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 | |
| 970919083297 | 09/19/1997 | 54423 | Authorized airbag deactivation for medical necessity. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| 231997 | 04/04/1997 | 51927 | If a warped or poor fitting passenger airbag door exists, the airbag door can now be serviced separate from the instrument panel assembly. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
| 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 |
| 081798 | 12/30/1998 | 603153 | Subject regarding airbag on - off switches. *yc | 02/05/1999 | |
| 081798 REV B | 09/18/1998 | 081798 REV A | 602450 | Subject regarding the airbag on-off switches. *yc | 11/05/1998 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/25/2006 | 170000 | 1 | 09/27/2006 |
| Without any prior warning the steering system suddenly failed to respond, total failure, no steering control, while driving at 60 mph on the freeway. the car steered itself hard to the right into a concrete baracad on the freeway and totaled the car. air bags also failed to work. i have stored the car. it has not been touched since the accident. i will keep it in storage for a short time in case you want to inspect it. it appears based on an external visual only inspection that components in the rack and pinion steering system failed. i have taken some digital photos.*jb | |||
| 12/15/2002 | 0 | ||
| I was in parking garage at jfk airport. when i started car and put it into gear, the car shot forward and crashed into concrete barrier and pillar. the airbags never deployed and the braking did not slow it down. the car was totalled and the travelers insurance has offered $2275 less the $500 deductible. | |||
| 06/16/2003 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| 4 car collision, car hit from behind pushing vehicle hard into the next car in front, which pushed that car into the next car. air bag did not deploy. car totaled. resulted in injury to driver. *jb | |||
| 08/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| Airbag cover is warped, and air bag may or may not deploy. consumer states someone from dot came out and took pictures. *ak | |||
| 05/28/2000 | 1 | ||
| Lost power to instrument cluster, no tach speed or any other gauges, air bag light would stay on. transmission stays in secound gear. kick in and ou with intermintent power to instrument cluster, power door lock then failed, uld remain dealer found failed/ground in wiring harness. *ak | |||
| 11/03/1999 | 07/01/1998 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 5 | 09/11/1994 | |
| Airbag console is sitting up to high, the airbag is covered . check engine light remains on often, radio does not play fm stations, short in wiring harness, rear tail light does not operate properly, car stalls while in motion, right tie rod makes a loud noise when turning, leakage near o-rings, a/c leaks freon--coils are defective. *ak *ml | |||
| 01/14/2000 | |||
| Airbag delay in deployment aprox 5 mins. abs system failed, and all tires locked up. *ak | |||
| 07/07/1999 | 1 | 07/04/1994 | |
| Cigarette lighter inoperative. replacements were done. *yc | |||
| 01/01/1994 | |||
| Seats- automatic seats. where anchored to the floor, plastic pieces have been noticed laying in the seat tracks on both driver and passenger sides, worried about seats leaving tracks if there happens to be an accident. head lights- way to dim for driving, especially if raining, also looks like the plastic cover is melting from lights being too hot also causing dimness. air bag cover on passenger side dash board is warping, affraid it may explode for no reason causing a fatality. abs - the light comes on for days then goes out for maybe a day then comes on again. had them checked out and they say its fine but light continutes to come on. | |||
| Consumers unable to find anyone to disarm air bags. | |||
| 10/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of air bags during vehicle collison resulting in driver and passenger injuries. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/06/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving a loud knocking noise was heard coming from the front. vehicle accelerated and hit a brick wall. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. driver sustained head and back injuries, and was transported by ambulance to a hospital. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. *ak | |||
| 12/08/2002 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated when the gear was put into drive, also the air bags failed to deploy when the vehicle hit a concrete road divider.ts *jb | |||
| 12/08/2002 | 1 | ||
| Upon starting the vehicle, consumer states put vehicle in gear and proceeded to drive when consumer heard a rumbling noise. consumer stopped got out to look under vehicle saw nothing. consumer got back in vehicle put in gear and vehicle took off. consumer applied brakes nothing happen resulting in vehicle hitting aconcrete barrier. none of the vehicles airbags deployed. please describe further. mr | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a t bone head on collision. upon impact, neither air bag deployed. *ak there were 2 injuries in the accident. *slc | |||
| 07/13/2002 | 2 | 01/01/2098 | |
