Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge dakota club cab. The contact stated that the vehicle was in a head on collision and the air bag did not deploy. The contact was traveling 20 MPH at the time of the incident. The vehicle was towed to a garage and the insurance company will pick up the vehicle. The contact was injured in the accident and is still recovering. The contact stated that they never had problems with the air bags prior to the incident. The system did not accept the VIN at the time of the complaint.the failure mileage and current mileage was 51000.
1999 Dodge Dakota: airbags did not deploy in a crash
19 of the 641 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Dakota describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving between 40-45 MPH. The other vehicle was driving between 30-40 MPH, when it suddenly pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained forehead/ arm/wrist, and elbow injuries when impacting the steering wheel. Also, seat belt failed to retract, causing the driver to pull a muscle in lower back. The vehicle was totaled. *ak police report available.
Air bag failed to deploy, and the seat belt did not work. *bf this was a head on collision with a telephone pole.
Every time I used the lighter the fuse would blow, my radio would fail and I would have troubles with my wipers. I checked all fuses and didn't find a problem. All of a sudden my headlights will go out and once in a while if I click my high beams on and off the driving headlights will eventually come back on. I was in northern maine and I lost my power steering. I had to walk through the woods to a cabin I could see had its house light on and knock on the door for help. Once my truck was freed from being stuck I had to drive 3 miles back to the mountain w/no power steering. When I brought it to the local dealer they showed me that there was some long silver rod like thing, which had just broken in half!! I didn't think anything of it because it was still covered under warranty. A while later, my brake system had to be replaced at a cost of $800. I said I just didn't have the money at that time. Lee dodge of westbrook maine called and said they could fix the problem for $150! I had an accident about january 2001 and my airbag did not go off. I was run off the road in a snowstorm and hit a tree. This past june my truck went in to be inspected and I was told my upper control arms and ball joints needed to be replaced!! Even I knew that at 44k or so miles it was far too soon for me to need those parts replaced. I live on a fixed income because I am disabled. When I went to pick up my truck my passenger side door would no longer close correctly, my hood would no longer open and the headlight problem became much worse. Before I had the chance to have the car looked at, I had an accident. I had pulled out of my drive and my boyfriend pulled out after me in my brother?s car. When he pulled out of a drive, I went to pull up along side him, my tires were spinning on piles of wet leaves, my wheel would not respond, my gas and my brake would not respond. I had both feet on the floor not either gas or brake... The truck then thrust forward and hit my brother?s car!
Had just started vehicle and it was moving when another vehicle hit the right center of consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, dual air bags failed to deploy. Had contacted dealership to have mechanic check air bags non-deployment.
The vehicles frontal air bags failed to deploy during and accident. *mr *cb
The $11,000 in damage was all front-end damage and air bag did not deploy.
Consumer was traveling about 25mph on a residential street. She was bending down to pick up something from the floor while vehicle was still traveling and hit a brick fence. Upon impact, front airbags didn't go off.*ak when the consumer was traveling about 25-30 MPH on residential street. The truck in front of consumer lost object from back of his truck. Consumer swerved to miss and hit a parked car. Upon impact airbags didn't go off. Consumer stated that A/C was inoperative, transmission was not shifting correctly, engine leaks oil from oil pan area, thermostat leaks, the intake manifold gasket was leaking.
While in a head-on collision, air bags did not deploy at any time. Please provide further information.
Consumer hit brickwall at 60 MPH, airbags did not deploy. Dodge co said it was at a 30 degree angle, airbags should not have deployed, damage to vehicle was $11,000. *ak consumer states air bag sensor is located under driver's seat it takes 17 degrees of force to trip sensor and must be hit directly on driver's side, the car also hit rear end as it spun on ice, also not deploying air bag.
While traveling at 55 MPH an anminal ran in front of vehicle, consumer flipped over, air bags did not deploy. Please provide further information.
Consumer was traveling about 20mph on a residential street and sun was bright and blinded her. Consumer hit a trailer which was parked on the right side of the road. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: pickup trucks. Sound deadener material inside the steering wheel could become detached from the cover and housing. Note: the ram pickup trucks were built at the warren assembly plant ("s" in the 11th VIN position) from may 16, 2000 through october 23, 2000; st. Louis north assembly plant ("j" in the 11th VIN position) from may 19, 2000 through october 23, 2000; lago alberto assembly plant ("m" in the 11th VIN position) from may 23, 2000 through october 23, 2000; and saltillo assembly plant ("g" in the 11th VIN position) from may 23, 2000 through october 23, 2000. Important: vehicles that have already had the proper clockspring installed, according to warranty records, have been excluded from this recall. In addition, 1997-2000 model year vehicles that have had a suspect replacement clockspring installed, according to warranty records, have been added to this recall.
- Risk
- When this occurs, the material could interfere with the clockspring ribbon and cause an open circuit. The driver air bag system will become disabled, and the air bag warning lamp will illuminate on the instrument panel.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the clockspring assembly. Owner notification began june 18, 2001. Also some 1997-200 model year vehicles that, according to warranty records, have had a suspect replacement clockspring installed, will also be included in this campaign. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 01V153000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Dakota no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Dakota?
19 of 641 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Dakota (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Dakota?
There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Dakota
Ball joint 319ABS 21Grinding brakes 21Knocking 18Stalling 18Premature wear 15Brake failure 14Pulling 12Check engine light 10Tire blowout 9Harsh shifting 7Headlights 6Power steering loss 6Transmission failure 6Adaptive cruise 5
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