2001 Dodge Durango Air Bags & Restraints Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND FAILING TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN MPH. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISES ON HER CHEST AND HER ABDOMEN. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IN AN AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT NUMBER: Z-Z0 WAS FILED. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED DID HAVE AIR BAGS DEPLOY BUT THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000. *LN THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY THE DOOR AND QUARTER PANEL BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE, HEAD, LIPS, LEFT AND RIGHT LEGS, AND BOTH ARMS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT UPDATED 09/05/2017*JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FORWARD IN A ROCKING MOTION WHENEVER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SEAT WOULD RESET TO THE CORRECT POSITION AFTER RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SWERVED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ENTERING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND CRASHING HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500. UPDATED 9/20/11 *CN UPDATED 10/26/11.* JB

WAS DRIVING ON AN ON RAMP OF A BRIDGE. THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAME AROUND TO THE FRONT AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. THE TRUCK CRASHED AND TURNED OVER. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT END BY A NEARBY VEHICLE, HOWEVER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HAD DEPLOYED. NONE ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116000. BML

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN DIRECT FRONT END COLLISION, BUMPER, GRILLE, FAN AND MOTOR WERE PUSHED BACK BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WORRIED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS WITH FAULTY AIRBAGS. HURT KNEE,WRIST, BACK AND HAND. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DURANGO THAT WAS JUST TOTALED WITH HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE. NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER NINE TIMES. SHE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND DOES NOT REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BROKEN ELBOW AND BOTH THE OWNER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE HEAD ON INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LARGE TREE IN THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF HIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE HORN HAD STOP FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50000, FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 48000. BML

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE MIDDLE ROW DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HARNESS IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE LATCH OPENS ON ITS OWN WHEN THOSE SEATS ARE OCCUPIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,946 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 10-08-08 *BF UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED OVER BUMPY ROADS OR WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING TONE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY GRIPPING AND LATCHING. IF THE VEHICLE COMES TO AN ABRUPT STOP THE BELTS WILL NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN POSITION. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. BOTH TOLD THE OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO ASSIST THE OWNER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM. CHRYSLER WAS NOT FULLY COOPERATIVE WHEN THE FIRST SEAT BELT FAILED AT THE END OF WARRANTY. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER OWNER APPEALED TO DEALERSHIP OWNER. HA DHE NOT STEPPED IN CHRYSLER WOULD NOT HAVE FIXED THE SEAT BELT. CHRYSLER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE THE OTHER FIVE SEAT BELTS EXAMINED. WHENOWNER ATTEMPTED TO RELAY THE SERIOUS NESS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE NEED FOR CHRYSLER TO MAKE REPAIRS, CHRYSLER LABELED THE OWNER AS A HAVING A RECORD OF A TROUBLE MAKER. OWNER FELT THAT CHRYSLER MUST BE COMPELLED TO TAKE SAFETY ISSUES, SUCH AS SEAT BELTS, SERIOUSLY. *AK

THE CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED IN MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4WD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, THE STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS ARE INOPERABLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE, AND THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS A RECALL ON THE MINIVANS YET LOCAL DEALERS WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME DRIVING TO WORK. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME HAD ALREADY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, WHEN I REALIZED THAT HE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I WAD DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HR AND HIT MY BRAKES, MY DURANGO SLID AND HIT THE CAR. I TOTALED THE ENTIRE BACK END OF THE CAR I HIT, AND CURRENTLY THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK IS STILL CLIMBING. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE IMPACT WAS PRETTY HARD AND THE DAMAGE IS MAJOR, NOT INCLUDING THE DRIVER I HIT WAS COMPLAINING OF NECK, KNEE AND BACK INJURIES. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY I WAS ALONE AND MY OLDER CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE FRONT SEAT. I SUBSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, HOWEVER THE POLICEWOMAN WHO ARRIVED AT THE SEEN WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SUGGESTED THAT I LOOK INTO TO WHY. *CB

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PULLED OUT INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING CAR. IT SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING HER AND HIS WHEELS LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND HIS CAR TURNED ONTO THE ROAD I WAS ON AND HE HIT ME ALMOST HEAD ON AT ABOUT 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. MY STEERING RACK IN PENION WAS BROKEN, MY RADIATOR, RADIATOR CORE, FAN, BOTH FAN HOUSINGS, GRILL, FRONT LEFT LIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, BUMPER, TRANSMISSION LINE, AND DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF DASHBOARD WHERE MY DAUGHTER'S KNEES HIT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK *NM