2013 Dodge Charger Air Bags & Restraints Problems

There’s a recall on 11 part on my vehicle

The contact's son owns a 2013 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

Drivers Seat Belt will not latch. ASME certified mechanic cannot repair it. Dangerous for drivers, Illegal in the USA to drive without a seatbelt and not covered by any Dodge/Chrysler/Mopar Warranties or recalls. The cost for the part alone is $364. Manufacturer Customer Service was not helpful. Parts are not readily available. Please help!

I made an appointment with a dealership to get the recall repaired. I took it to the dealership the next day to drop it off so they can repair it. A few days later I get a call saying that the airbag inflator is badly damaged and wanted me to pay $1100 for it when it’s a free recall. And I declined the offer for it and picked it up the next day and left.

THE LIGHT IS ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V021000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF INDIAN TRAIL LOCATED AT (5501 W HWY 74, MONROE, NC 28110) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 70 MILES FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,532.

DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY CAR UNDER RECALL FOR TALAAT AIRBAGS. WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALER AND THE FCA HOTLINE, I AM REPEATEDLY HUNG UP ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE MALE END OF THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEE'S SUMMIT DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1051 SE OLDHAM PKWY, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TAKATA RECALL AND RECALL T36 ALTERNATOR

TAKATA RECALL: DEALER IS TELLING ME I HAVE A BAD AIR BAG BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NOT COVERING A DIME. HEARING ABOUT A RECALL BUT ACCORDING TO NAPLETON DODGE THERE IS NO RECALL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V021000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PORTERVILLE FORD, LOCATED AT 701 N MAIN ST, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257 AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DECLINED TO CONFIRM WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT

I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE CRASHES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST AT 46 MPH, WITH SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE. THE SECOND, AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WAS AT 75 MPH. DURING THE FIRST CRASH, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DURING THE SECOND CRASH ONLY THE CURTAIN/SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS SEATBELTED IN, PROPERLY, AND SUFFERED BRUISED LUNGS AND A CONCUSSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS FROM THE AIR BAGS, WHICH HAD A DELAYED DEPLOYMENT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. DODGE COUNTRY (1902 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76541, (888) 676-8389) WAS CALLED. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON HOLD AND THEN THE CALL WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE WAS A RECALL ISSUE FIXED ON MY VEHICLE SOMETIME LAST YEAR WHERE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY WENT INTO MY DASH AND/OR REMOVED THE DASH. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. SINCE THEN, I'VE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE CLICKING/KNOCKING WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD BE LOCATED AND THE AIR BAGS LIGHT IS ON AND OFF VERY FREQUENTLY AS WELL. IF I HIT A BUMP ON THE SIDE WHERE THE CLICKING OCCURS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IN THE PAST, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO CLICKING/KNOCKING IN THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO THE FIX, ONLY AIRBAG LIGHT. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE AN AIRBAG ISSUE OR IT DEPLOYS WHILE I'M DRIVING. NOT ABLE TO PUT IN AN EXACT DATE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY, SO ONLY ENTERED TODAY'S DATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SEATING IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED OR AUDIBLE INDICATORS HEARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED AT A DEALER AND THE NEXT DAY THE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY TECHNICIAN THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR ON THE LATCH AND THE LATCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,886. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ UPDATED 08/30/2017*JS

DRIVER SEAT BELT LATCH DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE COMPLETELY. ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE IS BY JAMMING THE LATCH IN, WITH FORCE, WHILE HOLDING THE PUSH BUTTON DOWN. THIS ALLOWS LATCH TO FULLY ENGAGE, AND RETRY THE PUSH BUTTON. THREE TO FIVE ATTEMPTS WILL RELEASE LATCH MECHANISM. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PROBLEM FIRST STARTED DECEMBER 2016. STILL AWAITING RESPONSE.

