Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge stratus. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the air bag light illuminated and began making a beeping noise. approximately 60 seconds later the passenger side air bag deployed in the direction of the windshield. the windshield was cracked as well as damaging the dash board. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and an engineer was dispatched to inspect it. over a month later the contact received a letter from the manufacturer stating they did not feel the failure was due to a manufacturer defect and would offer no assistance. the failure and current mileage was 140,000. | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 dodge stratus. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the air bag light illuminated and began making a beeping noise. approximately 60 seconds later the passenger side air bag deployed in the direction of the windshield. the windshield was cracked as well as damaging the dash board. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and an engineer was dispatched to inspect it. over a month later the contact received a letter from the manufacturer stating they did not feel the failure was due to a manufacturer defect and would offer no assistance. the failure and current mileage was 140,000. pmb | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 dodge stratus. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the air bag light illuminated and began making a beeping noise. approximately 60 seconds later the passenger side air bag deployed in the direction of the windshield. the windshield was cracked as well as damaging the dash board. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and an engineer was dispatched to inspect it. over a month later the contact received a letter from the manufacturer stating they did not feel the failure was due to a manufacturer defect and would offer no assistance. the failure and current mileage was 140,000. dt | |||
| 10/10/2004 | 42000 | 1 | |
| Clock spring failure...airbag lite is on is the 1st sign of the problem. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 1 | 03/15/2003 | |
| I was in a car accident. i rear ended the suv in front of me. the front of my car is smashed pretty bad. my air bag didn't deflate. i believe that is a very serious saftey hazard. *ak | |||
| 02/26/2004 | 3 | 03/01/2002 | |
| I am concerned with a few things on my 2002 dodge stratus se 4 door. one, i feel that the abs system on my car did not work properly. i had to do an emergency stop with my car in which my wheels locked up and the car proceeded to launch forward at least 10 feet even though my foot was still on the brake pedal.there were no skid marks. i ended up hitting a woman in front of me who had jacked up. please keep in mind that i was only traveling at about 25 mph having just come through a light. in addition to that, even though i was wearing my seatbelt, i still hit the dashboard with my knee and the steering wheel with my chin. normally when i come to a stop at a stop sign my seat belt gets tighter when i step on the brakes and i have trouble leaning forward to look both ways, it seems like that is how it is supposed to work. also, my airbags never deployed. i am very concerned about these issues. i love my car but i am now afraid to drive it especially with my children in it. what happens if i have to do an emergency stop because of a child running out in the street 20 feet from where i am. will my car stop then. i know cars don't stop on a dime but i feel at the rate of speed i was traveling and the conditions of the road, i should have never hit that woman. what do i do? *ak | |||
| 05/13/2002 | 1 | ||
| Brakes failed while applyed at 55 mph, brake pedal went to the floor, and caused a vehicle crash. dealer notified. *ak the vehicle flipped over three times ejecting the passenger and injuring the driver critically. the air bag failed to deploy during the accident. the vehicle had cruise control and seat belt problem and experienced a tire blew out. *yh | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge stratus. while driving approximately 30 mph on a wet surface, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle hydroplaned. he rear ended the preceding vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact received a concussion. a police report was filed. the vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 60,000. the body shop informed the consumer the reason why the airbag did not deploy was because the sensors were mounted so low in the front and rear of the vehicle. updated 05/30/08 | |||
| 07/17/2006 | 90000 | 1 | 04/20/2006 |
| First complaint...on more than one occasion on wet roadways i would begin to slow down farther behind than normal for my stop or turn. every single time my breaks locked up on me and i slid. a couple of times almost ended in a collision. i was involved in an accident dealing with a train. when i stopped the train hit the front end of my car. it pulled off my bumper, hood, radiator, coolant each landing at least 75 feet away. it also twisted my engine, transmission, bent my frame, and rear axle. all the while my battery blew up. out of all of that my air bags did not deploy. *nm | |||
| 10/13/2006 | 134000 | 1 | 04/20/2004 |
| Started car, air bag light came on and passenger airbag deployed for no apparent reason. broke windshield on passenger side of vehicle. checked to see if there are any recalls none. want to file complaint against chrysler corporation. *nm | |||
| 10/08/2005 | 60000 | 1 | 05/31/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35mph on a winding road, curving right, the steering wheel jerked and the vehicle turned left. the brakes seemed stiff when applied. the vehicle hit a fence and the driver sustained severe injuries. the airbags did not deploy, although seat belts were worn. a police report was filed. the vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance agency, but no determination was made as to why the airbags failed to deploy. however, the insurance agency did determine the accident may have been cause by a steering or brake problem. | |||
| 02/07/2005 | 1 | 08/18/2003 | |
| I was just pulling out of my driveway going less than 5 mph when i heard what sounded like a gunshot. i put my foot on the brake and looked over my right shoulder and saw nothing. i paused approx. 5 seconds before deciding to pull forward and to the side of the road to investigate. i took my foot off the brake and as the car began to roll forward there was a tremendous explosion and the passenger airbag deployed, shattering my windshield. i have asthma and have been having significant breathing problems since the occurrence.*ak | |||
| 04/28/2004 | 1 | ||
| Driving 35 mph, another vehicle caught in front of the consumer. this caused the consumer to t-bone the vehicle on the passenger side door. the consumer stated that, both frontal air bags did not deploy upon impact. the consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership for inspection. *la | |||
| 07/12/2003 | 46000 | 1 | |
| While driving at 35 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision with a parked vehicle. consumer was not wearing a seat belt, and air bags did not deploy. a citation was presented to the consumer by the police. there were no injuries to the consumer.*ak | |||