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The active headrest on the front passenger seat deployed striking my 14 year old daughter in the head while driving and no accident occurring. Upon inspection, the system did not deploy due the mechanism releasing the pin but rather the plastic that is supposed hold the pin failed resulting in deployment. There is no way to reset the headrest because it is broken. I have serious safety concerns with the driver side potentially failing and deploying in a similar manner. The driver could be struck in the head causing injury or accident. Replacing both headrests would be a significant cost.
I was getting in my car in the garage of my home when my active headrest deployed. I wasn't injured but I was certainly startled and now am unsure what to do. The headrest cannot be reset; there are broken pieces which have fallen down inside the plastic casing.
While I was backing out of my driveway the drivers headrest exploded into my neck for no reason. Three days later I was in the passenger seat while my husband was driving on the highway and the passenger headrest exploded into my neck on the passenger side. Both headrests exploded due to the plastic bracket holding the pin breaking when no accident had taken place.
My passenger active headrest system employed while we were parked waiting for the ferry to arrive. My daughters boyfriend was unhurt but was jolted up by the defective headrest in my 2014 Chrysler Town and country
Headrest unexpectedly popped into a protruding position as opposed to a compact position. The front of the headrest separated from the portion mounted. The inside of the headrest mechanism is visible and a connection is broken. The headrest can be compressed back into the original compact position but will not hold as the bar that keeps the front of the headrest attached to the mounted portion is broken. It no longer "latches" into the correct position. The van was stationary. The van was running but not in motion.
- Elkton, FL, USA
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Car parked and off in driveway. After exiting vehicle but before closing door, drivers headrest popped and front section separated from rear section on right side. Visual indication of plastic bracket sheared. No power on vehicle. Upon testing ignition associated airbag light illuminated indicating failure of airbags or ahr. No collisions in vehicle history or associated with event. No deployment of passenger ahr.
In June 2018 while driving the Chrysler van on the highway, the headrest exploded hitting my husband in the back of the head. We took the van to have the headrest replaced costing us $305.60. I saw on the news yesterday that a woman has started a class action suit because her headrest exploded on the same year Chrysler vehicle. There must be a problem with these headrests and Chrysler should reimburse people for the money they had to pay and also recall all the other vehicles with similar headrests before someone is hurt or killed by them. My husband said it was a hard hit to his head when it exploded like someone hit him in the back of the head.
The vehicle was stationary in a parking lot. I entered the driver's side and sat down on the seat. We suddenly heard a loud bang and I felt something graze the back of my head. That's when we realized the headrest exploded and nearly hit me in the back of the head and neck. After looking closer at the headrest, the base is made of plastic with a metal rod that locks the headrest to the upright supports. There are two gas pistons that push against the plastic base of the headrest and the posts that go in the back of the seat. The plastic headrest base failed catastrophically, which allowed the headrest pistons to expand forcefully.
I was stopped at a stoplight & suddenly the headrest imploded into the back of my head. At first, I thought I had been hit from behind. Looked in the mirror, nobody behind me. Then I thought someone had gotten into my car & struck the back of my seat, which was terrifying. Got out & looked right there at the light, & it appeared to have a broken plastic piece inside. Now I'm not sure it is safe, but having stopped at a dealership, I can't afford to pay nearly $700 for a new headrest. I saw similar cases for earlier models had been re--called. Has mine? please advise.
While driving. I was slowly approaching a red light. My passenger side headrest exploded open. It was a load bang sound. I took it immediately to the Chrysler dealership. They told me it would cost me $846 not including labor fees. Then they gave me a pin that came from my headrest and said it had broke. That this only happens when the airbag deploys. I've called to customer service number in the owners manual and they said they could not help me because there were no recalls on my vehicle and that it had too many miles. My van has 58,000 miles on it. I'm scared to drive it because the airbag could deploy or the other headrest could explode open like this one did. This is a safety issue. I need help with this and I keep getting turned away. I'm just blessed my family was not injuries. I looked on recalls and this happened to some 2013 models like mine. I don't understand why I can't get assistance.
Active headrest activated due to plastic piece braking. Was traveling down the road when the headrest came apart. Was not involved in a collision. The pressure from the headrest struck passenger in the head
Air bag warning light stays on. Hood paint bubbling. Stow and go seats shake and vibrate on interstate. Brake rotors still rattle vibrate even after new mopar calipers and rotors replaced.
The contact owns a 2014 Chrysler Town and country. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was recently replaced in the vehicle. While seated in the vehicle with the ignition in the off position, there was a clicking noise coming from the dashboard. The contact also stated that there was a sound as if the cd player were cycling for another cd. Suddenly, the driver's side head rest air bags deployed without warning or impact. The contact sustained a sore neck and possible concussion, but did not seek medical attention. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The instrument cluster was replaced by victorville motors (14617 civic dr., victorville, ca 92394, (760) 733-8484) who was also informed of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,833.
The active head restraint activated while the vehicle was parked in my garage. The vehicle has never been in a crash and only has 36,000 miles on it. The part is clearly defective and/or poorly made as I can see the plastic piece that broke causing the failure. I am unable to reset the headrest thus rendering this safety device useless.
Oil filter housing-the engine has a major oil leak due to part number 68105583aa. In addition, unrelated to the oil leak the driver seat also unexpectedly reversed and would not move forward again. While sitting at the intersection the car engine suddenly stalled. I am not certain if this was due to leak or electrical problem. The car behind me had to use evasive measures to prevent a crash.
Passenger seat when all the way back by motorized switch pull out of side cover wires to short insulation cover chew up could result in electrical fire
Driving my car about 25 mph on a city street and the head rest popped out for no reason and hit the back of my head. This is a 2014 Chrysler Town and country at the time of the incident it had 80,000 miles on the car. I brought it to the Chrysler dealership and they informed me that this was not covered under the manufactures warranty or extended warranty. The repair has not been fixed.
The headrest deployed while parked in my driveway overnight. Its apparent it was defective. I can see broken pieces inside. Chrysler refuses to even look at the car.
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- Oro Valley, AZ, USA