Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Dodge Spirit submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON OR WARNING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD NOT CONTACTED A DEALER YET. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK *YD
WHILE DRIVING HIT AN ISLAND ,AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DIED IN CENTER, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD GOING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEPLOYMENT CAUSED CONSUMER INTO A DITCH, AND RESULTED IN MINOR FACE INJURIES TO CONSUMER. AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAILING AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED 3-4 YEARS AGO. ALSO, WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY, CAUSING HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR SWITCH NOT TO OPERATE/ AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY ON THE DASHBOARD/,BRAKE PADS FELL OFF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING/ GEAR SELECTOR FAILED, DID NOT SHOW THE CORRECT GEAR, AND REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. PARTS FOR WIRING HARNESS PURCHASED AT DEALER. *AK *ML
WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NOT SURE OF TYPE OF IINJURY SUSTAINED. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG. DUP OF 515638, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG WHEN COMING TO A STOP, RESULTING IN A CUT AND BURNS FROM AIRBAG CHEMICALS. CONSUMER ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT FIVE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AT ALL.
CONSUMER HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TREE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE INJURED. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
OTHER: AIR BAG PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503129, 601423, 601428) *DH
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. TT
WHILE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED, PULLING GRAVEL DRIVE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO IMPACT INVOLVED. TT
AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER DID NOT INFLATE DURING FRONT END COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT A DEER ON HIGHWAY. TT
ENTIRE FRONT END TOTALLED W/AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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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