Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
AIR BAGS
08270009/29/20006092304Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures. *tt12/04/2000
AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
08379911/12/1999081798C6089800Daimlerchrysler corporation is now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles. *tt02/25/2000

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
AIR BAGS
03/14/2013
 Air bag light on (don't know if it will work if needed), horn won't work, cruise control wont work = clockspring. safety issue. no horn no airbag
11/03/2011156000
 Air bag light started to come on and off intermittently. on the second day it came on and stayed on. on the second day i also noticed no horn and no cruise control. all indications are that it is the clock spring. emailed chrysler to see if it was a recall or safety covered item. they stated no that the entire cost to replace it will be mine $300 plus dollars. from my understanding chrysler is having problems with a lot of clock springs. i feel they should cover this item as it is not an item that should fail that easily.
09/20/2010110000
 2000 jeep cherokee sport airbag warning light illuminates randomly and repeatedly. not related to actual airbag deployment. it may render airbag unusable. dangerous condition. common consumer complaint. all passenger window actuator switches are unusable. windows will only work at driver panel. safety issue if passengers have to open windows.very common consumer complaint. obd error codes are inaccurate (especially when applying to emission control systems p0441, p0442). diagnosis often lead to unneeded repairs and costly replacement of sensors and computer without cause. common consumer complaint. dribver seat support structure breaks. even when driven only in ordinary driving conditions and not stressed unusually. must be rewelded or replaced. seat is no longer structurally safe. common consumer complaint all of these are design issues and not service/maintenance related.
01/10/20101570001
 2000 jeep cherokee clock spring assembly has failed. air bag and horn will not work. chrysler state cost to repair $249 +. *tr
08/06/200775373308/06/2007
 Cruise control,horn not working,airbag light on. defective clockspring??? *jb
07/26/2007211/27/2006
 On july 26, my son had a front impact wreck in his 2000 jeep cherokee sport that totaled the car, however neither the driver's side airbag, not the passenger's side airbag deployed. as a result of this crash, my son, who was driving hit his head on the steering wheel and required 11 stiches and my other son, who was the passenger in the car sustained a head injury requiring 8 sticthes as well as numerous impact bruises. injuries were minimized because both sons were wearing their seatbelts. *tr
03/14/200753000102/15/2000
 The clockspring in my 2000 jeep cherokee failed. as a result of this i lost all functions in the steering wheel. including a operable airbag and horn.
08/20/2003430002
 Airbag light stays on and horn doesn't work. *ak
01/21/200302/01/2000
 I have a 2000 jeep cherokee sport and the airbag light stays on now. i took it to the dealer and they say i need to pay for a 300.00 clock spring part to fix it. i checked the computer and seen numerous problems with the jeep airbags not working. has there been a recall on them? and if not if there's been so many cases of problems with them not working correctly is there anything being done to protect the consumer? thank you
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL
11/18/200577000105/18/2005
 Car was in a chain reaction accident. i was hit from behind and pushed into the car in front of me. my car was a total lose as was the car i was pushed into. the air bags did not inflate. *nm
11/11/2005110000110/25/2005
 Dt: the contact stated while driving something ran in front of daughter's vehicle. she turned the wheel to avoid the road hazard and lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle flipped over, and ejected both the daughter and her passenger through the windshield. the police stated both had on their seat belts. upon impact, the driver's side and passenger side air bags did not deploy. a police report and insurance reports were taken. both the contact's daughter and the passenger were seriously injured. *ak
08/10/200483000105/08/2004
 After being involved in a head on accident, the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was towed. *jb.......*ak
05/24/200347000212/20/2000
 My daughter hydroplaned and hit a very large rock ( about 3 feet in diameter) going approximately 30 miles an hour. neither of the airbags deployed. *jb
05/24/200347334112/20/2000
 My daughter was driving the car approximately 30 miles an hour around a bend. she hydroplaned and hit a boulder about 3 foot in diameter head on, causing extensive damage to front, bumper and undercarriage. the airbags did not deploy. *nlm
06/24/2001405/01/2001
 While driving about 68mph on an interstate, tapped brakes to cancel cruise control, right front tire locked causing me to lose control on the vehicel hit guardrail head on at about 55mph. airbags did not deploy. took vehicel into one dealership 4 times, said nothing was wrong, took it to another once did not find front problem but replaced my whole rear end.*ak
12/16/2000
 While traveling45-50 mph hit slush on shoulder, slid into an ice embankment, proceeded into a ditch, and came to rest after hitting a stone wall. upon impact, neither air bag deployed. driver was only one in vehicle and was wearing seat belt. *ak
09/27/2000106/22/2000
 While driving 30-40 mph had a frontal impact in which this vehicle t-boned another vehicle, and driver's/ passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupants. jeep dealer was not willing to help. *ak
 Consumer was involved in a high speed frontal collision in which driver's/ passenger's air bags did not deploy. also, abs brakes locked up, causing extended stopping distance. please give any further details. *ak
02/06/200001/10/2000
 Air bags didn't deploy during an accident. *ak *ml
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
08/17/2004210003
 The horn and cruise control did not work. but the air bag light was on. the defects were reported to the manufacturer, and they stated there were no other complaints on this vehicle.*ak
AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW
11/01/2001
 Consumer was involved in a front end collision while traveling 45 mph. driver's side and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy. driver sustained injuries. dealer has yet to be contacted. please provide further details.*ak