Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 082700 | 09/29/2000 | 6092304 | Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures. *tt | 12/04/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 05/07/2005 | 1 | 07/01/2002 | |
| Dt: consumer received recall 04v021000, on march 15, 2005. she had called dealer to arrange for repairs, but they told her to bring the vehicle in at her convenience. the recall work was never performed. on may 7, 2005 she was picking her daughter and while the vehicle was in park it went down a small hill in a parking lot and traveled at least 200-300 feet. the vehicle was also turned off. this happened so fast she could not remember whether the brakes worked at that time. there was a telephone pole that stopped the vehicle. upon impact, the airbags did not deploy, and the seat belts did not restrain the passengers. the passengers head went through the windshield and her knees hit the dash board. the driver's right rotor cuff and neck were injured. there was $8700 worth of damage to the vehicle, and it was totaled. the manufacturer stated that they could not do anything about it. a inspector from daimler chrysler inspected vehicle on may 12, 2005 at 2 pm. he never spoke to the consumer, but the manufacturer sent a report.*ak | |||
| 05/07/2005 | 85000 | 3 | 09/01/2003 |
| Dt: was driving at an unknown speed and pulled in front of a bowling alley to pick up another passenger. turned the engine off with key in ignition, within a matter of seconds the vehicle began to roll forward. the car gained speed and was too quick before the consumer could gain control. the vehicle went down an incline and crashed into a parking lot pole. the air bags did not deploy. both passenger had seat belts on but passenger seat belt did not remain locked and passenger struck the windshield, this did not unlatch but a great deal slack came from that seat belt. had received a recall on the transaxles floor shift(no nhtsa recall camp id# available) this recall had not been performed. a inspector from chrysler came out to impasses vehicle who later noted this incident was not due the recall but consumer does not know how he made this assumption because he just looked at vehicle-the vehicle was locked up at the time. no repairs have been made. dealer did make aware there was also a recall on throttle as well(no nhtsa recall id at this time.) dealer and chrysler are unwilling to cover damages as well the recall repair.*ak | |||
| 09/09/2004 | 2 | ||
| While driving horn failed. consumer took vehicle to the dealership on june 2004. dealership fixed it, but three days later horn failed again. technician disconnected the horn, and stated there was short circuit in the front air bags. to fix the horn dealer needed to replace the air bag mechanism at consumer's expense of $1,700. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/14/2006 | 1 | ||
| 1997 sebring passenger side airbag exploded. *ts *jb | |||
| 03/15/2005 | 83000 | 1 | 06/08/2003 |
| Dt: the contact received a recall letter on 3-15-05 concerning the trans axle floor shifter ignition/park interlock she called at the end of march or the beginning of april and made an appointment to have vehicle checked. on 5-7-05, before the scheduled appointment, the vehicle popped out of gear and hit a pole. and the estimated damage was $8,700. on 5-12-05 chrysler sent an investigator to check the vehicle . the consumer was not present at the inspection, but someone else who was at the inspection claimed that the investigator tried to start the car and it wouldn't start. he did not think the trans axle floor shifter ignition/park interlock had anything to do with the crash. the consumer did not agree, stating that the driver and the passenger were injured in the crash. neither the seat belts nor the air bags worked in the crash.*ak | |||