Air Bag Problems of Dodge Stratus - part 1

Driving on a 35 mph road going across the cross road got hit by a truck doing about 70 mph. Hit on the passenger side front bumper to the back edge truck f the front passenger tire. Put into a spin then was hit in the rear passenger tire and bumper. No air bags came out with massive trauma to both myself as driver and my passenger. Police, ambulance and doctors asked why the air bags did not expand. If the air bags would of worked less injuries would of happened. We had just stopped at a stop sign and proceeded to cross the road at like about 15 mph when hit.

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Involved in violent auto accident 2/5/2018 where 2 contacts should have deployed air bags. Air bags remained intact and never deployed. Auto speed prior to accident was approx. 65 miles an hour until head on contact. The vehicle was as described in motion until crash.

My ball joint snaped and my radiator whas heated up badle I put a whole in my radator hose as well.

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The entire dashboard from driver's side to passenger side as well as from the front where it meets the windshield to where it wraps over and connects to entire panel facing the front seats is warping and pulling away from everything it is suppose to help hold into place. It is now rising above the passenger air bag compartment. If this air bag deploys it will definitely either throw the entire dashboard or massive pieces of it directly toward the passenger and driver (since the warping has dislodged it from everything) or it will deploy and the warped dashboard could cause the air bag to be thrown up toward the windshield, sun visor support & new tether strap which could cause even more issues. The warping has also started to affect every cover it connects to on the dash, pulling & pushing them loose. These items can now also be thrown throughout the vehicle in a crash. I have only owned my vehicle 6 months, the summer heat has not even arrived. At the rate it is warping, I have no doubt it will probably be a minimum of 2 inches above air bag compartment within the next 3 months. Please help us stay safe and recall these dashboards before someone gets seriously injured. Accidents are bad enough, we need to prevent additional injuries and problems that these defective dashboards are obviously going to cause.

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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure the contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number :15v338000(air bags)however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The vehicle had not experienced a failure. Kh.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Dodge Stratus se. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Stratus coupe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall: 3rd recall notice received for air bag striking passenger sun visor; 1st notice received mid-July 2015; despite multiple requests to cross Chrysler in louisville, ky where vehicle is now serviced nothing has been done; per cross Chrysler parts are not available; this is 2nd report made to us dept transportation regarding failure to fix recall item. This is unreasonable amount of time to fix the problem. Must a passenger of mine have to be injured to get the problem fixed?.

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The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN tool confirms parts not available. Ah.

2005 Dodge Stratus. Consumer writes in regards to airbag recall issues. The consumer stated she received 2nd degree burns from a fender bender accident.

Tl- the contac owns a 2005 Dodge Stratus coupe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 15v338000 (air baga) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Fe.

Tl- takata air bags. The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Stratus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 15v338000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Fe.

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.

Tl - the contact owned a 2003 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, another vehicle lost control and crashed head on into the contact's vehicle. The air bags deployed shattering the contact's sternum which required medical attention. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle sustained lacerations to the face and a fractured leg which needed medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage unknown. Pm.

I was following a semi when he missed his turn and slammed on the breaks. I didn't have enough time to stop and I hit the back end of the trailer. Half of the front end of my car went right under the trailer and my car was totaled. On impact, my airbags didn't deploy and my face hit the steering wheel which caused bruising and severe pain.

When replacing the clock spring I noticed the airbag serial number matched numbers from other vehicles for recall but my vehicle was not listed in recall. VIN number 1b3el36x93n568596 2003 Dodge Stratus sedan.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at a complete stop the passenger frontal air bag deployed with an explosive noise that caused the contact right ear to suffer some hearing lose. The fire department was present. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 00v306000 (air bag). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 100,000. Li.

