2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Airbags Problems

Your airbag warning light is staying on, and diagnostic codes suggest a problem with the driver's side airbag squib (the component that triggers airbag deployment). There may also be an issue with the clockspring, which is the coiled connector that allows airbag signals to reach the steering wheel—this is a known problem on many Jeep Grand Cherokee models. You should have a professional diagnose whether the squib, clockspring, or both need replacement to restore proper airbag function.

Your airbag failed to deploy during an accident, which is a serious safety issue. This means the airbag system may not protect you or your passengers in a collision as intended. A technician will need to diagnose why the airbag system didn't activate and repair or replace the faulty components.

Your airbag warning light is flashing on and off while you're driving at different speeds. This intermittent warning suggests a problem with your airbag system that needs diagnosis. A mechanic will need to scan your vehicle's airbag computer to identify the specific fault.

TAKATA RECALL-- I HAD AN ACCIDENT JANUARY 7, 2016, I HIT A POLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DID A SEARCH AND I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS JEEP. I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE COMPANY THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND SUPPOSEDLY HAD IT CHECKED OUT BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND WAS INJURED AND UNDER DOCTORS CARE. MY CAR IS TORE UP IN THE FRONT. WHY? THOSE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME. I WAS TRAVELING ON RTE 49 EAST.

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE RECALLS AND AIRBAG MALFUNCTION DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT DID THAT ABOUT EVER FIVE MINUTES. IT HAS DONE THAT SINCE THAT DATE. I TOOK IT TO THE FARICY BOYS JEEP DEALER IN COLORADO SPRINGS, THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ITEM TO BE PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURE. HE SAID "NO." HE SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR IF I WANTED A NEW AIRBAG. I FIND THIS REPLACEMENT COST FOR THIS ITEM STRANGE FOR TWO REASONS. ONE: I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM, AND TWO: AIRBAGS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CARS AT THIS VERY TIME AND ARE BEING REPLACED AT NO COST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SWERVED OFF THE ROAD UP AN EMBANKMENT HITTING TELEPHONE POLE, ROLLED OVER A FEW TIMES HITTING A TREE, GUARD RAIL, THEN COMING TO REST ON DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WHICH MOST EVERYBODY EXPERIENCES ON 1999 AND UP JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND CHIME CONTINUOUSLY , RANDOMLY. THIS LIGHT AND CHIME INDICATED THE AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE. THIS IS TYPICALLY DUE TO A FAULTY UNRELIABLE DESIGNED "CLOCKSPRING" IN STEERING WHEEL UNDER THE AIRBAG ASSY. THIS IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. PLEASE RESEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY WIDE SPREAD. THERE IS A FEAR THAT BAG MAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SHORT IN SYSTEM. THIS WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ASAP, THIS IS URGENT. *TR

SAFETY RECALL M35/ NHTSA 12V-527. OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FILTER CIRCUIT. TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. IT WAS IN THE DEALER SERVICE BAY FOR IN EXCESS OF 8 HOURS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE RECALL DEFECT REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. DEALER IS TUTTLE CLICK, INC. IRVINE,CA 92618

THIS A IS KNOWN (VERY COMMON) PROBLEM ON MOST JEEPS AFTER A CERTAIN MILEAGE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND BELL ALARM CONSTANTLY CHIME TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVE OR INOP, AND WONT WORK. THERE IS A PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER AIR-BAG CALLED A "CLOCK-SPRING" THAT GOES BAD ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JEEPS. THEY (CHRYSLER) KNOW ABOUT IT. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED,BUT THEY IGNORE THE SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON ALL MODELS AFFECTED NOT JUST ONE YEAR (WHICH I THINK IS 2004). *TR

2001 JEEP VIN AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

2001 JEEP AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE FRONT END WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

VEHICLE STRUCK TREE, THEN METAL POLE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT COMPONENT FAILURE AT THIS TIME. *JB

