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.
Dodge Caliber no deployment problems
41 of the 1,848 owner complaints about the Dodge Caliber describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 41
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 68,000
By model year
Often reported together
Airbag light 2Wipers 1Sudden acceleration 1Headlights 1Fire or smoke 1
What owners say
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Caliber. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, she lost control of her vehicle. The contact stated that she crashed into a pole, however, the air bag did not deploy. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated at the time. The contact stated that no medical attention was needed, and no police report was made. The contact stated that she then had the vehicle towed to her residence where it remained in her possession. The contact stated that she then contacted the dealer, as well as the manufacturer who advised her to contact the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was 189,000.
Car was involved in an accident that resulted in a total loss . Air bags did not deploy. Car is currently at a towing company and can be inspected. No warning lights were on.
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
Takata recall on hwy 59 4 miles south of fairfax mo a deer ran across hwy and my vehicle split the deer in half and my side airbags did not deploy also my knees were injured and cut from the bottom air bag but no airbag ever hit my upper body. Also a code for fault wor bag deploy was always on with my car.
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
Air bags did not deploy in my car accident in april 2017, car was totaled. Received concussion and whiplash as a result of my air bags not deploying. My car was reg maintained at the dodge dealership on river dale rd, ogden, ut called in and spoke with a rep (shay) 10/09/2017 and she gave me a case # 32584117 ...updated 10/13/17 *bf updated 7/26/18
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Dodge Caliber no deployment
Which Dodge Caliber years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2007 (19 complaints), 2008 (8 complaints) and 2010 (7 complaints).
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