This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact was driving on October 3, 2005 when she ran over a ladder that was in the middle of the road. This caused the contacts' vehicle to be hit by another vehicle, causing the vehicle to T hit the brick wall on the freeway. Then, another vehicle hit the contct's vehicle. Upon impact, both of the frontal airbags failed to deploy. The vehicle was totaled after the crash. The contact's neck was sprung due by the airbag failure. The vehicle has not been inspected to see why the airbags failed to deploy
NHTSA#02-V-293-000: The vehicle experienced the same problem as stated in recall # 02 V 293 000. The clockspring was broken/air bag light stayed on, and there was no horn(electrical failures). (model lxi) scc
While traveling about 30mph on highway and without prior warning another vehicle veered into consumer's lane and hit vehicle head on driver's side. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. Dealership is aware problem.
Vehicle involved in head-on collision. Airbags failed to deploy allowing driver to suffer severe injuries. If air bags had deployed, driver would not have gone forward in vehicle. Driver struck head on steering wheel and broke left hand on tilt-wheel handle. Are there other instances of air bags in Chrysler products not deploying? this is supposed to be the main safety feature and it failed big time.
Immediately after starting car & putting it into gear, it took off at a high rate of speed, even while foot was on brake pedal. Driver served to avoid parked cars and went through a fence hitting a ditch, went across a street, hit another ditch before stopping. Also, there was no deployment of air bags.
- Centervill, OH, USA
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Consumer was pulling out of parking garage and put vehicle in gear and the vehicle pulled off on its own very fast, causing the consumer to crash into another vehicle. Air bags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.
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- Detroit, MI, USA