2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems
488 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 28% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 488 28% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 182 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 57 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 27 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 38 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 26 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 17 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 12 |
| 200k+ miles | 12 |
What the data shows
Of the 182 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 125,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 35 crashes, 57 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
My son was killed while he had his girlfriend drove my jeep. They ran into tree going appox.35 MPH.the airbag did not go off on the passenger side and the seatbelt unlatched. He was the only one injured and died later that day.
Was driving and all of a sudden the air bag light and check engine light came on. Now they wont go off. Check engine light has been hooked up to computer but all it says is that there's an emissions leak but no one can find it. The air bag light wont go off.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 350 complaints
- Brakes 212 complaints
- Cooling system 96 complaints
- Seats 91 complaints
- Electrical system 88 complaints
- Engine 82 complaints
- Fuel system 58 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 54 complaints