This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 1996 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while sitting idle at a complete stop, a truck crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle, pushing the vehicle into a foregoing vehicle. The contact's air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back. A police report was filed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact was also concerned that the fuel tank location could be a greater danger if there was another rear end crash. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000 and the approximate current mileage was 183,000.
Consumer states his daughter had a head on collison with his Jeep and the air bags did not deploy. He also states she was going about 35-40 mph and hit a tree.
Air bag deployed upon a minor impact(about 2mph), also airbag deployment was violent, force of impact resulted in breathing difficulties, multiple fractures.
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- Beaumont , TX, USA