I got in my car to drive home and as soon as I started the car and turned the wheel just a little, I hear a popping sound coming from the steering wheel. The light on the dashboard came on stating "air bag". I have already had problems with the ball joints I had to replace myself and other issues with this car. Now I have a faulty air bag that is making noise every time I turn the wheel. I also found out I have no horn. It does not work since the air bag is faulty. I am not protected with an air bag and can not defend myself with my car horn. . . I need help.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Stratus. The contact stated that there were no air bags and no horn in her vehicle. In addition, the cruise control and fuel gauge were not working. She also noticed the ignition (where the key is inserted) was smoking. The dealer performed a diagnostic and the contact was informed that the battery was the cause of the failure. She was later informed that there was a faulty diagnostic test; therefore, the battery was not the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,500.

I bought my 2001 Stratus r/t used. Not even a year after I had bought it, I had to pay over $100 to get it to idle right. Then I was in a not-at-fault accident 6 mos. Later with over $8,000 in damages to the front end and the air bags didn't deploy. After the wreck I had to pay over $ 1,300 to get the shocks & struts fixed just to have it mess up not even 4 mos. Later. It also as a rotten odor coming from it occasionally. I also paid almost $200 for a new battery to have it start to drain not even 6-7 mos. Later! and when the battery had to be cleaned, I had to get it re-idled again! now it won't stay started unless you're giving it gas. I love the look, but worst car I ever bought. And it's not even paid off!!!! *e. G. *.

Clock spring failure. . . Airbag lite is on is the 1st sign of the problem.

I was in a car accident. I rear ended the SUV in front of me. The front of my car is smashed pretty bad. My air bag didn't deflate. I believe that is a very serious saftey hazard.

I bought my Dodge Stratus in Feb. Of 2004, it is a 2003. Since then it has been in the shop 5 times due to the motor in the window going out, the air conditioning going out, the cruise control went out, the cd player is not functioning correctly and now the safety feature (air bag system) is failing as well. I have owned other cars in the past with higher miles than this vehicle and I never had the problems that I am having with this one. I am upset with this vehicle. I feel that buying a newer car with low miles should leave the buyer feeling happy and safe with their decision. However, I am neither happy with this vehicle and I do not feel safe in this vehicle knowing now that there is something wrong with my air bag system. The service department has fixed most of the problems so far (they are unable to get the air bag system looked for a few days. . . So much for safety matters!). I am extremely unhappy with this vehicle and with the Chrysler (Dodge) company.

I have constantly taken my car in for the same reasons. The car jerks, the whole car vibrates when it rains, if it's cold out the car refuses to start in the morning. There have been numerous transmission and piston problems.

We had frequent electrical problem with the car and took it to the liberty dealership in johnstown, OH to get them fixed until we got to the point that it was going to take more than the care was valued to guarantee the fix. These items were not covered under our warranty. One day after pulling into our driveway after work, I shut the car off, opened the drivers side door while pulling the emergency brake and the air bags deployed, giving me a pretty good shot in the face. The car was sitting still and not running. The keys weren't even in the ignition. I called Chrysler's customer service line and filed an incident. They assigned a. L. Gilbert to work on the case. A investigator was deployed from a private company out of dayton, OH. He took the car to a dealership in mt. Vernon, OH and determined by looking at the car's computer that it had been wrecked. Obviously, this wasn't the case as there wasn't a dent or scratch on the car and I was sitting still in the driveway. However, Chrysler refused to change their determination. Even though it was requested multiple times, a copy of the report from the investigator from dayton, OH was never provided me. A. L. Gilbert blatantly called me dishonest because he said the computer didn't lie. I convinced him to let me take it to the liberty dealership and have the service manager look at the car while on the phone with him. The liberty service manager told a. L. Gilbert that there was no visible evidence of any accident on the car. A. L. Gilbert said there absolutely had to be something because the computer said so. The libert service mechanic said, in fact the only scratch I see is on the undercarriage and looks like he's driven on a gravel road. Gilbert responded and said that was all the evidence he needed and that the decision stood. I still drive the car today but without air bags and with a dash that lights up like a christmas tree because of the electrical problems.

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Consumer was in a accident and the air bags didn't upon collision. Ts.

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Air bag didn't deploy.

Front impact collision air bag deployed, but caught on fire, impact of the airbag caused bodily injuries to driver.

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Violent deployment of air bag during collision caused the air bag to explode rather that deflate.