2005 Jeep Wrangler Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 650 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 77,058miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Jeep Wrangler, 1% of the 650 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 77,058 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Takata recall, oil pump drive gear, PCM powerterrain control module I believe needs to be reprogrammed I have a failure of power while driving down the road like its getting to much or to little fuel and last week my oil pressure will not budge my gauges are slowly going out on my dash and the airbag light on dash blinks rapidly with the check gauges because of my old pressure I have taken it to multiple places to get it diagnosed and they say it is the oil pump drive gear and the PCM needing to be reprogrammed along with that being out of line my ground connections seem to be bad but I…”
NHTSA complaint #11186910, filed 2019-03, 140,000 miles“I have noticed that almost every manufaturer is recalling air bags from years 2002 and up, I called chrysler and they said the vehicle is too old and not enough of them are still around, which is not true. There are lots of older jeeps still in service as off road vehicles, but mine is a daily drive vehicle. How do I know if mine will work when needed? Knock on wood it will never be needed, but I would like to know I'm safe with my family. My 2005 Wrangler is strong”
NHTSA complaint #11063661, filed 2018-01“The contact owned a 2005 Jeep Wrangler. While driving various speeds, the front driver side wheel fractured and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The driver crashed into a culvert. The vehicle rolled over and landed on its roof in a ditch. The driver side air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained fatal injuries to the head. The passenger was also fatally injured. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The VIN and failure mileage were not available. ...updated 10/19/16 .. …”
NHTSA complaint #10904484, filed 2016-09Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 | 7 | 2% |
| 2021 | 10 | 1% |
| 2020 | 6 | 1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 1% |
| 2018 | 13 | 1% |
| 2017 | 26 | 8% |
| 2016 | 77 | 17% |
| 2015 | 74 | 15% |
| 2014 | 71 | 11% |
| 2013 | 72 | 11% |
| 2012 | 128 | 15% |
| 2011 | 145 | 30% |
| 2010 | 158 | 23% |
| 2009 | 104 | 28% |
| 2008 | 309 | 35% |
| 2007 | 89 | 16% |
| 2006 | 3 | 0% |
| 2005 | 4 | 1% |
| 2004 | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 | 7 | 7% |
| 2002 | 13 | 12% |
| 2001 | 20 | 12% |
| 2000 | 16 | 6% |
| 1999 | 22 | 10% |
| 1998 | 46 | 17% |
| 1997 | 46 | 11% |
| 1994 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 Jeep Wrangler
448 complaintsSteering
58 complaintsSuspension
51 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
41 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsEngine
19 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsWheels
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology