1998 Dodge Durango Airbags Problems

"TAKATA AIRBAG" I WAS IN A ACCIDENT WHERE A PERSON RAN A RED LIGHT, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND I T-BONE THAT PERSON'S VEHICLE, WITH ME GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE AIRBAG DELAYED ON DEPLOYMENT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD MY SEAT-BELT ON BUT I STILL ENDED UP HITTING MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HITTING MY HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF MY AIRBAG CAN GET DEFECTIVE OVER YEARS BECAUSE OF THE DELAY OF DEPLOYMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A TAKATA AIRBAG THAT ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST YET OR NOT. I STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG PART ITSELF THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS OFF OF. SOMEONE REMINDED ME ABOUT THE TAKATA AIRBAGS SO I FIGURED I ASK.

NHTSA ID

11065718

Incident

Jul 24, 2016

Mileage

210,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL BEFORE ROLLING OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INSTEAD OF RESTRAINING THE DRIVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 11/20/14 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE IN SHOCK AND HAVE HAD ONGOING BACK PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER NEEDED A METAL ROD IN THE BACK DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT. UPDATED 5/6/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10595859

Incident

Feb 22, 2013

Mileage

96,000 mi

CAR/DEER HEAD ON COLLISION AT 65MPH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING WIPELASH, STRAINED SPINE AND SHOULDER INJURY. SUV WAS A TOTAL LOSS PER INS. COMPANY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10145482

Incident

Nov 22, 2005

Mileage

127,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED AT 50MPH. SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF SEMI TRUCK AT 40MPH AND TOTALED VECHILE. THE SEATBELT RESTRANT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK 2 RIBS AND CRACK MY STERNUM. IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WENT OFF I WOULDNT BE HAVING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS EITHER. I WISH DODGE WOULD HELP US INSTEAD OF HURTING US.

NHTSA ID

10120037

Incident

May 4, 2005

Mileage

142,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A COW, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10094443

Incident

Sep 27, 2004

REAR ABS FAILURE WHEN A DEAR RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR OF SUV PASSED THE FRONT. DEAR WAS HIT WITH THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT SIDE AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK 1 DEATH IF YOU COUNT THE DEAR

NHTSA ID

10082543

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

Mileage

60,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE CLOCKSRPING MATERIAL RECALL 01V153000. BU TTHIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083202

Incident

Mar 19, 2004

Mileage

90,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN MEXICO WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUSTAINED RADIATOR DAMAGE, AND WAS REPAIRED IN MEXICO. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALE OR MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081387

Incident

Jul 2, 2004

Mileage

102,000 mi

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION WHILE GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND A VAN CROSSED IN FRONT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079518

Incident

Jun 18, 2004

Mileage

63,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TRUCK SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044895

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS BURNED OUT AND INOPERABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042584

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. BEEN BACK TO DEALER WITH PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10030245

Incident

Jul 22, 2003

Mileage

47,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; CRACKED LEFT CYLINDER HEAD AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; CLAIMS TO NOT KNOW WHY HEAD CRACKED. EXACTLY 40,000 MILES LATER, LEFT CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR; CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER STILL CAN'T GIVE REASON FOR CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. OTHER MECHANICS/DEALERS BELIEVE CYLINDER HEADS FAIL DUE TO FAULTY CASTING. *NLM THERE WAS A SCRAPING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL DAMAGE IN THE CLOCKSPRING AND REPLACED THE UNIT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC

NHTSA ID

10023341

Incident

Feb 7, 2001

Mileage

41,679 mi

FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. $178 TO REPLACE/REPAIR. MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL OF 216,000 VEHICLES. CLOCK SPRING FAILURE RESULTS IN FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I GUESS I'M EXTREMELY LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A LIFE-ALTERING ACCIDENT. *NLM REFER TO RECALL # 01V153000. PER INVOICE, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THERE WERE RATTLES UPON ACCELERATION, THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND #5 CYLINDER MISFIRE AND REMOVED THE #5 SPARK PLUG AND VIEWED SIGNS OF COOLANT ON THE SPARK PLUG. (RECOMMENDED REMOVAL OF THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD FOR FURTHER INSPECTION/CONSUMER DECLINED) THERE WAS ALSO A SCRAPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED, THE CLOCKSPRING WAS FOUND FAULTY DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE, THE CLOCKSPRING UNIT WAS REPLACED. *SCC

NHTSA ID

10023339

Incident

May 30, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 153 000, BUT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014776

Incident

Mar 28, 2003

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10009102

Incident

Feb 10, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK *YD

NHTSA ID

8006249

Incident

Feb 14, 2002

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, AND WAS HIT AT 55MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.*JB

NHTSA ID

564763

Incident

Jun 28, 1999

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING THAT GOT LOUDER WITH TIME. DEALER STATED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

893436

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN HEAD ON ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, CONSUMER STATED 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED. *JB

NHTSA ID

560643

Incident

Jun 28, 1999

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, HIT AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING A KNEE SURGERY FROM HITTING THE DASH. RECENTLY, AND ARTICLE HIT THE PRESS ABOUT DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MINIVANS 1996-2000, AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING CAUSING INJURIES. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO, TO GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME? I HAVE FILED 3 COMPLAINTS, AND LEFT MESSAGES AND HAVE YET TO SEE A COMPLAINT FILED OR A PHONE CALL RETURNED. IF I HAD DIED, THEN, MAYBE SOMEONE WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO A PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE CONFIRMATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

743317

Incident

Jun 28, 1999

IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

864493

VEHICLE IMPACTED FRONT END AT 40 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE REP. FROM CHRYSLER DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. HELP PLEASE>. *AK

NHTSA ID

721473

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

858492

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

ENGINE OVERHEATING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FAN/CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MJS

NHTSA ID

549869

Incident

Oct 21, 1999