2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Airbags Problems

You were hit in the front of your vehicle while making a left turn, and your airbags failed to deploy even though you struck the steering wheel. This is a serious safety concern since airbags are designed to protect you during frontal collisions. The airbag system will need to be inspected by a technician to determine why it didn't activate.

BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IT WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT COMES ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.

ENGINE LEAK BAD SEAT AND BRAKE LIGHT I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE REPLACE REAR WIPE,

WHEN EXITING THE EXPRESS WAY YESTERDAY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND DINGED ABOUT 3 TIMES AND TURNED OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MY GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS DONE THIS IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I'D LIKE TO NOTE MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, WOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE EVERYDAY. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLING WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS HAVING A STALLING ISSUE AS WELL. THIS COULD BE FATAL GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES.

ONE WEEK AGO WITHOUT WARNING AT 35 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD CAR WARNING CHIME STARTED AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. NOW IT CONSTANTLY BLINKS ON AT RANDOM TIMES, NO APPARENT REASON, I.E., STOPPED, DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STRAIGHT AHEAD, LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, UP OR DOWN HILLS, STARTING OFF OR PARKED. NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, SOMETIMES FOR A MINUTE OR SO IT REMAINS ON, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN FOR A FEW SECONDS. FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON THIS SITE WHEN LOOKING FOR ANY RECALL INFORMATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH ON A ROCKY ROAD SURFACE, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

TAKATA RECALL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO CRACKED RIBS AND INJURIES TO THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT UP ON THE DASH FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW AND STILL BEEPING LOUDLY AT ME EVERY FEW MINUTES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AT THE THE PRICE OF 450.00 (DEALERSHIP QUOTE)? THERE IS NO REASON FOR WHY THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE BROKEN AND HAVE TO BE FIXED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON IT? WHY IS THE 2000 YEAR BEING SKIPPED OVER FOR THIS JEEP AND THE RECALLS OF IT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CHIMES SPORADICALLY. I WAS TOLD BY JEEP MECHANIC, THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $370.00. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: (AIR BAGS) AND 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. I'M CONCERNED THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF UNNECESSARILY OR WILL NOT WORK WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED TO. THIS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A LONG TIME. I'M JUST NOT SURE OF THE DATE I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY WITH CHIMING. WILL NOT STOP. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CHIMES SPORADICALLY. *TR

I DON'T REMEMBER TOO MUCH BUT I JUST REMEMBER SWERVING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE (HIT IT ANYWAY) AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON (GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION). HIS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT MINE DIDN'T. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALONG WITH AIR BAG LIGHT AND STAYS ON. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME GOES OFF CONSTANTLY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ON THE SECOND DAY IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ON THE SECOND DAY I ALSO NOTICED NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING. EMAILED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL OR SAFETY COVERED ITEM. THEY STATED NO THAT THE ENTIRE COST TO REPLACE IT WILL BE MINE $300 PLUS DOLLARS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING CHRYSLER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF CLOCK SPRINGS. I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THIS ITEM AS IT IS NOT AN ITEM THAT SHOULD FAIL THAT EASILY. *TR

AIRBAG EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT BEHAVIOR. KNOWN CLOCKSPRING DEFECT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER STATED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO AND HORN TO FAIL AS WELL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. AFTER I HIT 100K MILES MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY CHIMES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GREAT DEAL OF JEEP USERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCK SPRING SENSOR. WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T REPLACE OR SEEK REPAIR FOR THIS? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT GM CAN DO TO RECALL THE PART? I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MORE THAN JUST MY VEHICLE. *TR

2000 JEEP CHEROKEE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. AIR BAG AND HORN WILL NOT WORK. CHRYSLER STATE COST TO REPAIR $249 +. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE WHILE I AM IN IDLE AND IN MOTION. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND ALARMING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOOKED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL FOR INFORMATION. IT SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT MY DEALER. I DID. THE DEALER, AFTER A 3 HOUR INSPECTION, GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW MUCH THIS WOULD COST. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $1200 PARTS AND LABOR. IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES, THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD THAT. I ASKED THE MECHANIC WHAT WAS THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO IF I DID NOTHING. HE SAID, "WELL, WORSE CASE, YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BAG DEPLOYS." I ASKED IF THEY COULD UNPLUG THE SYSTEM...THEY TOLD ME NO. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FEATURE REPAIRED. BUT, I ALSO AM HORRIFIED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE BAG DOES DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE JEEP WOULD STAND BEHIND IT. A RECALL WOULD HELP ME GREATLY. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION. HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 35MPH. HIS FENDER HIT THE CENTER OF OUR GRILL. OUR BUMPER WAS TORN OFF, THE HOOD PUSHED UP TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE MOTOR PUSHED TO A 45 DEG. ANGLE. THE JEEPS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE OTHER VEHICLES DID. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE..INSURANCE TOTALED IT..FRONT END COLLISION..AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR HAD 88,000...MILES. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL,HORN NOT WORKING,AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING??? *JB

