1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems
34 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 29 crashes, 31 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
On january 24,2014 my wife was a fatality after a 45 m.p.h. Collision with a guardrail butt, then rolling over after the initial impact. The air bags did not deploy either on initial impact or the rollover. She was wearing her seat belt. Has there ever been a recall on these vehicles pertaining to these air bags failing? My wife may still be alive today if not for this defect.
The consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision, it struck a tree head on. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle did not have enough impact to deploy the air bags. The front grill was pushed into the engine.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Transmission 242 complaints
- Fuel system 153 complaints
- Brakes 144 complaints
- Engine 101 complaints
- Body & structure 89 complaints
- Steering 70 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 68 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints