2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems
26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 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 | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 15 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Swerved off the road up an embankment hitting telephone pole, rolled over a few times hitting a tree, guard rail, then coming to rest on drivers side.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 jeep grand cherokee. While making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the front end of the contact's vehicle. The contact was traveling 45 MPH at the time of the crash. The air bags failed to deploy, but there were no injuries. The police officer at the scene stated that the air bags should have deployed since the front end was so badly damaged. A report was filed. The contact feels that the vehicle is unsafe because the air bags did not deploy at such high speeds.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 257 complaints
- Brakes 244 complaints
- Seats 131 complaints
- Transmission 88 complaints
- Engine 53 complaints
- Electrical system 43 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 42 complaints
- Steering 38 complaints