Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2003 Dodge Durango

Six problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2003 Dodge Durango. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Dodge Durango based on all problems reported for the 2003 Durango.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 04/07/2017

The contact owned a 2003 Dodge Durango. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact suddenly lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle traveled down into an embankment, struck two small trees, and collided with a larger tree. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The contact stated that the front driver side tire collapsed under the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/13/2013

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Dodge Durango. The contact was driving approximately 25 mph when he swerved in an attempted to avoid a crash. The contact traveled over a patch of ice and the vehicle began sliding, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle then flipped over twice before landing on the roof with the wheels in the air. All of the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained severe injuries to the neck, shoulder, back and left knee. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a savage facility. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Kmj.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/22/2008

The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Durango. While driving 55 mph he crashed into a deer. The front-end of the vehicle was damaged, but none of the airbags deployed. As a consequence he sustained injuries to the back and neck. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician concluded that the air bags did not deploy due to the vehicle decelerating in a improper manner. The failure mileage was 112000. The current mileage was 140000.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 10/02/2004

Consumer was involed in frontal collision when airbag failed to deploy.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2004

The front and side curtin airbags failed to deploy in a accident on 8/8/04 I was the passenger in a 2003 Dodge Durango r/t in los angeles, California at about 6 pm. The driver diverted the car from a rear end culision with a disabled out that was stopped in the #2 lane 0f the 101 east when the driver avoided hit the car. The Durango went in to a circul servied to the rightt missing the stoped car, then at a rate of speed apx. 60 to 65 mph our Durango collided with the center divider on the east bound 101 freeway head on with impact that caused major frame damage to the SUV and sending us in to on comming traffic. The SUV at that point came to stop on the right shoulder of the east 101without having hit anyother cars. Pon the SUV be towed into the auto body shop, cynthia cohan and I reliazed along with the body shop owner that the frontal air bag didn't deploy nor did the side air bag curtin.

6 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2003

A deer was running onto the highway and the driver hit the deer, resulting in a collision. Upon impact, the driver and passenger side air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries or fatalities. Lug nuts holding tires broke, resulting in lost of tires.


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