dodge Caravan on a lightly traveled gravel surface road that is rough in spots, at 10 mph or less when both front airbags . I stopped immediately, unaware of what had caused them to deploy in the absence of any front end or side collision. Given that I was seated upright and not thrown forward by any collision, the driver side bag slighlty contacted the left side of my face, scraping it. My reading glasses, placed on the passenger seat, open, upside down and with lenses facing forward, were flattened by the passenger side airbag. I got out of the vehicle and surveyed the situation. A haed-size stone had contacted the leading edge of the muffler and been rolled up and free. Observing no damage of any significance, I consulted my owners manual, stuffed the airbags back into their cavities and drove home, somewhat shaken by the experience. I contacted daimler Chrysler. The special investigations team had the vehicle examined. It responded, stating that it feels that the airbags operated properly by deploying in this situation. I challenged the finding and requested a copy of the investigation report. My request was denied by daimler Chrysler claiming the information is proprietary . It advised me to persue repairs through my insurance company, or hire my own investigator and attorney. The repair estimate of record is $2893. 63, minus a $500 deductible. I have not accepted a settlement or had the vehicle repaired for fear that my insurer will raise my rates to recover the large payout.

Consumer's vehicle was hit head on by another vehicle at 40 mph. Only the passenger's side air bag deployed. However, driver's side air bag failed to deploy. Driver sustained bruises to breast and stomach. Recall 04v480000 air bag clock spring was issued. But this vehicle was not included in the recall due to model year.

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The consumer was not notified of the air bag clock spring recall 02v293000 although the vehicle's VIN number was included in the recall. The driver's side air bag deployed prematurely while driving at 25 mph. The factory representative inspected the vehicle and indicated that there was undercarriage damage which caused the air bag deployment. The vehicle was never in a accident.

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 45-50 mph impact with a tracker trailer and driver's side air bag failed to deploy. Driver received facial and body bruises. Driver did not go to the local hospital until a week or two later. Dealer was not notified.

40 to 60 mph rear end crash by BMW into stationary (trans in drive, waiting to exit expressway) 2003 Dodge Caravan sport - (only driver and front passenger in Caravan, both with seat belts fastened) all seat backs collapsed backward, including middle bench, both driver and passenger were flung back causing neck injuries. If a child had been sitting on the middle bench seat they may have been crushed. In addition the driver side visor detached completely (electrical wires torn out from visor light) and flew into the drivers face. The Caravan after being hit was pushed into the next car in front of it. Neither the driver side or passenger side airbags deployed.

Driver side air bag failure.

The vehicle was involved in a collision where the consumers vehicle rear ended a pick up truck. Neither driver nor passenger side air bags deployed. No serious injuries were sustained.

While traveling about 50mph on the highway without prior warning. A deer ran in front of the vehicle. She hit the deer and her driverside airbag didn't deploy. Please further information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts.

The consumer was making a left turn, and a semi trailer hit the consumer. The vehicle rolled over and none of the front of side air bags deployed. Ts scc.

Traveling south at 55mph. Car from west side street pulled out onto highway. Stopped in the slow lane that I was in. Turned my wheel to left to avoid hitting other stopped car right in door. I hit her car in front of drivers door. Then we hit my passanger side with other car. Two impacts first head on then on side. Passanger side air bag deployed drivers side did not. As the driver I sustained chest and arm fractures. Contacted Dodge . Investogator came out and looked at van. Report from Dodge said the van worked as it should. How does one air bag go off and not the other. Why bother haveing two. Both had seat belt on.

While traveling at 5 to 10 mph consumer ran over a rock in road and driver's side and passenger's side airbags deployed. Consumer feels these airbags should not have deployed. Please provide any further information.

Consumer was traveling about 20mph on street, passing onto highway. When another vehicle veered into her driver's side door, causing a collision, and forcing passenger's side airbag to go off. But driver's side airbag didn't deploy, the consumer was hit by a vehicle which was going paaroximarely 40-50 mph, vehicle was deemed a total loss. Nlm. Two people were injured in accident.

Consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle head-on to side of other vehicle. Vehicle was moving apporximately 55 mph at the time of impact, and neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deploy. Ed.

Consumer was traveling about 35mph on a two lane road and another vehicle hit consumer's vehicle head-on. Driver's side airbag didn't deploy, and rear passenger's side seatbelt came apart from impact.

I am reporting the failure of the passenger side air-bag "clock spring" after the normal warranty period of this vehicle. The item is critical to the safety of the vehicle passenger and should not fail. The frequency of these failures should be investigated to insure that it is not endangering drivers and passenger of this type of vehicle.

While sitting in traffic consumer was rear ended by three vehicles, and the driver's side air bag didn't deploy.