The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The warning light flashed on and off intermittently. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 199,181.
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee: airbag warning light
5 of the 882 complaints about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Airbag light coming Laredo.!! Will it work??? Drivers side squib is error it reads is there an issue with squib and clockspring? Very expensive repair several issues on web about clockspeings going bad on all years of jeep grand cherokee laredos. Mine is 2001 jeep.
The air bag warning light came on intermittently. It did that about ever five minutes. It has done that since that date. I took it to the faricy boys jeep dealer in colorado springs, they stated that the air bag was not working. I asked if this was a safety item to be paid for by the manufacture. He said "no." he said I had to pay for this repair if I wanted a new airbag. I find this replacement cost for this item strange for two reasons. One: I believe this is a safety item, and two: airbags are being recalled for a number of different cars at this very time and are being replaced at no cost.
There is a problem which most everybody experiences on 1999 and up jeep grand cherokees. The airbag light and chime continuously , randomly. This light and chime indicated the airbag is inoperative. This is typically due to a faulty unreliable designed "clockspring" in steering wheel under the airbag assy. This is very costly to fix and should definitely be recalled for repair no charge to customer. Please research and you will find that this is extremely wide spread. There is a fear that bag may deploy while driving due to short in system. This would be catastrophic. Please investigate asap, this is urgent.
This a is known (very common) problem on most jeeps after a certain mileage. The air bag light and bell alarm constantly chime to let you know that the airbag is not active or inop, and wont work. There is a part in the steering wheel under air-bag called a "clock-spring" that goes bad on tens of thousands of jeeps. They (chrysler) know about it. It should be recalled,but they ignore the safety hazard and defective design. This needs to be recalled on all models affected not just one year (which I think is 2004).
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
5 of 882 owner complaints about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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