1. Jeep Grand Cherokee
  2. Problems
  3. Air Bags

Jeep Grand Cherokee Air Bags Problems

1,564
Owner complaint records in our dataset
21
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 1564 stored complaint records:

  • 213 indicate a crash
  • 163 indicate injury
  • 4 indicate fire
  • 8 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi212
60–100k mi173
150–400k mi131
30–60k mi102
1–30k mi95

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 3, 2020 · 117,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the air bags warning light was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 13v176000 (air bags) as a possible cause for the failure. Neither the manufacturer nor a dealer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

    ODI 11308284

    2009 records in this system

  • December 16, 2019 · 120,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Passenger airbag indicator light turns on and off at random times while vehicle is driven or parked. Sometimes it repeatedly turns on and off in a few minutes. It will happen if someone is in the passenger seat or not.

    ODI 11297487

    2012 records in this system

  • December 11, 2019

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v813000 (air bags). The manufacturer was called and confirmed that there were no recall parts available. In addition, the manufacturer suggested that the contact continue to drive the vehicle and declined a loaner vehicle. An unknown local dealer was contacted and informed that they would call the…

    ODI 11291539

    2013 records in this system

  • December 9, 2019 · 98,000 miles

    Air Bags

    I entered my vehicle after it was it was stationary for approximately 10 hours to find the passenger side headrest assembly had deployed on its own without any external collision for force to the headrest assembly

    ODI 11288692

    2014 records in this system

  • December 2, 2019 · 100,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    Passenger side headrest safety feature deployed at low speed. I was backing up in front of neighbor home on cul de sac.not involved in any collision or impact. This is on a 2015 jeep grand cherokee

    ODI 11309160

    2015 records in this system

  • November 22, 2019 · 150,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    Inadvertent deployment of "active headrest" on driver's seat with no accident. Headrest spontaneously burst open. Vehicle was stationary and gear shifter was in park in my driveway with the engine running.

    ODI 11288321

    2014 records in this system

  • November 22, 2019 · 80,225 miles

    Air Bags

    The airbag light came on for no reason. It is a safety issue because airbags may not deploy in crash

    ODI 11282098

    2015 records in this system

  • November 15, 2019 · 44,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seats

    Passenger headrest safety feature deployed overnight while the vehicle was parked inside our garage. The plastic on the inside of the headrest is broken and the headrest can not be reset.

    ODI 11296953

    2015 records in this system