1999 Dodge Caravan air bags problems
120 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1999 Dodge Caravan, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 120 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 66 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 25 crashes, 21 injuries.
What owners wrote
Air bag failure: (allstate claim# 4706508639, policy# 099082579) both front airbags failed in my 1999 dodge caravan (4 cyc) in a collision involving multiple impacts, rear and front. My est. Speed was 35. Est. Speed of person who hit me from behind was 55. The person who hit me was inattentive and never applied brakes before hitting me. I had 6 teenagers in my vehicle at the time. I was hit 3 times from behind, which forced me to hit the truck in front of me twice.
Received safety recall for clockspring, took to dealer for repairs. They also removed and repaired engine sensors .
Other problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Caravan
- Engine 112 complaints
- Transmission 96 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints
- Brakes 62 complaints
- Suspension 36 complaints
- Cruise control 34 complaints
- Steering 29 complaints
- Fuel system 28 complaints