| Front air bags did not deploy, 2 adults and one child in the car and car was totally flipped over and they did not come out when collision occurred.*ak | |||
| While traveling 25-30 mph another vehicle crashed into consumer's vehicle head on. air bag indication light flashed on, but air bags did not deploy at any time. dealer has been contacted. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| Passenger's side air bag module is sinking into dashboard, cause unknown. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 02/28/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| My daughter ran into the rear of another vehicle and totalled a 1994 intrepid. neither air bag nor seat belt restraint device worked. she impacted the steering wheel and was injured. | |||
| 12/05/2000 | |||
| At a speed of 2 mph, rolling, hit brake and both airbags deployed, windshield shattered. *ak | |||
| 11/03/1999 | 07/01/1998 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| While driving about 15 mph was rear ended by another vehicle, and air bags failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 03/04/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had head-on collision with a ditch. vehicle was forced off the road and consumer lost control. upon impact, air bags on either side did not deploy.*ak | |||
| 01/15/2000 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was at a stand still and another vehicle rear ended consumer's vehicle, causing it to go up, forward and hit another vehicle head-on. upon impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. vehicle was totaled. *ak *ml | |||
| 11/27/1999 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling down the street, it was not raining when a car turned in front of consumer, and consumer rearended vehicle in front. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| Airbag cover for passenger's side has lifted to where airbag is actually exposed. it has been in at dealer for service twice, but defect keeps occurring. *ak | |||
| Air bag warning light remains illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1997 | |||
| Air bag cover on the passenger side is coming off. dealer has been contacted. replacement fee $185.00. *ak | |||
| 10/23/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Passenger side airbag cover began to roll up on the edges, exposing the yellow foam rubber under it. *ak | |||
| 06/19/1997 | |||
| Hit another car with the front side of the car at 35mph and neither airbag deployed. she had a seatbelt on. | |||
| 05/12/1997 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, impact 12:00 position, speed 30mph the driver's side airbig did not dfploy. *ak | |||
| 12/30/1996 | |||
| The vehicle was involved in a head-on collision and neither airbag deployed. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1996 | 2 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Fell asleep at wheel, hit light pole with concrete base at 50 mph. had seat belt on but air bag did not deploy, resulting in ongoing injuries. *ak | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| While driving driver fell a sleep at the wheel and hit a light post, driver's air bag did not go off. *ak | |||
| 07/14/1996 | 2 | 12/01/1994 | |
| No deployment of driver's/passenger's airbags in a front end collision, resulting in injuries. *ak | |||
| 07/14/1996 | |||
| In a front end collision the air bags did not deploy. please give more details. *ak | |||
| 06/18/1995 | 1 | ||
| Consumer impacted at 12:00 at 45 mph, air bag failed to deploy.*ak | |||
| 04/19/1995 | 9 | ||
| Other: driver's air bag split from top to bottom after driver hit head on air bag during collision, causing injury. *skd | |||
| 02/01/1995 | |||
| Head on collision and drivers airbag did not deploy. please describe further. tt | |||
| 02/01/1995 | |||
| Head on collision and passengers airbag did not deploy. please describe further. tt | |||
| 12/17/1994 | |||
| In frontal collision drivers side air bag failed to deploy. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 02/15/2001 | 70000 | 12 | 02/13/2001 |
| Bought car in 2001, with 69,000 miles. 2 days after purchase, gauges stopped working, car ran fine, no noise, etc. intermittent problem. dealer could not duplicate. happened while driving past dealer, stopped and they checked for codes, none found. happened again, dealer had code for airbag module this time, replaced part. problem is still intermittent. 2003, driving at 75 mph on highway, car stalled, no restart. towed to dealer, they replaced timing belt and water pump. also had brake rotors and pads replaced at 72,000. they were done at 55,000 also. replaced tie rod ends 2004 at 97,000. they had been replaced a week before purchase at 68,500. passenger airbag cover warped, i fear it may fail in accident. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| Sun has caused air bag on passenger's side to come through the dashbroad. vehicle has been taken to the dealership. the owner was told that the situation would not disrupt the deployment of the air bag.*ak | |||
| 08/21/1998 | 3 | 08/01/1998 | |
| The passenger side airbag cover is coming up from the console i am afraid it will not deploy right and the ac has to be refilled every two months and they say it has no leaks. *ak | |||