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2000 Jeep Wrangler Air bags Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
6%of 251 total for the year
Median mileage
52,575miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Jeep Wrangler, 6% of the 251 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,575 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While backing out of a parking spot at local shopping center the steering wheel felt as if it bound up and an spring sound occurred and the airbag light came on. As it was to late to contact the dealer I called them on monday morning and they arranged for me to have it checked on tuesday. On investigation they found the airbag clock spring to be broken and ordered the part, which I paid for. …”

NHTSA complaint #10173136, filed 2006-11, 40,550 miles

“On 12 march 2005, my wife was hit head-on while sitting in a turn lane in her 2000 Jeep Wrangler sahara edition. The air bags did not deploy, consequently, my wife went through the driver door window, suffering severe cuts and bruises, a broken neck, four broken ribs and a collasped left lung. …”

NHTSA complaint #10125738, filed 2005-06, 36,000 miles

“Dt: yesterday the air bag light came on I and the horn stopped working. I was not under recall, dealer going to charge consumer for repairs. Last week the same thing happened with dodge caravan. They were both chrysler products ,and the dodge had a recall. However the Jeep did not.”

NHTSA complaint #10126261, filed 2005-06, 54,000 miles

“About a year after purchasing my Jeep Wrangler I noticed that my airbag light would come on for a while and then go out repeatedly. I thought that it was just a faulty bulb and for the most part ignored it. Then it started staying on all the time, so yesterday, after the horn quit and all the fuses were intact, I had it checked,by a mechanic. The mechanic stated that it's failure was being caused by a faulty clockspring which is a common problem on Jeep wranglers. And after researching this on the internet, I found this to be correct. …”

NHTSA complaint #10158253, filed 2006-05, 79,000 miles

“My wife was hit in the right front of her 2000 Jeep Wrangler (sahara ed.) on 12 mar 2005. I contacted damiler chrysler, and rather than reply to me, they turned it over to one of the law firms which has not satisfactorily handling the issue, nor have they contacted me since september. My wife suffered a broken neck, 4-broken ribs, a punctured left lung, a 2 laceration on her head requiring 13 staples and many cuts and bruises because the air bag did not deploy, causing her upper body to go through the window. Our hospital and air flight cost totaled more than $60k. …”

NHTSA complaint #10145937, filed 2005-12, 36,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202618%
202441%
202331%
202272%
2021101%
202061%
201941%
2018131%
2017268%
20167717%
20157415%
20147111%
20137211%
201212815%
201114530%
201015823%
200910428%
200830935%
20078916%
200630%
200541%
200453%
200377%
20021312%
20012012%
2000166%
19992210%
19984617%
19974611%
199421%

Other parts of the 2000 Jeep Wrangler

Transmission and drivetrain
70 complaints
Body and structure
56 complaints
Suspension
25 complaints
Electrical system
23 complaints
Engine cooling
15 complaints
Seat belts
15 complaints
Brakes
14 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Steering
11 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Tires
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Jeep Wrangler

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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