1994 DODGE CARAVAN Air Bagsfrontal Problems
66 NHTSA complaints on file
Air Bagsfrontal Issues in the 1994 DODGE CARAVAN
66 air bagsfrontal complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1994 DODGE CARAVAN. Of these, 52 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 88 resulted in injury.
66
Complaints
52
Crashes
0
Fires
88
Injuries
4
Deaths
All Air Bagsfrontal Complaints
NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT TIME OF CRASH. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CRASH SCENE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CARAVAN.*AK
VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING WHEN VEHICLE 2 CAME OVER INTO HIS LANE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THIS HEAD ON COLLISION, THERE WERE 3 INJURIES AND 2 DEATHS IN THIS ACCIDENT, CLAIM 01-6239-721. *JG
VEHICLE 1 REAR ENDED VEHICLE 2. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 25MPH, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 55-S384-979. *JG
VEHICLE 1 REAR ENDED VEHICLE 2. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 25MPH, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 55-S384-979. *JG
VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING WHEN VEHICLE 2 CAME OVER INTO HIS LANE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THIS HEAD ON COLLISION, THERE WERE 3 INJURIES AND 2 DEATHS IN THIS ACCIDENT, CLAIM 01-6239-721. *JG
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30-35 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN - RECALL 99V113000 REGARDING AIR BAG. *AK *TT
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH HAD A FRONT CRASH,AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES.*AK
CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 50MPH HIT CONSUMER IN THE REAR & KNOCKED VEHICLE 37 FEET INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY & DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. VEHICLE IS AT JUNKYARD.
#869423
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CONSUMER VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 65 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR END CONSUIMER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 50-55 MPH; BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER/MFR'S WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
#859312
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CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V113000 REGARDING SUDDEN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER COMPLAINED LAST YEAR AND NOTHING WAS DONE. HOWEVER, AFTER CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *AK *ML
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NOTICE SENT REGARDING POSSIBLE CAUSE (RECALL). *MJS
#856874
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RECALL 99V113000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE, AND UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
#852051
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VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FOR NO REASON. NO POTHOLES OR BUMP WERE RAN OVER. DRIVER/ PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES/CUTS AND CHEMICAL BURNS. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE SLID OFF A GRAVEL ROAD AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT ABOUT 40 TO 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DLR HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
#703383
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REFERENCE YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE97049. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON , AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER DOES NOT WORK. *AK
#833128
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PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IGNITION BEING ON, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. RECENTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED WHILE IN PARK. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK
#832500
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REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEWOULD DISENGAGE THE AIR BAG TO PREVENT IT FROM DEPLOYING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE RAN INTO TELEPHONE POLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISON.
#541151
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FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHILE VAN WAS SITTING STILL AND VEHICL WAS TURNED OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
#825939
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CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE. UPON STARTING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, INJURING THE CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BREAST AND CHEST DUE TO THE SEAT BELT NOT PROVIDING PROTECTION, AND C AUSING THE PASSENGER TO JUMP FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
GOING ABOUT 45MPH & BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. SUDDENLY A THIRD VEHICLE CUT OFF 2ND VEHICLE. SLAMMED ON BRAKES, CAUSING THE CARAVAN TO REAREND 2ND VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
#525480
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VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'SAIR BAGS, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO SHOULDER/JAW AND LIP. *AK
#816119
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REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THE AIR BAGS ARE CONNECTED AND THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISIONS. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
#813227
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WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. *AK
WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING HER INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW SPEEDS. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. THE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
UPON HITTING A DITCH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS BENT BACK AND SIDEWAYS, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEAT. ALSO, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL CRASH. WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED SHOP NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO INSTALLED AIR BAG SENSORS TO ALLOW DEPLOYMENT. *AK
GOING AT 10MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT THE LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 70MPH, HIT THIS VEHICLE AT A FRONT LEFT SIDE COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
UPON REAREND COLLISION THE DRIVER'S AND OTHER OCCUPANTS SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED. ALSO NON DEPLOYMENT OF DUAL AIR BAGS. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION , GOING ABOUT (35) MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *AK
WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTION HIT CAR IN FRONT , AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ABOUT 40 FT AT FULL FORCE. WHEN CAR STOPPED POLICEMAN LOOKED INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE. *AK
#986461
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THE SAME CIRCUIT THAT OPERATES THE AIRBAG ALSO PROVIDES POWER TO REAR WINDOW WIPER. WHEN TURNING ON THE WIPERS THE FUSE GOES OUT AND THE AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK.*AK
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 30MPH, VEHCILE WAS IMPACTED AT A 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENDER SIDE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT ABOUT 45MPH. THEN THE CARAVAN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENDER SIDE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT ABOUT 45MPH. THEN THE CARAVAN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER'S EHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THIS WAS A FIVE CAR ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT.*JB
DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
WHILE IN ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE IN ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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