2011 Dodge Grand Caravan airbags problems

Filed Jul 25, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · 14,800 miles · OH

My vehicle was at jeff wyler chrysler, dodge and jeep in batavia, ohio for a week plus a few days. In all of that time that this vehicle was having its transmission issues diagnosed and inspected, the service department failed to address the open recall of the federal safety agency recall #17v‑376, fca recall #t33 for the steering wheel wiring. The dealership knows about open recalls and, yet failed to perform the repairs on this vehicle. Instead, it allowed my vehicle to be towed from its lot back to my home address, despite knowing that it failed to address the recall. Dodge customer care representatives informed me of this recall while I was on the phone with them and still the dealership did not even make mention of this. They failed to repair the potentially dangerous or fatal issues with the vehicle and dodge failed to ensure that the vehicle recall was completed during all of my conversations with dodge and dodge executive office personnel.

Filed Apr 29, 2019 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · NV · crash · 1 injury

2011 dodge grand caravan was being driven from las vegas to loma linda california down south I-15 near barstow california at 70 miles per hour around 2:30pm on a monday afternoon april 15,2019. He was hit in the rear passenger side of the vehicle. Sent vehicle rolling down the highway and off the highway down an embankment into a fence. The vehicle came to rest on the drivers side. None of the airbags deployed! Many of the windows were broken out. With the force of the rollover crash the front windshield was smashed in. None of the airbags deployed anywhere in the vehicle. The front drivers door was also broken at the door frame. My concern is that the airbags should have deployed due to the force of the roll over several time and down an embankment.

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Airbags, Brakes · 131,350 miles · OH

This vehicle has had multiple issues with premature brake pad wear. In fact, in october 2017, the vehicle had the following components replaced: calipers (both front and both rear), rotors (both front and both rear), brake pads (both front and both rear) replaced by pep boys in eastgate, ohio. It has only been just over 6 months and both front side brake pads have to be replaced, yet again! There is obviously something wrong with the engineering of this vehicle braking system and it has been reported on many consumer complaint sites and filed with dodge/chrsyler and they refuse to acknowledge and repair the vehicles. The brake pads are wearing prematurely under normal driving conditions, no matter what type of weather is present. The brake pads will fail and result in serious or fatal accidents, if they have not already.

Filed Jan 17, 2019 · Airbags · IN

The airbag light came on. I researched if there were any recalls on airbags for my vehicle and it was found there is. What can I do about this?

Filed Dec 23, 2018 · Airbags · 40,000 miles · SC · crash

While driving through a roundabout at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle was hit on the right side rear sliding door by another vehicle. Two of my children were in the second row seats. The right side door was crushed and the glass was shattered and projected through the van to the left side. The side curtain air bags never deployed. The air bag light was not on, so there was no indication of a fault. This is a serious safety concern and should be addressed.

Filed Nov 15, 2017 · Airbags · 75,000 miles · NY

The van was parked in the driveway of our home. It was running, as my wife was warming it up in preparation for taking our children to school. My eldest son, age 7, was sitting in the third row seat closest to the passenger side window. When my wife closed the passenger front door, the side curtain airbags deployed. The vehicle was not involved in any collision, as it was stationary at the time of the deployment. And while my son did not receive any physical injuries, he continues to struggle with the fear and stress caused by the incident. The vehicle was towed to transitowne dodge and inspected by both the dealer and by a chrysler inspector. Via letter, I was informed that the company had no intentions of covering the costs of repair to the van, which are upwards of $6000. I have reached out to fca group repeatedly by have been met with dead ends and non-starters. I am filing this report to hopefully prevent others from a similar experience and the possibly of more severe injuries.

Filed Oct 25, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 90,000 miles · CA

Airbag light is on constantly - never turns off. Seat belt light will sometimes come on even when seat belt is secure. Fuel pump doesn't stop running after engine is shut off. While driving, all lights will come on on dash and gauges/headlights will flicker then car will die. Has happened more than three(!) times at night on busy highway with 2 toddlers in car!!! Had to pull off road in complete darkness. I am fearful of driving this car. I will not drive at night anymore.

Filed Oct 18, 2017 · Airbags · 90,000 miles · MI

Car was parked in driveway, engine was running and the front passenger door was slammed and side/curtain airbags were deployed.

Filed Aug 3, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 100,300 miles · PA

My airbag light would come on and go off randomly. I took it back to my dealer and it was stated that it was an issue with in the wiring but not an issue with the airbag. Now my airbag light has been on for over a month. I checked recalls and see there is a recall on 2011-2012 dodge grand caravans for the driver side airbag randomly deploying yet nothing for my VIN. I drive my children around in this vehicle and if the driver side or either side was to randomly deploy....this is a catastrophe waiting to happen!!!

Filed Jul 15, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 80,000 miles · SC

Car was not able to start with clicking noise. Also fuel pump was still running long after car was turned off and exited. Problem was the tipm. This is a recall for other dodge models that are 2011 yet it is not for my van. This is over a $1000 problem to have dealership change the tipm. Now my airbag light is on. I'm finding mass of people had this problem because of water intrusion in connection in engine compartment. How is this not a recall? That should be a water sealed connection to prevent airbag system shutting off. We were stationary, car running, light came on.