Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 4, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 81 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 4, 2015
I HAVE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT WHEN YOU GET SHE WHERE AND IT GET HOT AND DON'T WHAT TO START BACK BUT IT DOESN'T OVER HEAT OR NOTHING AND IT WILL JUST SHIFT DOWN WHEN U ARE DRIVING 70 MILES HOUR IT HARD TO SHIFT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GO FLASHLIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD U CAN BE DRIVING AND FOR KNOW REASON THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT WILL SHUT DOWN WE HAD IT CHECK IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY CODES AT ALL WHEN THIS HAPPENS U GOT TO TAKE THE BATTERY CABLE OFF AND RESET EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS.
NHTSA ID
10788195
Incident
Aug 20, 2015
Mileage
98,004 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 24, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SCHOOL BUS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
NHTSA ID
10712571
Incident
Apr 21, 2015
Mileage
103,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 8, 2015
Crash reported
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/6/2015 A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I WAS RUNNING 50 MPH WHEN I HIT HIM MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND TOTALED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT.I AM SO GLAD MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE CAR. *TR
NHTSA ID
10671099
Incident
Jan 6, 2015
Mileage
129,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 25, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
NHTSA ID
10445226
Incident
Jan 20, 2012
Mileage
78,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Aug 19, 2010
THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AT THE BEGINNING WHEN A CHILD OR A LIGHT LOAD IS IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. IT THEN TURNS OFF ONCE I START GOING. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS THAT IT IS ON OR OFF AND AM CONCERNED. SECONDLY, I RECENTLY HAD TO REPAIR THE RUNNER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SLIDING DOOR. THE WIRE THAT WENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF IT WAS IN JEOPARDY OF GETTING DAMAGED IF I DIDN'T. I HAD TO PAY $350 TO GET THIS REPAIRED. IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE TO BE REPAIRING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE FUTURE AS IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION. *TR
NHTSA ID
10350547
Incident
Aug 12, 2009
Mileage
55,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 3, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER STATES COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRYSLER. CONSUMER WAS HIT HEAD ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW
NHTSA ID
10347651
Incident
Jun 22, 2009
AirbagsBody & structureExterior lighting
Filed Oct 12, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED FOR 20 SECONDS OR 30 MINUTES. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE VEHICLE PASSED. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIMES, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,618 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED CHRYSLER REFUNDED ONE MONTH'S PAYMENT AND REPAIRED/REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING AGAIN ON 10/17/07 OR 10/19/07. AND YET AGAIN ON 11/02/07 THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS SINCE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED REAR HATCH, PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR AND FOG LAMP SWITCH WERE INOPERABLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
NHTSA ID
10205497
Incident
Jul 1, 2007
Mileage
3,618 mi
Airbags
Filed May 15, 2007
AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON DODGE CARAVAN 2005 WAS INDICATING, HAD TO SPEND 122.42 TO GET IT REPLACED. SOUNDS LIKE NHTSA EA06003. *AK
NHTSA ID
10190815
Incident
May 15, 2007
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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