, I was in a car accident on december 15 because my brakes failed and was hurt across my chest. The impact was strong because for a moment I lost time, but the hospital didn't give any brain scans. My chest hurt severely for a month and I still feel pain when I lift or move a certain way. Anyway I and many other people wondered why my airbag did not go off. I was not able to get my car out of the pound for lack of money but the front was much damaged. Would this fall under the recall that going on with the takata corp.
2002 Dodge Dakota: airbags did not deploy in a crash
16 of the 678 complaints about the 2002 Dodge Dakota describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 93,120
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
I was turning left on to wax rd at a red light going up hill when it was raining the truck right rear tire broke traction put me in a fishtail lost control of the vehicle and flipped the truck on its top damaged the driver side bent the frame caved in the roof busted my windshield I was pulled out by an pedestrian but the airbag did not deploy none of the safety features did not work but the seat belt only. Where the throttle was sticking that gave the impression that I was playing carelessly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 dodge dakota. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the throttle became stuck and caused him to lose control of the vehicle and roll over. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 96,000.
Hit a tree head on and the airbags failed to deploy and I hit the tree very hard the truck is undriveable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge dakota. While driving 40 MPH he crashed into a light pole. Upon impact the frontal air bags failed to deploy. As a result he sustained injuries to his back, shoulder and hip on the left side. A police report was filed. The vehicle is currently being inspected by an insurance adjuster. He notified the manufacturer and was advised by a representative that unless the engine comes into the cab, the air bags will not deploy. The failure and current mileages were 93,120. Updated 10/19/09 *cn the consumer stated he suddenly steered towards the pole to avoid being hit by vehicle #2. The manufacturer sent the consumer a letter stating the vehicle failed to reach the correct deceleration speed and found no problems with the system and no codes were present. The consumer stated the battery had been disconnected at the scene due to the utility pole and the possibility of electrocution. Updated 10/19/09. The consumer stated chrysler has not done nothing about the problem. Updated 04/12/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge dakota. While driving 10 MPH in rainy weather conditions, the contact's vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle traveling approximately 55 MPH. The contact's air bags failed to deploy and there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The police and ambulance were called to the scene and a report was filed. Two occupants sustained severe injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision center. The failure and current mileages were 100,000. Updated 03/04/09. *lj updated 03/06/09.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge dakota. While driving between 55-60 MPH, the contact blacked out. The vehicle veered to the left, clipped a telephone pole, and dropped down 15 feet into a creek. The driver side air bag failed to deploy. The contact climbed out of the window and collapsed. He was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. The contact suffered severe whiplash, and herniated and ruptured one disc in his neck. He now has a titanium plate in his neck and is experiencing back pain, along with difficulty keeping his balance. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. The contact has pictures available. Police report number 79061-08 was filed. The current and failure mileages were 61,600.
Consumer hit an iron pole while crossing rail road tracks at an undetermined speed, and neither frontal air bags deployed. Vehicle is at the body shop for inspection. *ak the driver's side air bag did not deploy.
I was in a rear end colission on 2-18-05 that totaled my 02 dakota quadcab.the impact drove me into the vehicle in front of me and pushed everything into the motor.the airbags did not deploy.this is the second dodge that I've seen that had severe frontal damage and the airbags did not deploy(it was an 02 full size).I contacted daimler-chrysler and the rep. Told me that any manufacterer vehicle must be accellerating with an impact force to trigger the airbags.talk about a false sense of security.
Traveling approx 25 MPH on wet roads. Applied brakes nothing happened. Truck didn't slow down with brake to floor. Collision occurred (rear-ended another vehicle) and front airbags did not deploy. Wearing seat belt.
Airbag didn't deploy when an accident occured at 43 MPH. Steering wheel locked up when my son hit the brakes to avoid the accident.
For a vehicle supposedly with an ABS brake system, this dakota's wheels lock up at the slightest presence of water. This caused me to slide into the rear of another vehicle during a rainstorm at something less than 20 MPH. I sustained $5,000 damage to my truck, and the airbags did not deploy. This is the only accident I have ever had in over 40 yrs of driving. Testing stopping distances on wet pavement are at best, scary. This thing locks wheels too easily in my opinion, causing uncontrollable skids that I have never experienced in my 1990 dodge caravan, or any other car I have ever owned.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Dodge Dakota no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2002 Dodge Dakota?
16 of 678 owner complaints about the 2002 Dodge Dakota (2%) 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 2002 Dodge Dakota?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Dodge Dakota
Ball joint 197Headlights 23ABS 22Stalling 22Brake failure 21Harsh shifting 21Premature wear 20Fire or smoke 18Engine failure 17Overheating 15Won't shift 15Wipers 15Grinding brakes 12Knocking 12Pulling 11Check engine light 9Door locks 6Steering noise 6Jerking 5Loss of power 5Misfire 5Tire blowout 5Transmission failure 5
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