There are 26 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2001 Jeep Cherokee in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE STOCK SEAT BELTS LOCATED IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT LOCK IN ORDER TO PROPERLY AND SAFELY INSTALL CHILD SAFETY SEATS. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING AS THEY WILL NOT SECURE AFTER BEING FULLY EXTENDED. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED A DEALER AFTER FINDING AN OLD RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT FIX AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS SPEAKING OF.
2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE RECALLS AND AIRBAG MALFUNCTION DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD
TAKATA RECALL-- I HAD AN ACCIDENT JANUARY 7, 2016, I HIT A POLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DID A SEARCH AND I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS JEEP. I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE COMPANY THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND SUPPOSEDLY HAD IT CHECKED OUT BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND WAS INJURED AND UNDER DOCTORS CARE. MY CAR IS TORE UP IN THE FRONT. WHY? THOSE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME. I WAS TRAVELING ON RTE 49 EAST.
2001 JEEP VIN AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR
2001 JEEP AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *TR
SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT FUNCTION CONSISTENTLY, BELTS HANG IN DOOR OPENING AND BECOME CAUGHT IN THE LATCH/STRIKE ASSEMBLY WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. THIS CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BELT, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS (DODGE DART, PLYMOUTH RELIANT, 2 CHEROKEES AND OTHER) AND ALL HAVE EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
VEHICLE STRUCK TREE, THEN METAL POLE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT COMPONENT FAILURE AT THIS TIME. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FRONTAL AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T SET THE SPEED WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. THE HORN IS ALSO NOT OPERATIONAL. THE CLOCK SPRING WILL BE REPLACED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CONTAINED RUST
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A DEER. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *NLM
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NLM
THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT SAFE TO USE. THE SHOULDER BELT IS MOUNTED SO FAR BACK IS PRACTICALLY WRAPS AROUND YOUR NECK. *NLM PH
THE VEHICLES MALFUNCTION SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TO STAYED ON. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE I HAD SMALL OBJECTS FALL OFF MY CENTER ARM REST AND HIT MY GEN 3 SEAT BELT LATCH CAUSING IT TO OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT JEEP HAS UPGRADED TO THE GEN 4 LATCH. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? EVERY DAY SEEMS TO BRING A NEW STORY OF ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DAIMLER CHRYSLER PRODUCT WITH A FAULTY SEAT BELT LATCH. *JB
REAR-END COLLISION WHILE STOPPED /PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEH./AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/RESULTLING IN 2 INJURIES W/ HEAD TRAUMA/ VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE DESCRIBED ON PRIME TIME. G3 SEATBELTS NEED RECALLED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND AFTER A FRONT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS THROWN OUT OF VEHICLE 60 FEET WHILE WEARING SEAT BELT.*AK
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