2007 Dodge Durango Airbag Problems

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  18%
• 25k–50k
  00%
• 50k–75k
  00%
• 75k–100k
  323%
• 100k–150k
  646%
• 150k+
  323%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2007 Dodge Durango owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (Air Bags) and 16V352000 (Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact then received a second recall notice which stated that parts were now available. The dealer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the parts were still not available even though a letter was received which stated otherwise. The contact recently called back the same dealer and was informed that the dealer was only receiving a limited supply of parts and could not service the vehicle. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

My family was in a violent car accident involving our 2007 Dodge Durango. We were hit "head on " in the driver's side by an SUV going between 60-80 according to state police. The entire driver's side of the truck was completely caved in by the impact that included flying glass, metal fragments etc. The airbags did come out, but did not inflate and just came down like a "cape". They were useless in preventing any bodily injuries. My wife was driving and injured her left shoulder, her back and up into her neck. My daughter was in the back driver's side passenger seat and hurt her head pretty bad. I was in the front passenger seat and hurt my knee, wrist and shoulder. My son was in the back passenger seat and hurt his back. We were going 30 MPH in right hand lane and the driver of the other car was speeding down the middle lane and lost control after clipping a car, several behind us. …

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango 4x4. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a three vehicle collision. A vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a third vehicle. The contact sustained head and back injuries and received medical attention. The driver side air bag did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags) and 16V352000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000. Parts distribution disconnection. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 Dodge Durango. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into a tree. The vehicle flipped over multiple times. During the crash, the front end of the vehicle sustained significant damage, but the neither the driver nor the passenger side air bags deployed. The driver sustained a fractured lumbar spine, a fractured sternum, and a fractured rib. The passenger sustained a fractured clavicle and rib. Both occupants received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 Dodge Durango. After driving into a hole at 35 MPH, the air bags deployed unexpectedly. The deployment caused the contact to crash into a telephone pole. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the chest, stomach, and left arm. The passenger sustained injuries to the right knee, hand, hip, and left knee that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000. The VIN was not unavailable.

Tl contact owns 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the driver was distracted and lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the driver crashed into a pole and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained head and neck injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 5/18/15

Tl contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango. While driving 50 MPH, the ABS, traction control, and cruise control lights illuminated. The dealer stated that the wheel sensor was faulty, however, they did not make a replacement. While driving 30 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle when he depressed the brake pedal. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Approximately one week later, while driving 50 MPH, he lost control of the vehicle again and crashed into the guardrail. The frontal air bags failed to deploy and a police report was filed. The road conditions were wet. The driver sustained bruises to his left shoulder and the passenger sustained bruises all over, including a sore back. The failure mileage was 127 and current mileage was 9,100.

I took my car in to kendall Dodge for the safety recall on part # r25/NHTSA 15v-313 (which is part of my airbag) to be replaced and the service department is saying that the recall could not be completed because there is "clock spring connector tab part # 107300 that is damaged and they are refusing to fix this. My concern is obviously that the service department is claiming that if my car in an accident my airbag will not deploy. It appears that this car was in a front end collision and someone tampered with the airbag (glued all the back together) in order to hide damage. How is that possible? Is this not something that required inspection prior to sale?

We received a safety recall notice in late July (?) and my husband went to roy's grand Dodge to schedule an appointment. He was told it would be awhile until they could get to us because there were so many of the recalls. My husband returned to check on a date to have the recall fixed on August 28 and was told they could only do 3-4 recalls a week and they would get to us sometime. Over a month has passed since wanting to fix the recall and I am afraid to drive this Dodge. What happens if I have an accident in the Dodge before the air bag is repaired?

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the ESP warning indicator illuminated as the vehicle shook. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was serviced under a manufacturers air bag recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

Related recalls

NHTSA investigations

Airbag complaints in other Durango years