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 May 22, 2006
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.
6%
of 272 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.
16
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
11
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 1998 Dodge Stratus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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
Airbags
Filed May 22, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
CAR HIT TWICE BY DEER. ONCE ON THE LEFT FRONT AND ONCE ON THE RIGHT FRONT. BOTH TIMES GOING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND NEITHER TIME DID THE AIR BAGS GO OFF. ON 10-31-2005 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD, AT LESS THAN 55 MPH, DUE TO RAIN AND A CURVE I WAS GOING AROUND. THE IMPACT BROKE MY REAR AXLE, THEN THE BACK OF THE CAR SIDE SWIPED A TREE AND TORE OFF THE REAR BUMPER AND FLIPPED THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FLIPPED BACK RIGHT SIDE UP AND THEN INTO THE SIDE OF A SMALL HILL. NONE OF THESE TIMES DID ANY AIR BAGS GO OFF. *NM
NHTSA ID
10158013
Incident
Oct 31, 2005
Mileage
180,500 mi
AirbagsSteering
Filed Nov 8, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS BINDING. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS KEPT AT CORRECT LEVELS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULTIES FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A HILL AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE SPEED WAS AROUND 55 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE STEERING OR THE AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM THE CRASH.*AK UPDATED 1/5/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. *NM
NHTSA ID
10142056
Incident
Oct 31, 2005
Airbags
Filed Jan 9, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AIR. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
10053732
Incident
Jan 7, 2004
Mileage
50,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 12, 2003
Crash reported
CAR CRACH
NHTSA ID
10046757
Incident
Oct 22, 2003
Mileage
65,240 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 29, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
NHTSA ID
10004866
Incident
Jan 27, 2003
Airbags
Filed Jan 21, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THEY WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIES. TS
NHTSA ID
10004208
Incident
Jan 17, 2003
Airbags
Filed Apr 22, 2002
Crash reported
FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT CAUGHT ON FIRE, IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED BODILY INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK
NHTSA ID
8008250
Incident
Mar 1, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jun 2, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
VECHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A DUMPTRUCK AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, WAS HIT ON ALL FOUR CORNERS WHEN COLLIDED WITH GUARDRAIL, IN ADDITION TO BEING HIT IN THE FRONT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
723512
Incident
May 31, 2000
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Dec 20, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
2ND ACCIDENT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAR DID NOT SLOWDOWN, DIRECT FRONAL IMPACT 45MPH, DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
716253
Incident
Dec 19, 1999
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Dec 20, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
30MPH FRONTAL CRASH, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BUT CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. *AK
NHTSA ID
716252
Incident
Sep 18, 1999
Airbags
Filed Oct 13, 1999
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
850597
Incident
Oct 12, 1999
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Sep 20, 1999
Crash reported
70 DEGREES, DRY LEVEL ROAD SURFACE, SLIGHT CURVE IN ROAD TO LEFT. FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40MPH INTO SIDE OF SECOND VEHICLE THAT RAN STOP SIGN. PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AT MAXIMUM FORCE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP RESULTING IN IMPACT. NORMALY, ABS ACTIVATES AT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF ROAD IRREGULARITY. ABS SOUNDS NOT HEARD DURING ENTIRE INCIDENT. ABS PULSING SENSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL NOT FELT DURING ENTIRE INCIDENT. ALSO, FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA ID
711642
Incident
Sep 18, 1999
Airbags
Filed Dec 31, 1998
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION ,HITTING A BARRIER IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
832892
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Dec 9, 1998
Crash reported
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD MAKE LOUD SQUEALING NOISES. THEY WOULD LET GO WHILE BEING PRESSED. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AT 60 MPH. AT TIME OF IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
832030
Incident
Nov 18, 1998
Airbags
Filed Nov 13, 1998
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO EXPLODE RATHER THAT DEFLATE.
NHTSA ID
542562
Incident
Aug 15, 1998
Airbags
Filed Oct 19, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE WIFE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT SUFFERS FROM SORES AND BRUISES. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER CAME OUT TO VIEW THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
829105
Incident
Oct 9, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 15, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIAMTELY 15-20 MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON WHICH WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. DIRECT HIT AND AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. *AK
NHTSA ID
822414
Incident
Mar 15, 1998
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