Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 083799 | 11/12/1999 | 081798C | 6089800 | Daimlerchrysler corporation is now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles. *tt | 02/25/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/07/2004 | 79103 | 1 | 04/01/2000 |
| Vehicle turned left in front of my vehicle. i was traveling approximately 25 mph and hit the vehicle dead center on the front bumper of my vehicle. neither of my airbags deployed.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/10/2005 | 1 | 07/01/2004 | |
| Dt: the contact stated while in a front end collision the airbags did not deploy. the vehicle was totaled. there has been no inspection to see why the air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 07/19/2002 | 04/01/2002 | ||
| Airbags deployed while the vehicle was traveling at @40 mph down a country road. the driver was stunned, unable to see, and suffered a roll-over and crash. the car was a total loss. driver suffered minor injuries because of seatbelt use. there was no reason for the airbags to deploy.*ak | |||
| 04/17/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| Consumer states while traveling at 40 mph, traffic ahead was coming to a stop. consumer applied the brake, but the vehicle did not stop. consumer states accelerator pedal would not release, it stuck to the floor. vehicle accelerated at a high speed before rear ending another vehicle, after consumer was forced to use emergency brake.*jb during the collision the vehicle spin and went out of control, the air bags and seat belt failed and the consumer was also unable to get the vehicle out of drive. *yh | |||
| 03/08/2002 | 1 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Vehicle slid on ice, ran off the road and hit a tree on driver's side. speed was estimated at 50-55 mph. passenge's side airbag deployed, driver side did not deploy. driver is in a coma. *ak the driver side airbag failed to deploy, as a result the driver has brain injuries. *mj | |||
| 09/07/2001 | |||
| Consumer's air bag didn't deploy after traveling 45mph and rearending another vehicle. vehicle was totaled. consumer hasn't received an answer for non deployment.*ak | |||
| 03/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 65 mph another driver cut right in front of consumer's vehicle.it had no choice but to rear end other vehicle. upon impact, none of airbags deployed.*ak | |||
| 04/04/2000 | 1 | 01/28/2000 | |
| While vehicle stopped another vehicle struck it in the rear, and the air bags did not deploy. *ak *ml | |||