Front Air Bag Sensor Control Problems of Jeep Cherokee

Jeep Cherokee owners have reported 27 problems related to front air bag sensor control (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the Cherokee.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 03/30/2020

Driving in the freeway and have an accident due to the malfunctioning front collision warning and the not working sensors.

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2 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 03/18/2015

The vehicle was in park and started. All of the vehicle warning displays turned on including the check engine. This vehicle is practically brand new and this should not happen. I also had similar problems with a 2011 model. Vehicle sensors are also giving erronous readings.

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3 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2002 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 03/25/2005

Air bag light came on while driving. Dealer said it could be caused by a number of problems.

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4 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 09/28/2004

Air bag light illuminated while driving. Dealer was contacted.

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5 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2000 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/17/2004

The horn and cruise control did not work. But the air bag light was on. The defects were reported to the manufacturer, and they stated there were no other complaints on this vehicle.

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6 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1997 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 03/01/2004

Consumer received recall notice 00v105000. Took vehicle to dealership. Was informed, by mechanic that recall problem was not associated with this vehicle. Driver requested diagnostic testing on vehicle because of air bag light coming on. Mechanic determined air bag module was cause of problem, however the mechanic refused to do repairs under recall. Consumer contacted the manufacturer and was informed no recalls on this vehicle due to VIN.

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7 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1999 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 07/14/2003

Consumer states that while driving t air bag warning light would come on. Dealer notified.

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8 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 05/30/2003

While driving air bag light illuminated twice for about a minute. Vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic shop. Mechanic stated theat vehicle was under recall 00v105000 for air bag control module. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who indicated that vehicle had already recall repairs performed, but there were no records of recall repairs. Air bag control module must be replaced at the owner's expense.

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9 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 05/01/2003

The vehicle was recalled (recall number 00v-105000) for a faulty drivers side air bag module, however the failure occurred on the passenger side air bag module. There was a front rotor recall performed as well.

10 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 03/15/2003

The vehicles malfunction sensor light illuminated and to stayed on. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.

11 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/04/2002

While driving, the air bag light illuminateed on dashboard, once the air bag light illuminates other lights will illuminate and then blink on and off, consumer took vehicle to the dealer. Consumer is requesting reimbursement for the air bag, due to discovering that there is a recall on the air bag sensor, however the problem still exists, also the speedometer drops to zero when driving.

12 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/05/2001

Recall 00v105000 concerning air bag control module: recall repairs were performed on September 1, 2001. However, the problem recurred. Air bag light illuminated while vehicle was still in motion. Consumer believed this represented a recall remedy failure, and NHTSA should have looked into it again. . This report was presented by mr. Jack wyluda for the above consumer.

13 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1999 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/05/2001

Air bag sensor relocated after recall to top of transmission housing. Airbag did not deploy after a 40 mph frontal crash. Recall also changed position of wire harness causing short circuit. That resulted in failure of 4 pcm 's and stalling of the vehicle while driving.

14 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 2001 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 09/27/2000

Vehicle is experiencing problems with the electrical system and wiring harness. Consumer has purchased vehicle a week ago, and within 4 days vehicle was taken to dealer. Dealer has since kept vehicle with no remedy. Periodically, the power windows did not work. Airbag light would come on and off, and air conditioner would not work. Also, vehicle had a gas fume smell after vehicle would not start.

15 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1997 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 07/21/2000

Consumer is being denied recall repair (00v-105) by the dealership, dealership does not have the time to complete recall repairs.

16 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 06/21/2000

The dealership indicated and falsified documents which stated the recall on the air bag module (recall number 00v-105000) was complete but it wasn't.

17 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1999 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 06/17/2000

Consumer was not able to obtain recall repair in the appropriate time frame, due to dealership problem. (00v-105).

18 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1997 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 06/07/2000

Consumer received recall repair, the dealership charged for vaccuming the vehicle and the consumer is not satisfied about having to pay for charges. (00v-105).

19 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1999 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 03/01/2000

The defroster failed, as a result, visibility was impaired. The consumer stated the defrosted failed seven times since the vehicle was purchased. The air bag control module was replaced, the right front window did not work.

20 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/21/1999

Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component (00v-105) prior to recall notification, consumer requesting reimbursement, repair due to the water damage to the module.

21 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 09/29/1998

When driving the cruise control kicked on, and it came on/off. Whenever it wanted to. Also, the air bag sensor light came on, and the light came on and off whenever it wanted. In addition, speedodmeter didn't work, and the consumer had the vehicle in the shop four times for the air bag sensor light. The vehicle is still in the shop and the dealer can't determine the problem. The dash board goes dead while driving because connectors were not seating properly. Fuse panel falls off and will not stay on at all because right kick panel is deformed.

22 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 02/02/1998

Odometer/ speedometer/ techometer and signal light for the air bag stopped working. All the wirnig connections were checked and tightened by the dealership, which solved the problem for a while. Because this happened intermittently, dealer was not able to fix problem. When the owner hits the dash very hard everything returns to normal. Please provide any further information.

23 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1997 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/30/1997

Defective air bag sensor module.

24 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Consumer was not notified of the (00v-105) air bag recall.

25 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Recall repair (00v-105) completed and the vehicle continued to experience problems with the air bag light illuminating.

26 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee

After recall repair 00v-105 of the air bag control module the air bag indicator illuminated, consumer returned the vehicle to dealer for additional repair but they refused repairs. Nlm.

27 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem of the 1999 Jeep Cherokee

Dealership denied the consumer recall repair, the dealership will not perform recall because the consumer did not purchase vehicle from them. (00v-105).


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