2008 Dodge Nitro Air Bags & Restraints Problems

2008 Dodge nitro in a collision going between 35 and 45 miles per hour had a major rear end accident. Police paramedics and fire came on scene. The air bags never deployed. This vehicle was taken for the air bags emblem recall in 2022. The vehicle should have air bags that deploy.

ON 2/11/2021 ME AN MY MOM WAS HEAD TO DOCTOR AT 445AM AND IT WAS JUST RAINING COLD AND WE HIT A PATCH OF ICE GOING 20 MILES AND HOUR AND I LOST CONTROL AND WE WENT ROLLING 3 TIMES AND AIR. BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRIORS DIDNT RESTRICT AS WE WAS ROLLING SOME TIME IN PROCESS MY HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD AND GOT KNOCKED OUT IT WAS ON A HWY MOVING THEIR WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD BUT US.. IT WOUNT LET ME UP LOAD MY PICTURES I HAVE BUT WILL BE GLADE TO MAIL THEM TO U WAITING ON POLICE REPORT HE PUT WRONG INFORMATION ABOUT ME ON FOR SO IT NEEDTO BE FIXED.*DT

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL. THE RECALL WAS FOR REPLACING THE EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EMBLEM WAS REMOVED BUT THE REPLACEMENT COVER WAS NOT INSTALLED. ALSO THE RECALL FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS NOT DONE.

AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE LIGHT HAS NOW REMAINED ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CONTINUOUSLY REMAINS ON FOR A PERIOD OF OVER 6 MONTHS.

AIR BAG DASH LIGHT STAYS ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.

WHAT DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF EVER SINCE. I HAVE DID THE RESET WITH TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT IT WILL NOT RESET OR TURN OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INSTANTLY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. THE VEHICLE RICOCHETED OVER A TREE, DITCH, AND THEN BOUNCED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS TREATED FOR A CONCUSSION, HEAD INJURY, CHEST WALL PAIN, BACK PAIN AND CONTUSIONS TO THE KNEE, CHEST, AND ABDOMEN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V121000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHEN THEY TURNED INTO MY PATH. I HIT THE CAR SQUARELY IN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. BOTH VEHICLES CAME TO REST 90+ DEGREES CLOCKWISE FROM THE DIRECTION WE WERE TRAVELING. THE PLASTIC FRONT BUMPER, GRILL, FENDERS, AND INNER FENDERS WERE DESTROYED. THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE OF MY NITRO WAS PUSHED BACK ABOUT 3" FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE CENTER SUPPORT OF THE BUMPER WAS BROKEN AND PUSHED ABOUT 12" INTO THE RADIATOR. I AM SURE THERE IS A DEFECT THAT PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM WORKING. *JS

TAKATA RECALL ON 9-6-2012 MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT NOT HIS FAULT. HE WAS THE 3RD CAR IN RIGHT HAND LANE HEADING EAST AT A STOPLIGHT WITH CARS IN THE NEXT LANE ALSO AT THE STOPLIGHT NEXT TO HIM, A TRUCK HIT HIM GOING ABOUT 55-65 MPH AND HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING HIM TO HAVE INJURIES REQUIRING LIFEFLIGHT TO A TRAUMA CENTER IN HOUSTON, TX. HE HAD A BRAIN INJURY AND REQUIRED 124 STITCHES IN HIS MOUTH AND A SEVERED SPLEEN. HE HAD A BRAIN BLEED AND IT NEVER FULLY WENT AWAY. MANY VISITS TO THE NEUROSURGEON AND CAT SCANS FOLLOWED FOR A YEAR. HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK. HE WAS 65 AT THE TIME AND WAS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT TEXAS DEPT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HIS PERSONALITY CHANGED DUE TO THE PAIN HE SUFFERED AND HE DIED 7-2-17 WITH HEADACHES AND A BRAIN BLEED GOING ON. HIS AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. OUR LIFE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY AND I WENT BACK TO WORK AFTER RETIREMENT TO MEET OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. MY PICTURES WILL NOT UPLOAD. *DSY 20171025 ..UPDATED 11/06/17 *BF UPDATED 9/12/18*JB

CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO POLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. PASSENGER AIRBAGS WENT OFF. DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. WITH THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT THE CAR TOOK ON, THE DRIVERS AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. SIGNIFICANT INJURIES, HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD, FOUR BROKEN RIBS, 2 BROKEN TOES, ONE DISLOCATED. HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED NOW FOR 6 DAYS. AND NOW GETTING TRANSFERRED TO A REHABILATION HOSPITAL. *TR

DRIVING A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WENT OF THE ROAD INTO A RAVINE. WENT THROUGH A BARBWIRE FENCE, OVER BOULDERS, SIDESWIPPED A TREE, AND HIT A BIG OAK TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE DOCUMENTED WHIPLASH. I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET WHERE I HAD NO STOP SIGNS OR STOP LIGHTS AND AT THE CROSS STREET, I WAS HIT (T-BONE) BY SOMEONE . THE PERSON HAD JUST BEEN AT THE STOP SIGN BUT DID NOT SEE THAT I WAS PASSING BY AS I HAD NO STOP SIGN. THEIR CAR COLLIDED WITH MINE ON THE DRIVER / LEFT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IN ON TO MOVE IT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 30 DAYS DUE TO THE DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE THE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS SPINE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. TWO ENGINEERS WERE SENT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT ALL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31000.