Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for routine repairs, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed without impact or warning. The mechanic diagnosed that the air bags needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the contact was unable to confirm if the recall repair parts were available. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving 15 mph, the driver and passenger side air bags inadvertently deployed without warning or impact. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified and was investigating the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owned a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph going across a four lane intersection, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the contact vehicle causing the vehicle to tilt to the driver side. Neither of the frontal air bags deployed, only the side air bag on the passenger side deployed suring the impact. The police and fire department were at the scene. The contact was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The nature of the injuries were general bruising to the head, arms and legs. The contact was treated and released. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired under a manufacturers air bag recall a month prior to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed smoke around the front end of the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle shook and stalled. The contact also stated that the passenger side air bag was coming out as if it were partially deployed. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.

After losing power steering vehicle collided with a guard rail. Air bags failed to deploy in the frontal/side collision prior to a head on collision into a median/ditch and a roll over in a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Vehicle was totaled so nothing was done to repair. Consequences were a totaled vehicle, loss of personal property and severe bodily damage to driver resulting in brain contusions and hematomas, a 7 in gash on forehead and neck surgery to correct two disc that were crushing spinal cord into a "z" shape>.