2007 Dodge Caliber air bags problems

“The contact owned a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's vehicle was involved in a head-on collision, which was no fault of the contact. The contact's vehicle was damaged to the front of the vehicle and on the passenger's front side of the vehicle. The contact stated that the other driver's vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle at a high rate of speed. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The paramedics and the local Police arrived at the scene. A Police report was filed, however, the report number was unavailable. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The contact was the only occupant in the vehicle. The contact was transported to the local medical center, however, due to the severity of the injuries and the specific treatments that the contact required, the contact was transferred to a medical center that specialized in the contact's required treatments. The contact-sustained injuries included but were not limited to traumatic brain injury, seizures, impaired speech, physical and mental disabilities, intermittent paralysis, damage to the spinal cord, and amnesia. The…”

“The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that while it was raining, there was water entering through the sunroof and doors into the vehicle. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who stated that there were no related recalls for the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there was no recall coverage for the failures and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.”

“The air bag light and sound are going off without any collision or accident type. Just randomly started going off. Airbags have never been deployed and goes off with or without weight on the seats.”

“MY SON DROVE MY CAR ONE NIGHT AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE THE STEERING BECAUSE IT ACT LIKE ILOSE AND TIRES ABOUT TO FALL OFF I TOLD HIM I KNOW CAUSE IT WAS EATING UP THE OUT SIDE OF TIRES FAST TO WEAR WIRES WERE SEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT TIRES AND LATER EVENY SON HAD A WRECK AND TOTAL OUT CAR ON THE SEEN WHERE THE WRECK HAPPEN IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME AND MY SON DIDN'T HAVE HIS SEAT BEAT ON AND IT THREW H OUT AND I BELIEVE IIF HE DID IT WOULD OF KILLED HIM HE DON'T REMEMBER NOTHING CAUSE I THINK IT PUT HIM IN SHOCK I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE POLICE REPORT BUT I HAVE TAKING PICTURES AND I DO KNOW THERE WAS A ALOT RUST UNDERNEATH I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO MONTH THE CAR IS AT A SALVAGE PLACE AND I CAN'T GET IT AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT I JUST THINK SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT ON THE STEERING AND SUPENTION IT WAS ON HWY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY”

“THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO FREAK OUT BY LOSING ALL OF ITS GAUGES AND CONTROLS, ALSO THE AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL, ABS AND CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS WHEN THIS INITIALLY OCCURRED. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THE IT WAS THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) AND ITS SUPER COMMON WITH DODGE PRODUCTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER DODGE PRODUCTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE BUT NOT THE CALIBER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS NOR HOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR IT CAN BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT FOR THIS CAR.”

“I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AN MY AIR BAG LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY DASH . IT BEEPS AND GOES OFF AN ON WHEN I TURN , I WENT TO MECHANIC HE SAYS ITS SOMETHING DODGE NEEDS TO FIX . I RAN INTO A DITCH AVOIDING HITTING ANOTHER CAR AN MY AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY I WAS GOING 55 . I THINK DODGE NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ITS SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SO EVIDENTLY ITS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM .”