Comments on: Jeep Defective Airbag Quality Control Recall

By: kirk

kirk — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:59:39 +0000

My mom owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country minivan. My sister and her young son were riding in the vehicle along with my mom when the airbag deployed for no apparent reason. My moms arm is all cut up and will be permanently scarred and the airbag drove my sisters head through the side window of the van. She has had a constant headache since the accident. They were fortunate that they were on a sidestreet and traffic was light. Had they been on the freeway people could have been killed.

Chrysler corporation was contacted but have been slow to respond to the situation.

By: Taras

Taras — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:58:39 +0000

If a body shop tells you that the air bags are not supposed to deploy unless the sensors “touch” something or are crushed, they are simply wrong! In order to get the air bags inflated before you hit your head on the steering wheel or other hard surface, the sensors must predict the severity of the crash. They do this by analyzing the deceleration of the vehicle, and processing that information through their software to determine whether they should deploy the air bags. If they are functioning properly, in most cases the sensors make the deployment decision long before they ever “touch” anything or are crushed; in many cases requiring air bag deployment, the sensors never “touch” anything and are not among the crushed components. I have seen numerous Chrysler vehicles, including Jeeps, where the air bags did not deploy but should have. Sometimes this has even caused the death of a driver. I definitely recommend that you report this issue to the federal agency responsible for monitoring this, and also directly to Chrysler. I also recommend that you get the system checked out by a qualified individual, because next time the outcome can be far worse.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:06:41 +0000

I had an accident in a 2007 Grand Cherokee, $7500 damage to the front of the vehicle. Hit an object at about 55 mph. The entire front end including the radiator and fan were damaged. The airbag did not deploy. The body shop said the sensors did not touch anything. How can that be? What does one have to hit and at what speed for the airbag to deploy? This seems like a very big problem for Jeep and I no longer feel safe in it.

By: Krystle

Krystle — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:11:43 +0000

I was in a car accident in 2008 . I was driving a brand new jeep grand cherokee (2008) and rear ended the car in front of me so hard that I was sent forward and my hand went through the windshield, resulting in major damage and surgery. Anyhow, the airbag did not deploy.

By: Taras

Taras — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:02:47 +0000

The recall above applies only to the 2009 model year of Jeep Grand Cherokee, Commander and Wrangler vehicles. It did not apply to the 2001 model year. However, there may be other issues with the air bag system for the 2001 Jeeps. Please feel free to call me for details.

By: tammie

tammie — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:49:05 +0000

what about air bags for 2001 jeep 4 wheel drive?

By: Taras

Taras — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:40:11 +0000

Thanks. We continually try to keep it updated to include all types of information about airbags and airbag safety, including airbag recalls, airbag laws, common airbag defects, how airbags work, different airbag safety features, airbag problems, and many other types of information drawn from my background as an airbag engineer and airbag lawyer.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:41:24 +0000

Great blog, yet another great post!