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THAT TOTALED MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHILE I WAS 30 WEEKS PREGNANT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SPENT THE WEEKEND IN THE HOSPITAL AS A RESULT, AND THE BABY NEEDED TO BE MONITORED BECAUSE I WAS HAVING CONTRACTIONS. I INFORMED DAIMLER CHRYSLER, THEY SENT A LETTER WITH A BROCHURE SHOWING WHERE THE POINT OF IMPACT NEEDED TO BE FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, STATING THE CAR PERFORMED AS IT SHOULD HAVE. HOWEVER, IN THE BROCHURE, IT CLEARLY INDICATES WHERE THE POINT OF IMPACT NEEDED TO BE FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, WHICH IS THE SAME AS WHERE THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS ON THE JEEP. I SENT A LETTER BACK TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER VIA CERTIFIED MAIL INDICATING THIS. I HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THEM, AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE. *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65-70 MI/HOUR. WHEN SHE TRIED TO CHANGE LANES, THE CAR SWERVED FOR NO REASON AND CRASHED INTO THE MIDDLE DIVIDER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED NOW. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE DIVIDER, THE CAR AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN. I THINK THERE WAS A VEHICLE DEFECT (EITHER DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE) IN THE JEEP WHICH CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FRONTAL AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

1. MY 2001 JEEP GAND CHEROKEE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONT END WRECK WHICH TOTALED OUT THE VEHICLE. . NEITHER PASSENGER OR DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. *AK 3. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO HUNTER CHRYLSER PLYMOUTH FOR AN ESTIMATE. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. MY QUESTION TO HUNTER WAS WHY DID THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY? THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY DON'T ALWAYS COME OUT IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PART OF THE BUMPER WAS HIT. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND IT WAS DUE TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IN THIS CAR MALFUNCTIONED. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE? WE HAVE PHOTOS, ACCIDENT REPORT, AND ESTIMATE OF TOTAL.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T SET THE SPEED WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. THE HORN IS ALSO NOT OPERATIONAL. THE CLOCK SPRING WILL BE REPLACED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CONTAINED RUST

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLE THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK SEE EWR FIELD REPORT 000003L041001FP-SFYGRANDCHERO-0101-1424-06005.PDF

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE NEITHER MY SEATBELT FUNCTIONED NOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO MY CHEST WHEN IT HIT THE STEARING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A DEER. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE VEHICLES MALFUNCTION SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TO STAYED ON. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

PREMATURE VAPORS FROM THE AIR BAG ESCAPED INTO THE COMPARTMENT OF THE TRUCK CHOKING THE DRIVER UNTIL UNCONSCIOUS. THE JEEP THEN CROSSED THE HIGHWAY/MEDIUM, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND THEN ROLLING FOUR TIMES. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AFTER THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE FROM COLLISION AND ROLLOVER. ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 35 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 TO 40MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE.*AK. *JB

REAR-END COLLISION WHILE STOPPED /PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEH./AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/RESULTLING IN 2 INJURIES W/ HEAD TRAUMA/ VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

FRONT COLLISION AT 20-25 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED WHIPLASH, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 8000.00. *AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED; GASES CHOKED CONSUMER AND CAUSED HIM TO PASS OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISON. CONSUMER HIT DRIVERS DOOR OF OTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED A FRACTUREED COLLAR BONE AND STERNUM DAMAGE. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES DUE TO CONTACT WITH STEERING COLUMN, AND WAS EXPERIENCING NECK AND BACK PAIN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE REASON FOR FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING, AND AS A RESULT OF BEING REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 30-40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANNY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I HAVE 16,000 IN DAMAGESO FAR ON MY JEEP AND THE MORE THEY TAKE APART THE MORE THEY FIND. I WENT OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE A CUT ON MY FACE THAT WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO MY TEETH,I WILL HAVE THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. Y FIND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONT COLLISION, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER IS SENDING INVESTIGATORS. VEHICLE MOST LIKELY TOTALLED. *AK THE AIR BAG FAILURE RESULTED IN PASSENGERS INJURY. *YH