ON JULY 26, MY SON HAD A FRONT IMPACT WRECK IN HIS 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT THAT TOTALED THE CAR, HOWEVER NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, NOT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT OF THIS CRASH, MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND REQUIRED 11 STICHES AND MY OTHER SON, WHO WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY REQUIRING 8 STICTHES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS IMPACT BRUISES. INJURIES WERE MINIMIZED BECAUSE BOTH SONS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS. *TR

THE CLOCKSPRING IN MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THIS I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. INCLUDING A OPERABLE AIRBAG AND HORN.

I WAS IN A CAR WRECK INVOLVING MYSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN A THIRD VEHICLE CHOSE TO STOP FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN AN INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. WE WERE TRAVELING AT MAYBE 40 MILES PER HOUR. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACT AND RAN SQUARELY INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, BUT NOT PROPERLY, AS THE SHOULDER BELT WASN'T ACROSS MY CHEST. HOWEVER, WHEN THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURY. I HAVE CONTUSIONS TO MY UPPER JAW, THE LOWER HALF OF MY NOSE, MY UPPER LIP, AND CHIN. MY FRONT TEETH WERE KNOCKED LOOSE, AND IT IS UNKNOWN YET IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECOVER, A ROOT CANAL MIGHT HAVE TO BE DONE. I BROKE A FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND,, WHEN IT WAS ALSO SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POLICE, EMT'S, AND FIREMEN ON THE SCENE WERE ALL DISCUSSING WHY MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I FEEL LIKE IF IT WOULD HAVE INFLATED I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY FACIAL INJURIES AT ALL. THE ACCIDENT JUST OCCURRED YESTERDAY, SO I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2006, MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES TO HER. MY TWO CHILDREN, AGES 3 AND 4, WERE IN THE VEHICLE, PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN CARS EATS AND INCURRED NO INJURIES. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND HIT THE REAR END OF A TRUCK PARKED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE MAJOR ROAD. THE IMPACT TOTALED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS IN A HEAD-ON IMPACT AT 40 MPH WOULD SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND PERHAPS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MODEL OR IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25PMH THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE FRONT END. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE AND ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER NEITHER FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, BUT HAVE NOT DETERMINED WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 04/15/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND THEN A BRIDGE RAIL HEAD ON. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

CAR WAS IN A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSE AS WAS THE CAR I WAS PUSHED INTO. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING RAN IN FRONT OF DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE. SHE TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID THE ROAD HAZARD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, AND EJECTED BOTH THE DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGER THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE POLICE STATED BOTH HAD ON THEIR SEAT BELTS. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. BOTH THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER AND THE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AK

DT: JEEP CHEROKEE, HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION ALMOST DEAD-CENTER, AND A POLICE CAR HITVEHICLE'S RIGHT SIDE, THEN, IT HIT THE RIGHT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNDONE, AND THE BUMPER, GRILL, AND FOG LIGHTS FELL OFF. CONSUMER SUSTAINED M NOSE, EARDRUM, KNEE, EYESIGHT AND BACK INJURIES . TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIR BAGS. *AK

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *JB.......*AK

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEFECTS WERE REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS STUCK ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO A SEIZURE. THE PASSENGER TRIED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AND LANDED ON TOP, CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN MAJOR SOLO HEAD-ON AUTO ACCIDENT, AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERTY ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, AND COMPLETELY FAIL TO FUNCTION CAUSING SEVERE BODILY AND NEOROLOGIC INJURIES TO MY SON. PLEASE HELP US ON THIS MATTER. THANKS.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 20 MPH, UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH VEHICLE HIT A DEER ON THE ROAD AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT END. *AK

DRIVING 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON CRASH (OTHER DRIVER RAN RED LIGHT). WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN MY VEHICLE.

