Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 30 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 30, in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS RESULT, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL, AND WAS RELEASED TWO DAYS LATER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ELLEN ROMETT, (WIFE) IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE OUR 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LMT. FORWARD IN THE DRIVEWAY A FEW FEET, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED THROUGH THE YARD FENCE, SHE IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE, HOWEVER THE CAR CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AN ADDITIONAL 34 FEET AND FINALLY CAME TO STOP AFTER HITTING A LARGE CHERRY TREE. GRASS AND DRIVEWAY MARKINGS VALIDATE HER ATTEMPT TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED EVEN AFTER BRAKING. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES TO MY WIFE APPEAR TO BE MINIMAL, HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP CHEROKEE AND $1400 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 2 PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB
AT 35 MPH DEAD-ON FRONTAL IMPACT, THE SEATBELT FAILED TO LOCK UNTIL DRIVER'S BODY MADE HEAD AND CHEST CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*JG.
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH IN ICY CONDITIONS, CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THERE WERE TWO INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING FUEL TANK TO BE CRUSHED UP AGAINST EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICLE EXPLOSION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. THERE ARE MANY FAILURES APPARENTLY NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. JEEP VEHICLES SHOULD BE SOLD ALONG WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION. THE LIST OF PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SO FAR ARE AS FOLLOWS: COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LF AXLE, VISCOUS COUPLER IN TRANSFER CASE--BIG $$, COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, AIR BAG SENSOR, SPEEDOMETER ASSY.+ THE RECALLS AS OF DATE--FR. BRAKE ROTORS, SHIFT INTERLOCK--VERY UNSATISFIED 1ST TIME JEEP OWNER.
AIRBAG FAILURE ON IMPACT TWICE, BRAKE COMPONENT FAILURE 10 SEPARATE TIMES, WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 50,000, DIFFERENTIAL NOISE AND FAILURE AT 65,000, MANIFOLD CRACKED, MOTOR MOUNT, AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS FAILURE AT 74,000
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE,AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. *AK
CONSUMER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY ON COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*ET
ON THIS OCCASION AND A PREVIOUS ONE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO ACCIDENTS OCCURING ON THE FRONTAL PORTION OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG. THE DRIVER STUCK THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD AND CRACKED SAME AND BENT THE STEERING WHELL AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE AND INFLATE. |DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED IN BOTH INSTANCES AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR . ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY HAD AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT DID NOT WORK NEITHER OF WHICH EXPLAINS WHY IN A ACCIDENT AS SERIOUS AS THIS IN WHICH THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE (HEAD LIGHT AREA) CAME IN CONTACT WITH A UTILITY POLE THAT RESULTED IN ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SON DRIVER COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY THAT THE BUMPS AND BRUISES FROM EMCOUNTERING THE WINDSHIELD AND STEERING WHEEL. I CONTEND THAT THE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A SAFE DETERENT IN AN ACCIDENT.
FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER, DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 55 MPH OR HIGHER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING A FATALITY TO THE DRIVER. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
POWER WINDOWS FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS/AIR CONDITIONING/ABS/DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER/AIR BAG FAILED. *AK
AT 12:00 POSITION AT 30-35MPH ACCIDENT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED FRONT END COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT.
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL CRASH. *AK
VEHICLE ROLLED OVER REPEATEDLY AFTER HITTING TELEPHONE POLE IN ABOVE ACCIDENT.
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL AT 55 MPH. TT
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