Jeep Grand Cherokee Frontal Problems
- 105
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 1999–2010
- 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 105 stored complaint records:
- 77 indicate a crash
- 52 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- upon impact · 21 records
- failed deploy · 17 records
- airbags deploy · 9 records
- passenger side · 8 records
- frontal collision · 8 records
- airbag light · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Frontal
Airbag exhibits intermittent behavior. Known clockspring defect. *kb
ODI 10416721
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving 25 mph when the front driver and passenger side air bags suddenly deployed. The contact suffered minor burns to the wrist and the passenger suffered minor burns to the knees as a result of the air bag deployment. The windshield was also fractured. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the failure and the manufacturer advised that the…
2 injuries
ODI 10411977
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while the vehicle was in the driveway and not turned on, the air bags deployed. The contact was told by the dealer that they were not responsible. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage and current mileage was 118,000.
ODI 10404560
Frontal
2005 jeep grand cherokee. Supplemental restraint system. The air bag system failure annunciated corruption of the system. Auto was taken to dealer, wallace jeep in stuart, florida for repair. System was diagnosed and parts ordered for repair two weeks ago. Parts are still backordered. How can safety items not be available? *tr
ODI 10394065
Frontal
Was in an accident traveling approx 30mph hit another car (t-bone) traveling approx 50mph with major intrusion to opposing car with significant front end damage to my car there was no airbag deployment. This was reported to collision center through dealer possibly sending car to get tested for faulty airbags. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10355412
Air Bags · Frontal · Seat Belts · Seats
2006 jeep grand cherokee - seat & airbag deployment sensors - check engine light came on, and took vehicle to dealer for inspection. Dealer stated that seat sensor tied to airbag deployment velocity was malfunctioning ($300 to replace). Dealer re-checked next day and found all 4 sensors malfunctioning (when 150# man sits in seat, sensors read 250# man). Now all 4 sensors need to be replaced ($1000) and fasten…
ODI 10375466
Frontal · Windshield Wiper/Washer
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 25 mph in the rain, the windshield wipers failed to come on. The contact heard a loud noise, saw white smoke inside the vehicle and within minutes noticed that the driver side frontal air bag had deployed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the failure would be investigated. The failure and the current mileage were…
Fire reported
ODI 10342187
Frontal
Me and my room mate were driving back from my job when a lady in a car passed a red light. We hit the lady head on at 45 mph and neither one of the driver or the passenger airbag's deployed. The vehicle was a jeep grand cherokee. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10340182