MY DAUGHTER HYDROPLANED AND HIT A VERY LARGE ROCK ( ABOUT 3 FEET IN DIAMETER) GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR AROUND A BEND. SHE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A BOULDER ABOUT 3 FOOT IN DIAMETER HEAD ON, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT, BUMPER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SLOW RIGHT TURN FRONT AIR BAG SUUDENLY DEPLOYED THROWING DRIVE BACK INTO THE SEAT, AND CAUSING HIM TO REMOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL, JAMMING ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO THE BLOCK BUILDING. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I NEED TO PAY FOR A 300.00 CLOCK SPRING PART TO FIX IT. I CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND SEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP AIRBAGS NOT WORKING. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THEM? AND IF NOT IF THERE'S BEEN SO MANY CASES OF PROBLEMS WITH THEM NOT WORKING CORRECTLY IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER? THANK YOU

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED. THE REAR SEAT HEADRESTS WERE EJECTED FROM THEIR HOLDERS STRIKING THE CONSUMER AND THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEADS CAUSING DEEP CUTS. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JG *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT END COLLISION, WHERE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOYED. TS SCC

WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SPEED HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION.*AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREADO WHEN HE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE ON MARCH 25, 2002 AT APPROX. 1:30 PM. THE FORCE OF THIS COLLISION PUSH THE CAR TOWARDS THE LEFT AND THE JEEP WENT DIRECTLY INTO A CEMENT WALL HEAD ON. FORTUNATELY BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON, BUT NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE WALL. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, MY SON DID HIT THE WINDSHEILD, WHICH CAUSE SEVERAL FACIAL CUTS AND COULD OF BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS MALFUNCTION ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNS ME NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE COULD OF BEEN MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT OTHERS IN SAME SITUATIONS COULD SUBSTAIN VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND ROLLED OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING SOME INJURY TO CONSUMER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *TT

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND MERGING ON HIGHWAY IT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 2/15/02 MY WIFE MICHELLE WITH SON JOSEPH, (8YRS OLD) SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF A 2000 JEEP, STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A 1999 4DR OLDSMOBILE OPERATED BY FRANCES CLARK WHO HAD FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. MICHELLE HIT THE SIDE OF THE CLARK CAR "HEAD-ON" WHILE TRAVELLING 52 MPH ON A DRY NIGHT AT 8PM. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON OUR 2000 JEEP. CHRYSLER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE IS "...NO MANUFACTURE'S RESPONSIBILITY". THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER!*AK

CONSUMER REARENDED A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HIT FACE ON STEERING WHEEL, AND SUFFERED BREAKS IN STERNUM. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 1000.00, OTHER VEHICLE WAS $ 4000.00. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER INTO CONSUMER'S LANE AND HIT HER HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, AND CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTATED TO HOSPITAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS HIT NEARLY HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELLING BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45MPH, THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING45-50 MPH HIT SLUSH ON SHOULDER, SLID INTO AN ICE EMBANKMENT, PROCEEDED INTO A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A STONE WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS ONLY ONE IN VEHICLE AND WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING 25-30 MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. JEEP DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT 25 MPH OR MORE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY IS MOUNTED BETWEEN STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL TO PROVIDE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL FOR STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED SWITCHES AND THE AIRBAG. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED TO HAVE A SCRAPING NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN FIXED THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS BROKEN. CLOCK SPRING PROVIDES ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION TO THE HORN (WHICH WORKS FINE), THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES (WHICH WORK FINE), STEREO CONTROLS (WHICH WORK FINE) AND THE AIRBAG. THREE OF THE FOUR SYSTEMS WORKED PROPERLY AS VERIFIED THROUGH DAILY USE WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT CANNOT BE TESTED BY THE DRIVER IS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE COMPUTER FOR THE SRS IS SUPPOSED TO MONITOR ALL SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR PROPER OPERATION (INCLUDING THE INITIATOR MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG) AND PROVIDE A FAILURE NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER VIA A FLASHING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NO INDICATION OF SYSTEM FAILURE WAS EVER PROVIDED BY A FLASHING WARNING LIGHT. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE DETAILS AS TO WHAT PORTION OF THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM FAILED, BUT SINCE THREE OF THE FOUR SYSTEMS THAT ARE CONNECTED VIA THE CLOCKSPRING WORKED PROPERLY, I HAVE TO ASSUME THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CONNECTION HAD FAILED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS INCIDENT NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION, SINCE THE OBVIOUS RESULT COULD BE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AS REQUIRED IN A COLLISION. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION OF 45 MPH IMPACT WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND COLLIDE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML