Air Bag On-off Switch Problems of Jeep Grand Cherokee

The horn on my 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee stopped working a year ago, affecting my ability to warn others of safety issues. Mechanics tell me the horn "button" is embedded in the safety airbag in the steering wheel and can only be fixed by replacing the entire, costly airbag. That can be hundreds of dollars. I believe that horn switch replacement should be a recall item and the manufacturer should replace the switch , which required replacing the air bag. Or, the manufacturer should be required to add a supplemental switch on the dash to control the horn.

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The ignition switch have problem sometime pup out by self. And air bag light it's on and beep to much.

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2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch safety recall. The consumer stated the while attempting to make a left turn the steering and brakes failed. The vehicle went off the road and about 15 feet nose first into a gully. The air bags did not deploy. The consumer stated a recall was later released that appeared to have been related to the failures. The manufacturer advised the failure was not related to the recall.

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Noticed the "pass air bag warning light" was staying on all the time. Then I received a p41 ignition switch recall. Took the car to a Chrysler dealer for ignition switch replacement. Air bag warning light still stays on after switch replacement. My reasoning is that the air bag warning light originally came on because the original ignition switch was faulty and caused damage to the air bag and/or it's sensor circuitry. Is there any recourse under this recall to rectify this air bag warning light problem with hopefully no cost to me.

In rush hour traffic, the car would lose power everytime the car came to a stop or idled. 3 days later, the car lost power in speed limit traffic after going over the railroad tracks. Since then, it loses power at every stop. If I am not aware, the car rolls into oncoming traffic! I took the car to my nearest dealer. They confirmed that it was the ignition switch that has been recalled and a part hasn't been sent to dealers. I called Chrysler and all they did was put me on a list! they apologized for me not having a car to drive and that was it! they would not provide me with a timeline of when the part would be ready. They refused to provide me with a loaner vehicle while it was off the road. I have lost my mode of transportation unless I want to risk my and my family's life, and they say there is nothing they can do even though they are at fault!.

The air bag warning light came on and wouldn't go off. . . . Now it goes off for a long period (50-100 miles) and then comes back on. . . . . And off again. . . . And on again. There is a recall #f39, campaign id 06v295000 but I have no way of knowing if this recall was addressed on this vehicle. There is also a recall p41 for ignition switch but I have checked twice and the dealer said they did not have the parts to fix it???? I called Chrysler and they said the parts are now available?.

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I have a recall that says that the ignition switch can change position while I am driving causing the car to cut off while driving. This can cause a loss in engine power, powere steering, braking assistance and possible failure of air bags causing an accident. The incident that I describe above occurred on interstate 85. I beleive that was what happened as I was able to coast off the raod to an exit. Sat for a while trying to fiqure out what was wrong finally after a while the car started back up and I got to my destination. After reading the article and looking up my VIN number which shows this recall I beleive that is what happended. This recall has been pending for more than a year and Chrysler still says they don't hav the parts to fix it. The Chrysler recall # is 14v-438.

Sunroof has failed 6 times and is now ready for it's 7th repair. The sunroof's automatic functions stop working so when it fails you have to push the close button repeatedly while the sunroof moves maybe 1/4" on each depression of the button. The dealer replaced the motor once and for the other 4 times I was told it needed to be calibrated. The last sunroof failure they went in and went through all of the electrical connectors and said they found some electrical wiring problems and fixed them. The sunroof failed again 2 weeks later. The airbag warning light, due to another electrical connector issue. The electronics in the vehicle malfunctions regularly which affect the radio controls, navigation, central locking, phone, and I get random erroneous errors on the dash display. The radio/navigation units have been replaced. The navigation screen locks up but the voice will continue to give you verbal instructions. If you manually lock the vehicle and start walking away the horn will beep twice and the vehicle will unlock like the keys have been locked in the car, even though they are in your hand. I was told you cannot use the lock buttons on your door to lock the vehicle. When you walk up to the car and grab the door handle to unlock the car it fails, and you have to grab the door handle all over repeatedly to get it to unlock. The dash display will give false messages while driving like already in desired gear and no one has touched the shifter. The voice will come on randomly and ask you what number you want to call, again no buttons nor the display have been touched. Error on display memory system, the programmed seat switches were replaced. Transmission issue, the module was replaced. Rear hatch failure, finally switch was replaced. Rear tail light lens replaced as it was full of water. Check engine light, faulty oil pressure switch. Engine vibration, bad ac comp.

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Unintended change in ignition switch position while driving.

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2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice and airbag issues. The consumer stated eight months is too long to fix outstanding recalls. Recall # 14v438000.

I have been waiting and waiting to get this problem rendered. I received a recall notice about the faulty ignition switch and the slew of possible fatal consequences should anything occur. The recall notice is p41/NHTSA 14v-438, and ive been told I would receive a second recall notice in September 2015. Well, im still waiting!!. Meanwhile I am driving a potentially dangerous vehicle and have been for quite awhile. I have no choice. I have already noticed my check engine light stays lit on my dash, as well as my airbag light as well indicating that I already have issues occurring that are according to the recall notice is linked to this problem. I want this fixed. I cant afford to buy another vehicle and need the one I have. However, am I suppossed to get seriously injured or killed first? then what,? a family member receives a check? who cares about the money if I'm killed? I am seriously annoyed and concerned, please render this issue. And I'm sick of hearing "we dont have the part". I need this vehicle fixed now!!! its been too long already.

Vehicle had issue resolved by recall p57 where key fob would stick in ignition between off and on. The key first got stuck in the ignition on 8/14/14, a memorable day, because it happened on the day we were going to the title company to close on our first home. At the same time the ignition switch issue started the airbag light came on and all the steering wheel functions are disabled. The horn no longer works. It is unknown if the airbags work. This is clearly a safety issue but the dealership wants to charge $90 just to hook the vehicle up to their machines to diagnose what is going on and will not consider this as related to the recall p57. Not being able to honk in the interest of safety is a problem. It is unknown if the airbags are functional so I guess it will take getting in an accident to find out (an accident which cannot be prevented by honking my horn to warn another driver).

Electrical power intermittently goes out due to faulty ignition switch. Chrysler has issued recall (p41/NHTSA 14v-438) and I immediately reported to dealer, newport Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram, 310 w main rd, middletown, ri 02842, but continues to tell me that the part is on national back-order and cannot fix. I've called dealer for updates multiple times since July 2014 but dealer will not give me any information regarding part availability, has not fixed the issue or replaced ignition switch. Please assist or advise.

At approximate June 2014 I received a recall notice for the ignition switch. Chrysler said approx. Delivery of September 2014. I have not heard or received anything since then. My concern other than the unsafe ignition switch situation is that every time I use my Jeep, my airbag warning light flashes on and off continueously. As time goes on, the worse it gets. My dealer says he has checked others vehicles with the same problem; his best guess is it's related to the ignition switch. He also said the airbag should be a concern because it may activate at any time. . . Even without an accident! Chrysler told me not to be concerned. . . How can I not be concerned? what else can I do?.

When I turn off the ignition switch the passenger airbag begins to screech as the power dissipates from the inflator module.

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The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that when the ignition key was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start. The contact discovered that an unknown wire related to the ignition switch was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that she received NHTSA recall campaign number: 12v527000 (air bags) over a year ago. The dealer was notified several times but the parts were not available which she considered to be a major safety issue especially since her air bag warning lamp was illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 86,000. The current mileage was 91,000. The transmission, windows, fan relay switch, and emergency brake. Also, the radiator was leaking and all of the shocks for the tail gate lift, failed. Updated 02/24/14 updated 3/12/cn.

