Dt: the owner was involved in a crash on may 31, 2005. Suffered brain damage, facial bruising and clotting. Also suffered rib problems on the left side. Owner's airbags did not deploy at the time of the accident. Owner was the in the drivers seat. The airbag on the passenger side did not deploy either. There were no lights on the dashboard saying that there were any problems with the airbags. The point of impact was the driver's side. The biggest damage was on the front quarter panel, grill, hood ,and the driver's side door. The driver was the only one that suffered injuries. The car was totaled. The owner has not been in contact with the dealer or the manufacturer. Owner was traveling at 65 MPH when this happened.*ak
1998 Chrysler Sebring: airbags did not deploy in a crash
12 of the 267 complaints about the 1998 Chrysler Sebring describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Due to problems with ball joint and vibrations when trying to stop vehicle I ran into the back of a truck and pushed that truck into the back of a mercedes. The impact was significant and resulted in a hole in the front of my 98 chrysler sebring lxi. Luckily, no one was hurt. The driver of the mercedes was anxious to leave the scene and since there was no damage to the truck I hit, everyone agreed not to stick around for the police. The air bag did not deploy. About a year and a half ago my son, who was 18 years old at the time, was driving and when he failed to stop at a stop sign he ran into the side of someone else's car. This incident was reported to the police and there was a couple thousand dollars worth of damage to my car, not counting the damage to the other vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. My son bumped his head, but thankfully, was not seriously hurt.
I was involved in a car accident may 16th at 2:00 a.m. At the corner of page and bennington in creve coeur, mo. The entire front of the car is smashed in, yet the airbags did not go off, which, from what I have read at http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/chrysler_airbag.htm that this is a common occurrence in chrysler vehicles. I suffered a concussion, though the doctor feared it was much worse, ordering up cat scans to make sure that there was no further bleeding in my brain. I furthermore, have, now, a stiff neck, which fails in comparison to other problems that people have had, due to the fact that the airbag did not release as is, from what I have been told, required if the impact is straight-on front side over 5 MPH. Now, that may be simply speculation on my end, yet, I know right now that I have permanent brain damage due to a faulty airbag.
The vehicle was involved in a collision, and the airbags failed to deploy. *jb the vehicle hydroplaned, also turned in a 360 degree angle, and bounced off of the concrete median. Scc
Consumer was involved in serious crash, hit another vehicle with front end. At 45 MPH impact ,dual airbags did not deploy, causing neck injuries.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 35mph. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injury. Dealer and manufacture have been notified.
While traveling at 35-40 MPH and as a result of an frontal accident air bags did not deploy.*ak seat belt did not hold during the accident.
Vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a collision. Also, upon impact, airbags did not deploy. Manufacturer has been notified.
Person pulled out in front of me, I t-boned the other car at approximately 35 - 40 miles per hour. Airbags did no deploy, entire bumper was split in half on my vehicle. Fire department had to remove me from veh. Door on drivers side jammed. Severe front in damage to my car. Fireman asked why my airbags did not deploy, said as I believe they should of.
While traveling at 45mph and trying to avoid an object in the raod consumer ran off the raod into a tree at 45mph front collision, and the air bags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.
Consumer was making a turn ,driving at approx 5- 10 MPH when consumer hit another vehicle. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy . All damage was done from engine to transmission,to the front of vehicle, and the vehicle considered a total loss.
The airbag did not deploy after hitting a utility pole head-on at approximately 40 to 45 MPH.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chrysler Sebring no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Chrysler Sebring?
12 of 267 owner complaints about the 1998 Chrysler Sebring (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chrysler Sebring?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chrysler Sebring
Ball joint 16Door locks 15Grinding brakes 11Tire blowout 9Stalling 7Brake failure 5Sudden acceleration 5
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