1998 DODGE RAM Air Bagsfrontal Problems

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED LOWER ARM INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK

IMPACT WAS CENTERED ON TRUCK. STRAIGHT IMPACT, NO ANGLE INVOLVED.UPON IMPACT, AIF BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION, VEHICLE TURNED COUPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CAR CRASH. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 2 PASSENGERS AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT 35 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *YD

THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND MY WIFE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SUDDENLY COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH SPUN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALERS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED IF THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE HIT IN COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

30MPH, HEADON CRASH INTO STEEL STATIONARY POLE, NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD/ NECK BACK/ ARM AND KNEE INJURIES. POLICE NOTED NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE. BOTH PARAMEDICS AND FIREFIGHTERS NOTED FAILURE OF AIRBAGS AND SAID DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED HIS HEAD INJURY HAD THEY DEPLOYED. CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER DODGE; THEY SENT REP TO CHECK TRUCK. TWO WEEKS LATER CHRYSLER DODGE SENT US A LETTER STATING THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, THAT THEY WERE IN FUNCTIONING ORDER THAT THEIR WAS NO FAILURE ON THEIR PRODUCTS (TRUCK) PART. A LOCAL DODGE DEALER, SALES MANAGER TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THAT DODGE PU AIRBAGS SHOULD DEPLOY AT "10 MPH" IN A HEADON CRASH, STATIONARY OBJECT. HE ALSO STATED AFTER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT WERE GIVEN TO HIM, "THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED" (THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY)....

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, CONSUMER HAD FRONT CRASH. BUT TO RIGHT SIDE, BUMPER WAS PUSHED COMPLETELY BACK. CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL, 16 STITCHES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *AK THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE, THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN 140 DEGREES ALMOST ROLLING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *JB

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FAINTED AT WHEEL. HE HIT SIDE RAIL ON HIGHWAY AND DEBRIS ALONG THE WAY. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLDED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK

SOUTHBOUND MUSTANG LOST CONTROL ON WET STREET, SPUN INTO OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. NORTHBOUND DODGE RAM TRUCK T-BONED OUT OF CONTROL MUSTANG AT 50 MPH. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS OF DODGE TRUCK FAILED TO DEPLOY. BELTED DODGE RAM TRUCK DRIVER BROKE RIGHT LEG AND KNEECAP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AT A FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK UP, AND BRAKES TO FAIL. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJUIRES. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO VEHICLE. *AK

QUAD CAB; CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH,HIT A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECTS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON. *AK

DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND SLID CROSS WAYS, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, AND BUSTED THE REAR AXEL. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER, AND FRONT BUMPER WENT INTO FRONT TIRE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER FIVE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES AND EJECTION FROM VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH, REAR ENDED A TRAILER WHICH DIDN'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF LIGHTS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH THE SWAY BAR FELL OUT. DROVE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED THE SWAY BAR HANGING & HAD TO REPAIR IT. THE 2ND INCIDENT: HAD LOST STEERING CONTROL & HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 TO 55 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. DRIVER WAS UNJURED ON BOTH HANDS. SKIN WAS SCRAPED FROM KNUCLES AND HAD NUMBNESS FOR 48 HOURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPOXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, WHILE DRIVING AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD WHICH TURNED INTO A CURVE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT A TREE AT 50MPH,AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HIT HEAD-ON ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT HIT A PATCH OF ICE ON THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER THEN HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE HIT, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60MPH. ROAD WET/SLICK. VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING. MADE FUNNY NOISES. LOST TRACTION. SPUN AROUND & FRONT END HIT GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HAS BRUISES FROM SEAT BELT. PASSENGER NOT RESTRAINED. HIT WINDSHIELD. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, DRUNK DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF RAM. THE VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY RAM & THE DUEAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON AND IN PARK POSITION THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TRUCK WAS TORN UP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVING AT 40MPH, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID CAR LEVEL ON DECELERATION WAS NOT ENOUGH. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO STRIKE A TREE. ALSO BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK