2000 Chrysler 300M Airbags Problems

THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11030256

Incident

Sep 23, 2017

Mileage

252,424 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED TO WORK AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO WORK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10691062

Incident

Aug 30, 2014

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT STOP AND REAR ENDED ME. BOTH FRONT SEATS IN MY CAR LET LOOSE AND THE SEAT BACKS WENT FULLY RECLINED. MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH LAYING ON OUR BACKS WITH HEADS ON THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING, IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GET UPRIGHT AND STOP THE CAR. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THE SEATS ARE DESIGNED THIS WAY. HERE IS WHAT THEY SAID "THE SEATS IN YOUR VEHICLE. OUR DESIGN TO PROGRESSIVELY TILT JUST DURING A REAR IMPACT COLLISION. THE IDEA BEHIND THAT, IS THAT IT DOES LESSON INJURIES TO THE FRONT SEAT VEHICLE OCCUPANTS ONCE THAT HAPPENS SO THAT WOULD BE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A REAR END COLLISION". I SAY [XXX]. IF SOMEONE WAS IN THE BACK THE SEAT WOULD HAVE BROKEN THEIR LEGS. IT WAS NOT A"PROGRESSIVE" TILT, THEY FLEW BACK. THEY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10477340

Incident

Sep 25, 2012

Mileage

140,000 mi

2000 CHRYSLER 300M, FRONT IMPACT WITH 1,600 LBS STEER, AT 55 MPH. TOTALED CAR AND SEVERELY INJURED DRIVER. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS HAPPENED AT 1 A.M., COW WAS A BLACK ANGUS THAT RAN OUT OF DITCH DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CAR. BACK OF COW CRASHED THROUGH ENTIRE WINDSHIELD, STOPPED CAR IMMEDIATELY ON IMPACT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10174833

Incident

Jul 9, 2004

Mileage

65,000 mi

HIGHWAY CRASH AT 60+ MPH WHERE MOST OF IMPACT WAS IN FRONT AND ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10160856

Incident

Jun 25, 2006

Mileage

110,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER (ON DASHBOARD) IS GRADUALLY SPLITTING OPEN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157206

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

80,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONTAL DAMAGE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, NO APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10153460

Incident

Mar 22, 2006

Mileage

150,551 mi

2000 CHRYSLER 300M DEVELOPED A 10" CRACK OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141197

Incident

Jul 15, 2005

Mileage

79,000 mi

POSSIBLE AIRBAG DEFECT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10131495

Incident

Mar 11, 2004

A SLIT HAS OPENED IN THE DASHBOARD, APPARENTLY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE (WHEN VIEWED FROM INSIDE THE CAR) OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CHRYSLER INITIALLY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, SAYING IT MUST HAVE BEEN OUR PROBLEM. FOLLOW UP CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER SUGGEST THAT CHRYSLER NOW KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM . *AK

NHTSA ID

10114454

Incident

Jan 1, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CRACK DEVELOPED AROUND 40,000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10112643

Incident

Mar 7, 2005

Mileage

40,000 mi

AIR BAG FAILED TO GO OFF IN 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A SMALL PICK UP. WITNESSES SAYS OTHER DRIVER DOING 55/60 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. BOTH OBVIOUSLY BRAKING AT IMPACT BUT NO DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. LUMP AND BAD BRUISING AS A RESULT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY OFFERED TO FIX AIR BAGS FREE IF CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CAR WAS TOTALED SO POINT IS MUTE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10095639

Incident

Sep 23, 2004

Mileage

57,000 mi

A 2 INCH CUT IS NOW VISIBLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH, WHICH IS THE EDGE OF THE AIRBAG HOUSING. I AM CONCERNED THAT ANY DASH REPAIR WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093376

Incident

Sep 10, 2004

Mileage

50,233 mi

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH, A 1" CRACK HAD STARTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE AIR BAG OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. I AM THE CRACK IS NOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG AND EACH ARE AT LEAST 10" LONG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER SAID TO FIX IT WITH A VINYL REPAIR KIT, BUT IT WOULD BE UNSIGHTLY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE SUCH A NEW CAR HAVE THIS DASH CONDITION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093369

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

Mileage

40,000 mi

ON AUG. 4, 2004 I WAS IN A CRASH THAT RESULTED IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M BEING TOTALLED. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN A ONCOMING TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM WONDERING IF THEY SHOULD HAVE THE VIN # IS [XXX]. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10090911

Incident

Aug 4, 2004

6 INCH VERTICAL CRACK DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SAID AIRBAG, THIS POSES A SERIOUS RISK TO ANYONE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10086483

Incident

May 15, 2004

Mileage

72,500 mi

DASHBOARD PADDING CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT/COVER AREA. CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT IT MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYING IMPROPERLY OR INADVERTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081648

Incident

Jan 2, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

THE PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD COVERING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG ON MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS CORRESPONDING WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG STORAGE AREA. ONE CRACK IS OVER 12" LONG AND THE OTHER IS APPROX. 8" LONG. THEY ARE UNSIGHTLY, ESPECIALLY FOR A TOP-OF-THE-LINE VEHICLE LIKE THE 300M, BUT I AM AFRAID TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIALLY ADVERSE AFFECT IT MAY HAVE ON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN A COLLISION. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY 300M DASHES ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS COULD RESULT IN A REAL SAFETY ISSUE IF PEOPLE START REPAIRING THESE WITH VINYL PATCH KITS THAT HAMPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DASH PROBLEM. THEY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE THICKNESS OF THE DASH SKIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10078347

Incident

Jun 16, 2004

SPONTANIUS DASHBOARD CRACKING OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG CAVITY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS ABILITY TO SAFELY DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

10072501

Incident

Apr 20, 2004

LAST YEAR, I NOTICED A CRACK FOLLOWING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. LAST WEEK, I NOTICED A SIMILIAR CRACK FOLLOWING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE OF AIRBAG AND STATES THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER CHYSLER 300M OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE RESULTING FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10068074

Incident

Apr 29, 2004

ONE WEEK AGO A 3" SPLIT APPEARED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD VINYL NEAR THE AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS IN SOMEWAY RELATED TO, OR IS GOING TO AFFECT, THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR IN MANY 1999 AND 2000 300M'S. FOUR YEARS SEEMS MUCH TOO EARLY FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO OCCUR. THE VINYL IS STILL RESILIENT AND PLIABLE, NOT HARD OR BRITTLE. MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (ALLEN JAY) TELLS ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THEY SUGGESTED I SEE ABOUT HAVING REPAIRED BY SOMEONE WHO DOES VINYL REPAIR. IN MY OPINION THIS WOULD FURTHER AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

10043816

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

Mileage

57,100 mi

DASH CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG

NHTSA ID

10030487

Incident

Jul 30, 2003

THE DASHBOARD COVER IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES WHICH ARE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG APPEARS TO BE EXPANDING UNDERNEATH THE DASH COVER. THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IF THERE IS A COLLISON. AUTO IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THIS SITUATION ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY DATES. CHYRSLER OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS AGAINST ANY REPAIRS TO THE AIR BAG EXCEPT BY THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALERS. I HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION IN THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS IN THE NHTSA DATA BASE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025965

Incident

Jul 12, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

I OWN A CHRYSLER 300M 2000 AIR BAG HOUSING (DASHBOARD) IS CRACKING AND THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. REFUSE TO DO ANTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025602

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

Mileage

48,100 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG HOUSING IS CRACKING AND THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID

8023401

Incident

Nov 14, 2002