There are 50 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokeein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I was going down main road in Vineland nj making a left hand turn on to Elmer road when I was stuck in the front of my jeep and I hit the steering wheel the airbags never deployed
ENGINE LEAK BAD SEAT AND BRAKE LIGHT I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE REPLACE REAR WIPE,
BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE IT WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT COMES ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.
WHEN EXITING THE EXPRESS WAY YESTERDAY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND DINGED ABOUT 3 TIMES AND TURNED OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MY GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS DONE THIS IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I'D LIKE TO NOTE MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, WOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE EVERYDAY. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLING WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION. ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS HAVING A STALLING ISSUE AS WELL. THIS COULD BE FATAL GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES.
ONE WEEK AGO WITHOUT WARNING AT 35 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD CAR WARNING CHIME STARTED AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. NOW IT CONSTANTLY BLINKS ON AT RANDOM TIMES, NO APPARENT REASON, I.E., STOPPED, DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STRAIGHT AHEAD, LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, UP OR DOWN HILLS, STARTING OFF OR PARKED. NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT, SOMETIMES FOR A MINUTE OR SO IT REMAINS ON, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN FOR A FEW SECONDS. FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON THIS SITE WHEN LOOKING FOR ANY RECALL INFORMATION.
TAKATA RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO CRACKED RIBS AND INJURIES TO THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CHIMES SPORADICALLY. I WAS TOLD BY JEEP MECHANIC, THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $370.00. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. I'M CONCERNED THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF UNNECESSARILY OR WILL NOT WORK WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED TO. THIS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A LONG TIME. I'M JUST NOT SURE OF THE DATE I FIRST NOTICED IT. *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY WITH CHIMING. WILL NOT STOP. *TR
I DON'T REMEMBER TOO MUCH BUT I JUST REMEMBER SWERVING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE (HIT IT ANYWAY) AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON (GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION). HIS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT MINE DIDN'T. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH ON A ROCKY ROAD SURFACE, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V343000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT UP ON THE DASH FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW AND STILL BEEPING LOUDLY AT ME EVERY FEW MINUTES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AT THE THE PRICE OF 450.00 (DEALERSHIP QUOTE)? THERE IS NO REASON FOR WHY THE CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE BROKEN AND HAVE TO BE FIXED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON IT? WHY IS THE 2000 YEAR BEING SKIPPED OVER FOR THIS JEEP AND THE RECALLS OF IT?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CHIMES SPORADICALLY. *TR
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME GOES OFF CONSTANTLY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALONG WITH AIR BAG LIGHT AND STAYS ON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: (AIR BAGS) AND 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ON THE SECOND DAY IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ON THE SECOND DAY I ALSO NOTICED NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING. EMAILED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL OR SAFETY COVERED ITEM. THEY STATED NO THAT THE ENTIRE COST TO REPLACE IT WILL BE MINE $300 PLUS DOLLARS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING CHRYSLER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF CLOCK SPRINGS. I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THIS ITEM AS IT IS NOT AN ITEM THAT SHOULD FAIL THAT EASILY. *TR
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