While driving 65 MPH driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor, causing the vehicle to hit a pole and role three times. Vehicle landed upside down on an embankment. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The driver sustained back and neck injuries, and was transported by ambulance to hospital.
2001 Jeep Cherokee airbags complaints
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While driving at 55 MPH the consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident with a deer. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy. *ak
While driving 40 MPH the vehicle was involved in a frontal collision yet neither air bag deployed.
The vehicles malfunction sensor light illuminated and to stayed on. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
Premature vapors from the air bag escaped into the compartment of the truck choking the driver until unconscious. The jeep then crossed the highway/medium, striking another vehicle head on and then rolling four times. The air bags never deployed after the extent of damage from collision and rollover. Estimated speed of impact was 35 MPH. Please describe details.
Rear-end collision while stopped /pushed into another veh./airbags did not deploy/resultling in 2 injuries w/ head trauma/ vehicle a total loss.
Air bag deployed; gases choked consumer and caused him to pass out. Dealer has been notified. Please provide additional information.
While traveling, and as a result of being rear ended and pushed into another vehicle, air bags did not deploy.*ak
While driving on highway at 70 MPH and without warning, headlights went completely out causing poor visibility which resulted in an accident, consumer rearended another vehicle causing one injury, upon impact the airbags did not experience deployment, consumer had been to dealer several times due to taillights inoperable and headlamps inoperable prior to accident, dealer replaced fuses and found connector's loose. Consumer states front end pulled to the left while driving, dealer found no problems. Consumer states on normal braking, pedal goes to the floor and during above mentioned accident brakes locked causing a block of skid marks, prior to accident when dealer could find no problems with ABS or hydraulic brake system. Vehicle had stalled on 2 occasions at stops, dealer found no problem and 3000 miles later the stalling occurred again, however dealer still could not find problem, possible engine problem.
While driving 45-50 MPH vehicle involved in front collision, neither airbag deployed. Chrysler is sending investigators. Vehicle most likely totalled. *ak the air bag failure resulted in passengers injury.
Vehicle is experiencing problems with the electrical system and wiring harness. Consumer has purchased vehicle a week ago, and within 4 days vehicle was taken to dealer. Dealer has since kept vehicle with no remedy. Periodically, the power windows did not work. Airbag light would come on and off, and air conditioner would not work. Also, vehicle had a gas fume smell after vehicle would not start.
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