1996 Jeep Cherokee air bags problems
26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 21 crashes, 13 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
First instance, while driving slipped on ice, hit head first into guard rail, driver's air failed to deploy, driver sustained 3 crushed discs in back/broken finger. In second instance, while driving at 57 MPH, violent deployment of passenger's air bag, distracted driver, causing a major collision. Passenger suffered a broken neck and died.
Tl* the contact owns a 1996 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that while sitting idle at a complete stop, a truck crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle, pushing the vehicle into a foregoing vehicle. The contact's air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back. A police report was filed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee
- Brakes 113 complaints
- Engine 57 complaints
- Transmission 54 complaints
- Body & structure 51 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Suspension 35 complaints
- Fuel system 29 complaints