1999 DODGE DAKOTA Air Bags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V153000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL 01V153000 (AIR BAGS). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE BEGAN AUGUST 2009 AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 225,000.

Mileage: 220,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA WITH 160000 MILES. THE FAILURE STARTED WHEN THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL BY ENGAGING THE RADIO BUTTON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS SELF DIAGNOSED AND THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL 01V153000 AIR BAGS WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. A NEW CLOCK SPRING WAS PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PART NUMBER TO THE NEW CLOCK SPRING WAS 56045456AG. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS 56045456AD. THE CONTACT HAD A PREVIOUS CRASH WHERE THE ORIGINAL CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED WITH THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL THE CONTACT THE PART NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL CLOCK SPRING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THEY PUT THE DEFECTIVE PART IN HIS VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AND IS STILL RECOVERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SYSTEM DID NOT ACCEPT THE VIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000.

Mileage: 51,000

AROUND 03/04/2008 I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A CREDIT UNION PARKING LOT AND HIT A SHEET OF ICE I ENGAGED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I SLID 25' INTO AN SUV CAUSING SOME COSTLY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. ALSO,THE AIRBAGS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE AND FORTUNATELY I ONLY SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 75,377

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, WHEN IT SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED FOREHEAD/ ARM/WRIST, AND ELBOW INJURIES WHEN IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE.*AK

Mileage: 117,000

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. *BF THIS WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. *SC

EVERY TIME I USED THE LIGHTER THE FUSE WOULD BLOW, MY RADIO WOULD FAIL AND I WOULD HAVE TROUBLES WITH MY WIPERS. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND ONCE IN A WHILE IF I CLICK MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND OFF THE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. I WAS IN NORTHERN MAINE AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I HAD TO WALK THROUGH THE WOODS TO A CABIN I COULD SEE HAD ITS HOUSE LIGHT ON AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR FOR HELP. ONCE MY TRUCK WAS FREED FROM BEING STUCK I HAD TO DRIVE 3 MILES BACK TO THE MOUNTAIN W/NO POWER STEERING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY SHOWED ME THAT THERE WAS SOME LONG SILVER ROD LIKE THING, WHICH HAD JUST BROKEN IN HALF!! I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A WHILE LATER, MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. I SAID I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY AT THAT TIME. LEE DODGE OF WESTBROOK MAINE CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $150! I HAD AN ACCIDENT ABOUT JANUARY 2001 AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD IN A SNOWSTORM AND HIT A TREE. THIS PAST JUNE MY TRUCK WENT IN TO BE INSPECTED AND I WAS TOLD MY UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!! EVEN I KNEW THAT AT 44K OR SO MILES IT WAS FAR TOO SOON FOR ME TO NEED THOSE PARTS REPLACED. I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME BECAUSE I AM DISABLED. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY TRUCK MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE CORRECTLY, MY HOOD WOULD NO LONGER OPEN AND THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEM BECAME MUCH WORSE. BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT, I HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE AND MY BOYFRIEND PULLED OUT AFTER ME IN MY BROTHER?S CAR. WHEN HE PULLED OUT OF A DRIVE, I WENT TO PULL UP ALONG SIDE HIM, MY TIRES WERE SPINNING ON PILES OF WET LEAVES, MY WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND, MY GAS AND MY BRAKE WOULD NOT RESPOND. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR NOT EITHER GAS OR BRAKE... THE TRUCK THEN THRUST FORWARD AND HIT MY BROTHER?S CAR!

Mileage: 62,000

HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE AND IT WAS MOVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE RIGHT CENTER OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK AIR BAGS NON-DEPLOYMENT.*AK

Mileage: 101,988

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLES FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AND ACCIDENT. *MR *CB *NLM

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER AT 35-40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TS

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER SHIFTED TO DRIVE INSTEAD OF REVERSE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURY, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5777.00.*AK

THE $11,000 IN DAMAGE WAS ALL FRONT-END DAMAGE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND AIRBAGS ARE NOT OPERABLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SHE WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM THE FLOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL TRAVELING AND HIT A BRICK FENCE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF CONSUMER LOST OBJECT FROM BACK OF HIS TRUCK. CONSUMER SWERVED TO MISS AND HIT A PARKED CAR. UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. CONSUMER STATED THAT A/C WAS INOPERATIVE, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, ENGINE LEAKS OIL FROM OIL PAN AREA, THERMOSTAT LEAKS, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE HIT A FARM WAGON HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

WHILE IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HIT BRICKWALL AT 60 MPH, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DODGE CO SAID IT WAS AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE, AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $11,000. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG SENSOR IS LOCATED UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT IT TAKES 17 DEGREES OF FORCE TO TRIP SENSOR AND MUST BE HIT DIRECTLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE, THE CAR ALSO HIT REAR END AS IT SPUN ON ICE, ALSO NOT DEPLOYING AIR BAG. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AN ANMINAL RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER FLIPPED OVER, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SUN WAS BRIGHT AND BLINDED HER. CONSUMER HIT A TRAILER WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF VHEICLE HITING A TREE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPOLY WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 10-15 MPH WHILE RAINING WINDOWS FOGGED UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN AND HIT A POLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIR BAGS LIFT AND PEEL. *AK

WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE COLLISION WITH MYSELF BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO OTHER PICKUP TRUCKS. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME HAD A TRAILER HITCH ON THE BACK CAUSING ALL OF THE IMPACT TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FRONT END RESULTING IN A U-SHAPED INDENTATION GOING BACK INTO THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK. THE COLLISION WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AND WE WERE MOVING AT APPROX. 50MPH SLOWING DUE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPING SUDDENLY. I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, BOUNCED BACKWARD, THEN WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR VERY HARD PUSHING ME BACK INTO THE FRONT VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE DEPLOYED. LATER SPEAKING WITH THE ACCIDENT APPRAISER HE STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSORS ARE LOCATED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE. BY THE IMPACT BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FRONT END THE SENSORS WERE NOT TRIGGERED BECAUSE THE SENSORS NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A COLLISION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, THERE WERE INJURIES FROM MOVING FORWARD, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. SHOULDN'T THERE BE SENSORS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT ENDS ALSO JUST FOR THIS TYPE COLLISION, I.E. ALL OF THE IMPACT BEING IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT END. THANK YOU.

DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CHEST INJURIES, EVEN WITH SEATBELT WORN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. WAS BROADSIDED BY DODGE. UPON IMPACT, THE DODGE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. POLICE REPORT FILED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND SERIOUS DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. AN INSPECTOR SAID A SHIELD WAS OVER THE AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH WONT TRIGGER THE SENSOR IF THERE WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CRASHING INTO A TREE, MOSTLY ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. OWNER NOT SURE IF TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK