Tl* the contact owns a 1997 dodge ram 1500. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running, the cabin spontaneously filled with smoke and caught fire without warning. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 250,000.
1997 Dodge RAM 1500: airbags did not deploy in a crash
9 of the 361 complaints about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- 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
Your faulty airbags did not deploy.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Vehicle was backing out of the driveway.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a tree at approximately 10-12 MPH. Upon impact, drivers air bag did not deploy. Dealer was notified. *ak two people were injured in accident.
When driving at 35-40 MPH, consumer was involved in a head-on crash at impact speed 30-35 MPH, hit a pole head on, and driver's side air bag did not deploy. Strong possibility that vehicle will be totaled. Please provide any further details. *ak vehicle was totaled.
While traveling about 45mph driver hit a tree and rolled, the airbags did not deploy in this accident, consumer sustained injuries in accident.
Driver hit another vehicle head-on at 30 to 35mph, and driver side airbag did not deploy. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
While sitting at a traffic light, another vehicle came across and island and struck vehicle squarely in front center and lodged under the front of vehicle. The air bag never deployed and driver was restrained by seat belt alone.
Consumer was involved in a head-on collision while traveling 20 to 25 MPH and the driver's side air bag did not deploy .
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500?
9 of 361 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500
Brake failure 20Headlights 16Transmission failure 12Fuel pump 11ABS 9Stalling 9Fuel smell 8Adaptive cruise 7Check engine light 7Ball joint 6Fire or smoke 6Harsh shifting 6Power steering loss 6Slipping 6Pulling 6Grinding brakes 5Tire blowout 5
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