Takata recall: I was in an accident with my 2006 Grand Cherokee. The accident was due to the ignition switch and the vehicle powering down while in drive, or in use. Injuries were suffered due to the airbag's none deployment. After taking the vehicle to the dealer and attempting to have two recalls replaced, I was told there presently was no available fix, or replacement for recall p41. The vehicle was serviced in 2015 at fitzpatrick's Chrysler Jeep (430 e main street, ansonia, CT 06401 (203) 734-3318) for recalls p41(ignition switch) & n23(powertrain transfer case electrical system). In January of 2012 with 37k on the vehicle there was the first of two accidents that relate to recall p41. This accident was due to unresponsive braking and steering, which was caused by the ignition switch moving from the on position to the off position while the vehicle was in drive, or in use. This accident happened when attempting to stop the vehicle (rte. 80 east haven, CT) I noticed the vehicle was unresponsive. I used both feet and hands to apply the breaks, while simultaneously wrapping both hands around the lower half of the steering wheel and pulling upward with my biceps to apply additional downward momentum to the break pedal, but still I could not stop the vehicle. Injuries were sustained and out pocket costs for this accident total over $7000 dollars. The second accident happened in 2016. Not realizing the vehicle was off while attempting to bring the vehicle to a full stop on the highway (rte. 15 no haven, CT. ), I had a collision. The force of the impact slammed my face into the steering wheel. I was dazed and confused, wondering, why hadn't the airbags deployed. This is the second incident I've had with this vehicle that was directly related to the ignition switch. And, in both accidents airbags were never deployed. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

When starting ignition, wipers activate. While driving, headlights and instrument panel flash intermittently. When starting ignition and while driving, air conditioner blower shuts down, cuts out intermittently and blower, when operative, only works on high. Sometimes switching to off and restarting or hitting a bump activates blower. At one time opening and closing the glove compartment activated blower but not any longer. Passenger air bag lights continuously.

My front passenger side seat air bagswarning lights keeps going on and off, when I position the passenger side seat forward or back dont know why it does that or my head lights flickers while driving on and off, had this problem since I purchase this car from the Jeep dearler in December 2005,now realizing it could be electrial problem in the starting ignition switch,need to play with the wires under the passenger side seat to reset the warning light to stop blinking and warning sound to stop or the air bag light on the dash will flash showing it is off.

Air bag warning light goes on intermittently. Jeep told me it has to do with the switch in the passenger seat. Jeep said that after someone sits in the passenger seat a few times that switch will work properly and the light will not go on anymore.

Car's side airbag kept switching on and off one day while driving the Jeep.

Air bag light comes on, door locks cycle and windows will not operate. The onboard computer records the fault. This has occured many times over the last 28,000 miles. The dealer has replaced most of the air bag elements twice and the door lock switches. The Jeep has been to the dealer 9 times, worked on for 59 days, driven by the dealer 1141 plus miles and the failure observed by the dealer. The failure still exists.

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Clock spring assembly is mounted between steering column and steering wheel to provide the electrical connection between the steering column and steering wheel for steering wheel mounted switches and the airbag. Took the vehicle to the dealer where purchased to have a scraping noise within the steering column fixed that has existed since the vehicle was purchased new. Dealer informed me that the clockspring mechanism needed to be replaced as it was broken. Clock spring provides electrical interconnection to the horn (which works fine), the cruise control switches (which work fine), stereo controls (which work fine) and the airbag. Three of the four systems worked properly as verified through daily use while driving. The only system that cannot be tested by the driver is the airbag system. The computer for the srs is supposed to monitor all system components for proper operation (including the initiator mechanism for the driver side airbag) and provide a failure notification to the driver via a flashing airbag warning light on the instrument panel. No indication of system failure was ever provided by a flashing warning light. Dealer would not provide details as to what portion of the clockspring mechanism failed, but since three of the four systems that are connected via the clockspring worked properly, I have to assume the airbag system connection had failed. It is my opinion that this incident needs further investigation, since the obvious result could be failure of the driver side airbag to deploy as required in a collision.

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