1997 Jeep Wrangler air bags problems
48 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 3
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 | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 16 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
No deployment of air bags during vehicle collision, vehicle was traveling 35MPH on impact,motorcycle crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and struck the jeep head-on, the front end of the vehicle was destroyed, injury to consumers.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. Weeks later, he noticed that the horn was inoperative. The dealer stated that his vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 98v046000 (air bags:frontal) in 1999; therefore, the contact had to assume financial responsibility for the repair. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 99,000.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler
- Engine 113 complaints
- Exhaust system 80 complaints
- Fuel system 62 complaints
- Transmission 37 complaints
- Seat belts 36 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Steering 32 complaints
- Body & structure 32 complaints