As of 10-05 the air bag failure light intermittently remained lit after turning on the vehicle and the horn & cruise control items have failed to function at all. These items are all under the control of the clock spring mechanism located in the front steering, common to the jeep wrangler and chrysler mini-vans. Chrysler mini-vans were recalled for this failure. When I asked how long it would take for this item to come in, I was told by the chrysler/jeep dealer that this mechanism gets replaced in mass volume and they keep them as a stock item at the dealership because of it. The dealers service rep also added that they would like to see this become a safety recall item. As of 12-05 the safety items will be restored by replacing the clock spring mechanism at a charge to the owner. It troubles me that chrysler is waiting for a certain number of failures with possible injuries or deaths before a recall is undertaken on jeep - especially when a recall was issued for this exact part on the mini-van line.
2001 Jeep Wrangler airbags complaints
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1. I was making a sharp turn when the steering wheel became stuck, then with a little force applied there was a snap and the clock spring broke. This resulted in the horn, cruise control, and air bag ceasing to work. 3. I have this scheduled to be fixed by the dealer.
I was traveling at about 40 MPH when a car turned left in front of me and I hit him broadside. The airbags did not deploy.
Air bag did not inflate.
While driving at 35 MPH air bags did not deploy after hitting a phone pole. Scares were left on driver's face as a result of this incident.
While driving, consumer was in an accident and none of the frontal air bag deployed upon impact. This resulted in driver being injuried. Please provide more details. Ts
While driving at highway speed the consumer swerved to avoid a deer and lost control of the vehicle, as a result the vehicle hit a guardrail knocking it 5 feet away, vehicle was totalled yet none of the airbags deployed. *ak
Headon crash at 30plus MPH and no airbag deployment. Second time a major component in front end has had a promblem. Steering locked so couldnt turn either direction. Insurance company says they have heard of this in the past. Friend at jeep dealer where towed says looks like major coverup on chryslers part because of faulty equipment, but he will remain nameless unless otherwise needed. His opinion only.
My wife lost control of vehicle on city streets. She was going approximately 20 - 25 MPH. She went into a resident yard where she hit a 8 to 10" dia. Tree and went over it. She then continued across side street and into another yard where she came to a stop against another tree approx- 6 to 8" dia. The seat belt appears to have worked as expected but the airbag did not deploy. She hit her lip on the steering wheel and required many stitches to repair it. She also had large contusions on both of her shins. The bumper was pushed into the radiator. The grill was pushed into the radiator. Both front fenders were buckled as was the hood. Why didn't the airbag deploy?
After running into another vehicle head-on at 40-50 MPH air bags did not deploy.
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