NHTSA Complaint #10163395 — 2004 DODGE STRATUS

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10163395
Vehicle	2004 DODGE STRATUS
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	July 25, 2006
Date Filed	July 25, 2006
Mileage	60,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DURING EACH INCIDENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE AIRBAG MODULE AND IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SQUIDS. THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE AIR BAG. THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS REPAIRED. THE SECOND INCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DETERMINED DEFECTIVE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE, THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE.

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