Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2007 Jeep Commander

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while it was parked. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a short in the driver side air bag wiring. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the dealer gave him an orange card that stated there was a safety recall on the side air bags in his vehicle. The card stated that there will be a metal bar and foam placed on all sides of the vehicle to make the air bags deploy properly in case of a crash. The contact stated that was unsafe, because the bar will be on top of the driver and front passengers head. The failure and current mileages were 20415.

2007 Jeep Commander hit a tree at about 45 mph. The front of the car was totally destroyed and passenger side door was torn off. Neither the front or side airbags were deployed. Both driver and passenger sustained injuries with passenger hitting the windshield. Car was totaled by insurance so no repairs were made.

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Commander 4x4. While driving approximately 5 mph, the passenger side of the vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The contact's vehicle swung around and was hit head on. The front and side air bags failed to deploy. The dashboard crumbled into pieces. The driver and passenger side seat belt pretensioners failed to deploy. The driver and passengers sustained injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer examined the vehicle and concluded that the impact speed was not high enough for the air bags to deploy. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 30,000.