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1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems

36 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
36 3% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
28 and 2
Injuries and deaths
19 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 28 crashes, 2 fires, 19 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

I have contacted your office before following the jan. 24, 2014 crash that took my wife's life, on the vehicle indicated, it was equipped with michelin tires noted during the period before the recall this year. I had contacted you earlier about the air bags on a 1997 jeep grand cherokee that failed to deploy in this crash. Could you please get back to me to discuss this latest development in what could have caused the death of my wife. Thank you very much.

Reported at 140,000 miles, January 2014 CrashDeath

The horn on my 1997 jeep grand cherokee stopped working a year ago, affecting my ability to warn others of safety issues. Mechanics tell me the horn "button" is embedded in the safety airbag in the steering wheel and can only be fixed by replacing the entire, costly airbag. That can be hundreds of dollars. I believe that horn switch replacement should be a recall item and the manufacturer should replace the switch , which required replacing the air bag.

Reported at 120,000 miles, May 2018

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