Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. While driving 35 MPH in a rain storm, the contact attempted to avoid crashing into a tree branch that suddenly flew across the roadway. The vehicle began to swerve back and forth excessively and the contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into a guard rail. None of the seven air bags deployed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an inbound lot. The contact was transported to the hospital with injuries to his back, head and nose. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage and current mileage was 74,470.
2004 Chrysler Pacifica airbags complaints
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I decided to report this complaint when I read of a similar incident in a automotive newspaper column. I was traveling on a highway about 50 miles per hour when the passenger airbag in my 2004 chrysler pacifica spontaneously deployed. Fortunately my son was sitting in the backseat (or I shudder to think what might have happened to him), and thankfully I was able to keep the vehicle on the road until I could safely pull over. There was no collision that made the bag deploy, nor did I run over anything in the road. The entire dashboard was "fried" in addition to the bag deploying. The car dealer and the representative from chrysler would not take responsibility--they blamed the auto repair shop that had done some collision work on the car a month earlier. The collision shop said that the work they did was nowhere near anything related to the airbag system. No one could give an explanation for why the airbag had deployed even after they examined the vehicle over a week's time. So, despite their being no rational reason why the airbag would spontaneously deploy, chrysler still refused to take any responsibility or offer any compensation--in fact they were extremely rude on the phone. My insurance company wouldn't cover the damage and frankly I didn't feel comfortable driving the car even if it had been repaired since there was no guarantee it wouldn't happen again. We were forced to "junk" the car and buy a new/used one. Chrysler is lucky that the deploying airbag didn't cause me to have an accident and that no one was sitting in that seat. Someone could have been seriously injured or even died, but they didn't want to look into or acknowledge the problem. I don't want this to happen to anyone else!
The clockspring inside my steering wheel is broken - it controls my airbags - when the airbag warning light came on, I took it to the dealer. They told me that they can't repair it because the part is on national backorder - this means that when I drive my vehicle, I have no airbags. They had no estimate of when the parts would be available. I do not want to drive my vehicle without airbags.
I was driving through slush down a hill when the ABS brakes failed to slow me down and I hit trees head on at about 40 MPH. The airbags never deployed. Two systems failed on the 2004 chrysler pacifica awd car. I was not injured, other than a few seat belt bruises, but the car was totaled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. Whenever the contact turns the vehicle, the air bag indicator illuminates. The dealer ordered a clock spring; however, the part has been on back order for over two weeks. As a result, the air bags would not deploy in the event of a crash. The contact does not feel safe driving the vehicle. The failure mileage was 14,200.
I was t-boned by a vehicle that ran a red light and none of my air bags including side impact ones deployed. The crash totaled my car and I suffered a broken hand, neck and back injuries.
04 chrysler pacifica was struck on the passenger side by a semi, as a result of that the pacifica then struck the guard rail on its drivers side. The impact was great enough to break multiple windows, take a tire completely off its rim, and yet the side airbags did not come out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacific. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the was forced to the edge of the road to avoid a vehicle and crashed into an embankment. The vehicle rolled over six times. The air bags failed to deploy. Witnesses at the scene stated that during the third rollover, a 9-year old child, located in the middle row on the driver side, was thrown from the vehicle and died. The child was wearing a seatbelt at the time. All of the other passengers sustained minor injuries. The driver and three passengers were transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a garage and later determined to be destroyed. The mileages were unknown. Updated 08/05/08
Vehicle was in fatal accident . Driver complained of hearing clicking noises days before accident. Took vehicle to be serviced at the place where vehicle was purchased. The vehicle checked out fine. Driver felt steering wheel lock and was unable to steer while driving on interstate he says could not steer vehicle at all vehicle uncontrollably flipped 6 times . No air bags deployed .
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 MPH on the highway, the passenger side curtain air bag deployed without warning. The vehicle stalled and restarted. It was driven to the dealer who had not determined the cause of the deployment. Updated 10/30/2006 -
2004 chrysler pacifica awd with side air bags did not deploy during a collision. Vehicle was struck, by a second vehicle traveling at a higher speed than subject vehicle was moving, broadside. The impact was at 90% to left side of vehicle. Driver door, center post and rear passenger door severely damaged. Rocker panel also severely damaged. Center post entered passenger compartment approximately 5+ inches. Drivers seat damaged. Driver experienced injury to left side of head, shoulder, back, left hand and left ankle. Left calf of leg and whip lash to neck. Driver was wearing seat and shoulder belt at time of collision. Vehicle damage severe and determined to be totaled by insurance company adjuster.
Dt: vehicle was in park, and the air bags deployed and shattered the front windshield. The mechanic said it looked like a defect in the air bag.
While driving 55 MPH vehicle pulled over too far and sank into a ditch. Then, vehicle crashed into a couple of trees and caught on fire . Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained a dislocated ancle. Vehicle was totaled.
Frontal air bags failed to deploy when consumer's vehicle was struck by another vehicle on the driver's side upper fender area. Driver sustained head and back injuries, and was transported to the local hospital.
Failure of front or side air bags to deploy.
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