2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Sep 11, 2016 · Airbags · VA · crash

On august 12,2016 at 12:37 pm while driving my said car a deer ran out in frount of me crossing the road. I avoided the deer and hit a tree head on the airbag light came on but the air bag did not deploy chrysler have been notified and my car was deemed a total lose. I was driving at approximately 30 miler per hour upon impact.

Filed May 15, 2016 · Airbags · 130,000 miles · TN · crash · 1 injury

About a month ago, I was delivering for a pizza company on somewhat wet roads. The guy in front of me had non-functioning tail lights, so I did not see him breaking until it was too late. I hit my brakes and swerved to avoid him, went off the road down a 15-20 foot embankment, and hit a six to eight inch tree hard enough at 35 miles an hour to split it in half and have it fall on top of my car, and to bring me to a dead stop. Even with that force, the airbags did not go off. I had asked chrysler to look into it, but after three weeks, they basically told me that I did not hit the brakes hard enough because the rate of deceleration necessary to activate them was not present. I cannot believe that this is the only reason, or even the actual reason, they did not go off.

Filed Aug 28, 2014 · Airbags · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 chrysler pt cruiser. The contact stated that the driver crashed into the driver side door of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Aug 20, 2013 · Airbags · 99,028 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Air bags failed to deploy on a front end collision. Resulting in husband hitting head on steering wheel. Husband is 6'6 and was wearing his seatbelt. Insurance agency and I have photos where the air bags did not deploy.

Filed Jan 4, 2011 · Airbags · 58,500 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

On 12/6/10, I was in my 2007 pt cruiser when I was involved in an accident. I was proceeding straight thru an intersection when a 1993 nissan altima turned left in front of me (was coming form direction opposite me), striking me dead center of my front bumper. The crash did the following resulting damage to my pt cruiser: radiator smashed, rad. Support broke, all wires on wiring harness cut (including the wire to the airbag sensor--the airbag did not deploy), hole busted into manifold, front bumper assembly torn off, hood bent/caused right-side passenger door to jam, broke starter completely off, and a multitude of other things. As a result of the severe damage, my pt cruiser was deemed unfixable and was totaled. This wreck occurred at a speed of less than 25 MPH! What gets me is that if the speed had been any greater, my passenger and I would have been severely injured/possibly even fatally because of not having airbag protection. The mechanic at the body shop where my car was taken cab confirm this---I have copies of pictures that were taken of the car, along with a copy of the report that was submitted to the insurance companies involved. Something need to be done about the location of the wiring harness/airbag sensor wire so that nothing severely happens to another driver. I will never, never ever have/purchase another chrysler product---this wiring harness problem needs to be fixed asap! There were no injuries, except for a sore knee (mine), which I did end up going to the hospital later when the pain in my muscles/tendons got to severe---no bones were broken---just sore for several days.

Filed Jan 24, 2009 · Airbags, Seat belts · 36,000 miles · TN · crash

We own a 2007 pt cruiser, a 2007. This is the second pt cruiser that we have bought. My husband and his friend, who was driving at the time, had an accident on january 21, 2009. They swerved to keep from hitting a dog and they hit a guardrail almost head on and again the air bags did not deployed and the shoulder straps did not catch. This is the second time that this same thing has happened to us in a wreck with our pt cruisers. We owned a 2003 pt cruiser, I had a wreck on april 18, 2008, the air bags did not deploy, and the shoulder strap did not catch, as a result, it threw me forward and caused a bad injury to my left shoulder. I stopped at a red light and a car rear-ended me at approximately 50 MPH. It threw me forward into the steering wheel and I injured my left shoulder where I had my hand resting on the steering wheel. I had to have surgery and I feel that this would not have happened if the shoulder strap had caught when the collision happened. I feel that this could be a bad problem with the pt cruisers. Have you had any other reports of this sort of problem?

Filed Oct 6, 2008 · Airbags, Seat belts · 15,000 miles · WA · crash · 1 injury

I was in a car in september of 2007. I was driving a 2007 pt cruiser. I rearend a truck infront of me doing approximately 30-35mph. My safety belt didn't lock and my air bags did not deploy. Needless to say my head hit full force into the steering wheel. Road conditions where dry. It was just stop & go traffic bumper to bumper. I just didn't react fast enough. I was told that the sensor for the air bag was located in the center of interior dash console.

Filed Aug 17, 2008 · Airbags, Brakes · 18,600 miles · NY · crash · 2 injuries

Brakes failed on wet pavement and airbags didn't deploy.