Two problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driven home from school at 60 mile per hour and hit a deer, about a 175 pound deer. It sent me into a ditch, then out of the ditch and I stop on a famers lawn. The air bag didn't go off. The police, and my doctor think I didn't have an airbag in the sbc airbad container. The front end, and left front quarter panel are total. To repair car I am looking at $5,100. Being the car was old and paid for I had removed the collison for the insurance coverage. I am also unemploped, with no unemployment checks. I am the first onwer of the car. I having problems with my head, neck right shoulder and back. I do have medical coverage through my wife, m-care at the university of michigan.
Consumer received recall notice 97v194002. Recall was repaired by dealership. However, after repairs, consumer has had to have repair work performed one more time. Consumer states fuel gauge seems defective again. Air bag module and reposition module replaced.