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 manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2007 Dodge Caliber: airbags did not deploy in a crash
19 of the 884 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 68,000
- recalls
- 0
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
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 .
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While exiting a parking lot, the vehicle accelerated without warning into a busy street, crossed over train tracks, and crashed into a train. The passenger side of the vehicle went under the train. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000. *dt*dt *tr *dt
My airbag did not go off on my car want to know why the hit was bad an nothing went off there been no recalls so now I think something should be done I am lucky I am not hurt I hydrated planed on the water and hit a poll the police officers couldn't believe it didn't go off what can I do and hope no one else get hurt
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into a telephone pole. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The frame of the vehicle was severely damaged. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was towed to a friend's home. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 68,000. The VIN was unknown.
I swerved for deer and when I did I crashed my car and rolled it and airbags did not deploy
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving 45 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head, neck, and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a police lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl*the contact owns 2007 dodge caliber. The contact stated that after sliding on black ice, the vehicle crashed into a pole and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact suffered from a concussion, chest and neck pain. The vehicle was taken to a yard where the insurance deemed the vehicle destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,263.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal. A bottle was underneath the brake pedal, which caused the contact to crash into the rear of a truck. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to retract. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I had an accident on friday, january 18, 2015. The car in front of me put on brakes, and I was a distance away from the car in front of me when I put on brakes as well. However, when I attempted to brake, it would not brake normally as a car should. Also, there was no anti-lock brake that kicked in. In addition, the airbags did not deploy in this vehicle. My car is totaled. Thankfully, I was able to walk away. There is something wrong with the brakes on this vehicle. I always felt like that. However, the experience that I had with this accident was confirmation for me.
I was involved in a collision, my front into a rear quarter panel. My car was a total per the insurance company yet my airbags never deployed. I only suffered minor injuries to my head, shoulder and neck, but had my airbags worked, I believe my injuries would have been a lesser degree.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge caliber. While driving approximately 5-10 MPH and attempting a turn, the vehicle rapidly accelerated. When the brakes were engaged the vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle which caused a chain reaction involving another unoccupied parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy with the impact. The contact sustained several bruises to the body and a neck injury. A police report was filed. The vehicle sustained substantial body damages and was towed to a collision center. An independent investigator, who was referred by the manufacturer, inspected the vehicle and was unable detect an acceleration failure. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v234000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) however, the contacts VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 4/11/2011 *cn updated 1/13/2012 *ln
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Dodge Caliber no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2007 Dodge Caliber?
19 of 884 owner complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Dodge Caliber?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Dodge Caliber
Ball joint 141Headlights 92Stalling 78Check engine light 37Loss of power 35Grinding brakes 27Jerking 23Airbag light 21Wipers 21ABS 19Fuel pump 18Harsh shifting 15Won't shift 15Won't start 14Sudden acceleration 12Fire or smoke 11Hesitation 11Overheating 11Knocking 10Transmission failure 10Warning lights 8CVT failure 7Pulling 7Water leak 7Adaptive cruise 6Brake failure 6Door locks 6Coil spring 5Power steering loss 5Seat belt 5
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