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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems

257 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 29% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
257 29% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
111,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 1
Injuries and deaths
29 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 111,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 16 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 12 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 111,000 miles
Based on 92 complaints that include mileage. 10% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles16
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles12

What the data shows

Of the 92 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 111,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 29 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

2003 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to occupant restraint control module filter circuit recall notice. *smd the consumer no longer owns the vehicle, because his daughter was involved in an accident and the vehicle was totaled and destroyed by his insurance company. The consumer believed the death of his daughter was possibly due to a faulty vehicle.

October 2012 CrashDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The contact stated that the failure occurred after having the vehicle serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 12v527000 (air bags). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Reported at 140,000 miles, July 2014

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