2007 Jeep Commander: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Dec 1, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 117,993 miles · GA · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the brakes failed to respond and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,993.

Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Airbags, Steering · 155,000 miles · TX · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While driving 30 MPH and proceeding to make a right turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle felt as if it would stall. The contact crashed the vehicle into a gate. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no police report filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Oct 28, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 109,000 miles · TN · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and caused the contact to lose control. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the crash occurred before the notice was received. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Oct 13, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 140,005 miles · MI · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled without warning and the gages failed to function. The contact also stated that while driving at 45 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v175000 (electrical system, power train) and stated that the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,005.

Filed Sep 8, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 122,000 miles · MO · crash

While driving the car would just shut off at random losing brakes, steering and engine power as well as other comfort features. It has happened on at least 6 occasions, usually you could just shift to neutral while driving and restart the car fixing the issues. Today however it happened will switching lanes to the center turn lane. Upon applying the brakes to wait to turn left the pedal went to the floor, then on the second depress it was super stiff and very little braking force applied. This caused the jeep to rear end the 2 other cars waiting to turn left. The airbags didn't deploy either.

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Airbags · 136,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 jeep commander. While driving at 55 MPH, a tree was in the road that caused the contact to veer off the road and into a ditch. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the head and left shoulder that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

Filed Aug 3, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 46,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. While traveling approximately 25 MPH, another vehicle swerved in front of the contact's vehicles at a higher rate of speed without warning. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into the other vehicle from the front. The air bags did not deploy, the power steering failed, and the vehicle stalled. Several attempts had to be made in order to restart the vehicle. A police report was filed. The contact sustained whiplash and lower back pains, which did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed to determine the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. In addition, the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, due to the parts not being available, the contact was unable to receive the repair for months. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. Updated 09/18/15*lj

Filed Oct 17, 2013 · Airbags · KY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, a train crashed into the rear passenger's side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was dragged until the train was able to come to a stop. The contact sustained injuries to the eye and head, and was transported to the hospital for treatment. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure but none could be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was unknown.