Front Air Bag problems of the 1998 Dodge Stratus

Five problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Stratus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/31/2005

Car hit twice by deer. Once on the left front and once on the right front. Both times going about 55 miles per hour or less and neither time did the air bags go off. On 10-31-2005 I was in an accident where my car went off the road, at less than 55 mph, due to rain and a curve I was going around. The impact broke my rear axle, then the back of the car side swiped a tree and tore off the rear bumper and flipped the car on the passenger side, flipped back right side up and then into the side of a small hill. None of these times did any air bags go off.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/07/2004

While driving 35 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision. The dual airbags deployed without air. As a result, driver sustained severe facial injuries.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/22/2003

Car crach.

4 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/18/1999

30mph frontal crash, driver's/passenger's airbags didn't deploy, brake pedal went to floor, but car didn't respond.

5 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/09/1998

Consumer's wife was involved in a front-end collision. During the accident, the airbags on the driver's and passenger's sides failed to deploy. The wife was not seriously injured, but suffers from sores and bruises. When the consumer contacted the manufacturer, an investigator from Chrysler came out to view the vehicle, but failed to give the consumer any information pertaining to vehicle.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1998 Dodge Stratus

Air Bag Not Deploy problems
10
Front Air Bag problems
5
Air Bag problems
2


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