2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems
61 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 61 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 45 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 20 crashes, 20 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
"takata recall" I was involved in a side impact auto accident, air bags never inflated and I was injured. I was driving as a motorist went thru a stop sign and push the jeep into the other lane of traffic, I was going straight on a residential street. See also odi 10875419. *dsy ..updated 12/11/17 updated 06/15/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated and the engine stalled intermittently. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Electrical system 755 complaints
- Engine 179 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 145 complaints
- Body & structure 120 complaints
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Lighting 68 complaints
- Cruise control 52 complaints
- Seat belts 41 complaints