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME, WHERE IT DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN PUSHED TO DISENGAGE. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, BUT THE BUTTON ALSO SOMEWHAT STUCK IN HALFWAY POSITION AND ONLY REMEDY IS TO PUSH THE BUCKLE BACK IN AND TRY TO TO PUSH TO RELEASE. MINIMUM OF 3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY RELEASES. OBVIOUSLY IN A PARKED POSITION WHEN THIS OCCURS. BUT BESIDES FRUSTRATING, TIME CONSUMING...IT CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN PER SAY YOUR ALTERNATOR CATCHES FIRE AND YOU CANT SEEM TO UNBUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT...OR ANY TYOE OF ACCIDENT WHERE TAKING OFF YOUR SEAT BELT IS CRUCIAL TO YOUR SURVIVAL. OR ANOTHER EXAMPLE, UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICHLE WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY LAW INFORCMENT. ALTHOUGH QUITE EXTREME EXAMPLES, SUCH DO OCCUR.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 6/24/2016 (FRIDAY) MONDAY L CALLED AND TALK WITH KAYLA REGARDING THE BREAKS SHE TOLD ME TO COME ON THURSDAY 6/30/2016 TO HAVE THE BREAKS REPAIRED OK THERE MECHANIC NEVER SHOWED UP, NEXT APPOINTMENT THAT SATURDAY IT WAS CHANGEL TO JULY 12,2016 L WENT AND APPARENTLY THERE MECHANIC HAS ANOTHER JOB BUT HE WORKS HERE CERTAIN DAYS SO CRISTINA SAYS WELL HE'S OFF FROM HIS OTHER JOB HE'LL BE HERE ALL DAY SO I WENT EARLY WAIT 2 HOURS NEVER SHOWED UP, SO SHE TAKES THE CAR NEXT DOOR TO JAPANES AUTO REPAIR 8196 GARDEN GROVE BLVD, GARDEN GROVE CA, 92844 WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 3 HOURS THERE WAS KNOW ONE FIXING THIS CAR FOR 3 HOURS ONLY ONE GENTLEMAN SPOKE ENGLISH BUT AFTER 3 HOURS L WAS TOLD THAT THE BREAKS AND ROTORS WAS REPLACED L ASK FOR A COPY OF THE INVOICE L WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE GIVEN TO CRISTINA, SO L TAKE MY TIME AND HEAD HOME IT SEEMS OK MY SON PICKS ME UP FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 07/21/2016 AROUND 2PM WE WERE ON THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY HEADING EAST CAR SEEMS TO START SHAKING SO WE EXIT AND GET ONTO LABREA AVE WHERE WE HAD TO TURN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC TO GET INTO THE GAS STATION SO WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, L HAD JUST HAD SURGERY, NOW I'M PIST WE HAD TO SIT TO ALLOW THE MOTOR TO COOL AFTER ABOUT 45 MIN TO AN HOUR WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH OUR HAZZARD LIGHTS ON REALLY SLOW TO MAKE IT HOME ONCE AGAIN L REACHED OUT TO KCA AUTO ENTERPRISE AND NOTHING I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR PASSENGER SEATBELTS DOESN'T STAY CONNECTED, THE MOTOR SHAKES, THE BREAKS CONSTANTLY MAKES NOISE, AND A BURNING SMELL L DON'T WANT THIS CAR I'M LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FEARING IS IT GOING TO BREAK DOWN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THERE ARE 5 RECALLS THAT I JUST FOUND OUT MYSELF AND THE DEALER NEVER ENCLOSED THIS TO ME L HAVE NO PAPERWORK WITH ANY OF THIS. I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR IT IS NOT SAFE.

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER DAY OR SOMETIMES AFTER MONTH I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR ALSO HAVE GRANDKIDS IN CAR AND JUST WORRIED. IT DOES IT WHEN WE'RE DRIVING THE CAR.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS QUIET ALL OF A SUDDEN. HE WAS SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A BOOSTER SEAT, SEAT BELTED IN. HE MANAGED TO GRAB THE CENTER SHOULDER STRAP OF THE CENTER SEAT BELT AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS NECK. HE HAD BEGUN TO STRUGGLE TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED. I CALLED 911 AND AT THE SAME TIME WAS WAVING CARS OVER TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS A KNIFE I COULD USE TO CUT IT. FINALLY A GENTLEMEN PULLED OVER WITH A KNIFE AND I CUT THE BELT TO FREE MY SON.