1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE Air Bags Problems

11 complaints about Air Bags

11
Complaints
7
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Deaths

High Severity Issue

This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.

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All Air Bags Complaints (11)

May 30, 2006 Crash

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS BUMPED FROM THE REAR CAUSING IT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE IMPACT BRAKING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE HOWEVER HEAD AND NECK INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ABOUT THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 64,000

Feb 15, 2005 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE FROM HITTING HER FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA. *AK

Nov 2, 2004 Crash

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2005. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM

Jul 15, 2002 Crash

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. CONSUMER HIT A POLE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

May 1, 2002 Crash

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER AND CONSUMER WAS HIT MID DRIVER SIDE, CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE OTHER DRIVER AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. *JB THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

Jan 9, 2002

DRIVER'S AIRBAG PANEL LOOSENED, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SAID HE COULD ONLY REPAIR HORN, WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AIRBAG PANEL.

Nov 7, 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM DUE TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Oct 31, 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINADTED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Oct 2, 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

May 2, 2001 Crash

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS HIDDEN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF LANE. CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER PASED OUT, AND DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Mar 23, 1999 Crash Fire

THE CAR WENT INTO A CURVE AND WOULD NOT STEER OUT,THEN FOR NO REASON THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, KNOCKING THE DRIVER OUT TEMPORAILY,CAUSING THE CAR TO THEN PROCEED OFF THE ROAD, UP ONTO A GAURDRAIL WHICH THEN SENT THE CAR AIRBORNE ONTO THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BRIDGE WHICH THEN FLIPPED THE CAR HEAD-ON INTO THE CONRETE WALL OF THE ONCOMING SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. *AK