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.
My Jeep Wrangler has have the passenger safety airbag alarming since about a year ago. I contact the manufacturer and I was told that because there is not a recall for my car model, they cannot repair it and that I have to pay out of my pocket. This is an issue out of the manufacturer. Jeep must correct these safety concerns from the owners!
Airbag cover plastic on steering wheel was breaking down. The plastic became very sticky, as if someone poured a soda on it. It would not clean off with cleaners or plastic preservers. I was not confident it would work as designed if airbag deployed so I bought new airbag unit for the steering wheel. Parking brake will not hold vehicle on minor grade. It always worked until the last 2-3 years. I have had it adjusted, the cables replaced, and the brake pads replaced. It does not matter whether my brake pads are new or old. If I do not park the vehicle with the manual transmission in gear, it will move on its own, or if it does not roll backwards, it will, if any light force is applied to it. I had to install install a hydraulic brake line lock on the rear brakes to make sure my vehicle will not move on a grade I know it is an 'old' vehicle, but I like it a lot, it is well maintained and looks new. It is mechanically simple to and inexpensive to maintain. However I should not be having to buy things like airbags who's plastic degrades. I and my mechanic have no idea why the parking brake stopped working as it had before. He is a master mechanic and an expert machinist.
The Jeep was involved in a wreck - hit a power pole at around 50 mph knocked it down and the flipped the air bags never deployed - the police officer who worked the wreck said the airbags should have deployed after the type of hit the Jeep took
My 2003 Jeep Wrangler has a airbag warning light that stays on. Along with this the horn does not work. From what I have read and checked out it is a clockspring failure located in the steering column.
Airbag light started coming on intermittently leading to an expensive repair. Vehicle warranty for these items is only 3 year/30,000 mile. Safety equipment such as airbags and seatbelts should be a longer warranty for a longer period of time if their performance can be affected by normal wear and tear on the vehicle, I.e. electronic failures.
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- Escondido, CA, USA