1995 Jeep Cherokee Air bags Problems

“I was leaving my parking space in the second line of cars and was proceeding to move forward and then to make a right hand turn. As I placed my hands, my left hand at noon and my right hand at 6 and just initiated the turn, I heard a 'click' that came from the steering column. At that point the air bag deployed causing me to turn left instead of right and then into the first row of cars. The impact forced my hands off the wheel and the position of the car from turning right to a left. …”

“The contact owns a 1995 Jeep Cherokee. While driving 20 MPH, the brakes failed to respond when the pedal was depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the air bags had a delayed deployment. A police report was filed. The contact sustained some broken ribs and injuries to the neck, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 99v340000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 95v057000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. …”

“The contact owns a 1995 Jeep Cherokee. The contact was driving 20 MPH when a child ran in front of the contact's vehicle. In an attempt to avoid crashing into the child, the contact swerved and crashed into a ditch. One of the tires ruptured and the air bags also deployed. The air bag struck the contact in the face, causing injury to the contact's eye. The contact was able to replace the tire with a spare and drive the vehicle home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacture was not contacted. The failure mileage was not available and the current was 240,778.”

“1) the driver side door is not closing completely. Upon a visual inspection I noticed that the hinge weld has started to fail. I have not taken any corrective action with this problem. I noticed that there has been an investigation with this same problem. 2) my wife was involved in an accident and the airbag did not deploy. The vehicle that she was driving was hit in the rear by another Jeep Cherokee travelling at approximately 30 MPH. The other vehicle Jeep Cherokee involved did not deploy it's airbag either. The damage to our Jeep Cherokee was approx $3,000 to repair. …”

“The contact stated while in a front end collision the air bags did not deploy. While driving at 30-35 MPH another vehicle pulled in front of the contact's vehicle, resulting a frontal impact. A police report taken at the scene. The seat belt was in use, but the contact sustained injuries by hitting the steering wheel. The injuries were chest pain, neck pain, and headaches. The vehicle was towed to a city lot, and the insurance company deemed it a total loss. The insurance company did not investigate the air bag failure. The vehicle was manufactured with right hand drive for postal carriers. …”