1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems
36 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 22 crashes, 15 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the driver owned a 1998 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the driver was traveling approximately 70 MPH with the cruise control engaged when he lost consciousness. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. The driver was killed during the failure and the vehicle was destroyed. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Consumer's vehicle was hit on the driver side at 45 MPH. The front end of the vehicle was severely damaged yet the air bags did not deploy. When consumer's vehicle was hit on the driver's side, it went off road and hit a tree head-on. Consumer suffered injuries on the neck, shoulder, knee and back.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Transmission 383 complaints
- Brakes 188 complaints
- Fuel system 173 complaints
- Engine 84 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 79 complaints
- Body & structure 69 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Steering 41 complaints