NHTSA Complaint #10137257 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN JULY 2005, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WITH MY WIFE IN THE FRONT SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 100 LBS. CHRYSLER HAS CHECKED OUT THE SEAT, AND CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NORMAL, GIVEN MY WIFE'S LIGHT WEIGHT. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT THE AIRBAG SHUT OFF IS FOR MY WIFE'S PROTECTION. HOWEVER, SHE DOES NOT CHANGE HER SEATING POSITION TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO TURN OFF. I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS AIRBAG CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS NORMAL IF HALF THE TIME MY WIFE IS PROTECTED AND HALF THE TIME SHE IS NOT. IN WHICH MODE IS MY WIFE SAFEST? SHE EITHER IS SAFE OR SHE IS NOT SAFE, BUT CHRYSLER CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE PACIFICA, AND CHRYSLER IS NOT MAKING ANY CHANGE TO THIS.