2001 CHRYSLER 300M Air Bags Problems

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL RESOLVED ON MY CAR. I CHECKED IN SEPTEMBER AND AGAIN OCTOBER 16 AND TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. WHEN I GO ON THE CHRYSLER WEB SITE FOR RECALL INFORMATION, IT SAYS THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER, OR THE DEALER, ARE NOT GIVING ME TOP PRIORITY. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM AT RISK. I CHECKED THIS OUT AGAIN TODAY WITH THE SAME RESULT.

Mileage: 75,000

MY SON WAS DRIVING TO COLLEGE ON THE INTERSTATE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, HIT AN ANIMAL OR HIT A POTHOLE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. MY SON WAS NOT INJURED, HE WAS STILL ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ME TO INFORM ME WHAT HAPPENED AND ASK WHAT TO DO. AS HE WAS CLOSE TO HIS COLLEGE I TOLD HIM TO BE CAREFUL BUT CONTINUE ON TO SCHOOL, I WOULD CALL HIS UNCLE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND THEN LET HIM KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER HIS CLASS WAS OVER. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MY BROTHER. MY BROTHER SAID TO HAVE HIM DRIVE IT TO HIS SHOP SO HE COULD LOOK AT IT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STARTED A CLAIM. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INVESTIGATED AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IT WILL BE COVERED AS THERE WAS NOT A COLLISION OF ANY KIND AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE. MY BROTHER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THESE ARE THE CODES THAT CAME UP: ACTIVE - "DRIVER SQUIB" AND "PASSENGER SQUIB", STORED - "ORC ACCELEROMETER", "DRIVER SQUIB #1 CIRCUIT OPEN", "PASSENGER SQUIB #1 CIRCUIT OPEN" AND "DRIVER SQUIB #1 SHORT TO GROUND". THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY A MALFUNCTION SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THE VINYL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH IN MY 2001 CHRYSLER 300M HAS CRACKED. THE CRACK IS ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG, AND BASED ON INFORMATION FROM OTHER 300M OWNERS, IS IN THE VICINITY OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG. THERE IS CONCERN THAT REPAIR OF THIS CRACK IS UNSAFE DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE AIR BAG, AND THAT THE CRACK MAY AFFECT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *NM

Mileage: 52,000

PAAENGER SIDE DAHBOARD SPLITTING OPEN ALONG UNDERLYING AIR BAG TEAR LINE. SPLIT GETTING LONGER.

Mileage: 170,000

YESTERDAY I NOTICED THAT A SMALL CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD APPEARED. I COULDN'T IMAGINE WHY BEING THAT MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND I KEEP MY CAR CLEAN AND THE DASHBOARD MOISTURIZED. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE CRACK BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AND, I CANNOT REPAIR THE CRACK BECAUSE IT MIGHT COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT! I HAVE READ THAT SERVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *LA

DASHBOARD CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK. DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M WITH A CRACK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 300 MILES AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE 1999 MODEL. CHRYLSER HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT REPAIRING IT UNLESS YOUR CAR IS UNDER WARRENTY. REPAIR SHOPS WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE AIRBAG AND THE ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH WHICH WILL COST $1200. NOT ONLY IS THIS A POOR QUALITY ISSUE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS COULD AFFECT THE WAY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS -- IF IT WILL DEPLOY AT ALL. CHRYLSER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. MINE IS 3 MONTHS PAST WARRENTY AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY ALSO DENY KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1999. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2001 300M WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT, AND LAST WEEK I HEARD A POP-AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR?????*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE COST OF DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 7-8 THOUSAND DOLLARS. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. THE CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG INFLATED, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED IN THE FRONT. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *SCC