1999 Jeep Cherokee air bags problems
38 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 20 crashes, 12 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact's daughter owned a 1999 jeep cherokee. While the contact's daughter was driving approximately 40 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The passenger side air bag deployed, but the driver's side air bag failed to deploy. As a result, the contact's daughter sustained injuries to the left eye, laceration of the nose, a broken jaw, the front teeth shifted, and black eyes. Medical attention was required.
Consumer was driving at approximately 30 MPH and t-boned a vehicle. Upon impact, the vehicle veered off to the right and hit a retaining wall, and the air bags failed to deploy.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee
- Brakes 117 complaints
- Transmission 42 complaints
- Engine 41 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 40 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Suspension 23 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 19 complaints