Eight problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2001 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving over water, the vehicle hydroplaned and caused the contact to crash into a tree. The frame was severely fractured and the vehicle was crumpled as a result of the severe impact. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a severe concussion at the level two degree. The police arrived on scene to assist and stated that due to the severity and force of the impact, the air bags should have deployed. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility who also stated that the air bags should have deployed. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the hydroplaning failure or the air bags failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileages were unknown.
The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that his vehicle was involved in a frontal rollover crash while driving 45 mph. The air bags failed to deploy. The rear seat was thrown from the vehicle. Ford stated that the air bags should not have deployed because it was a rollover crash. The driver sustained a concussion. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 62,000.
2001 Jeep Wrangler se . Air bags warning light failure. Intermittent illumination of the air bag warning light occurred when vehicle was operating in reverse gear. When operating the vehicle in reverse gear , 5-sp manual transmission , the airbag warning light illuminates, after going forward a short distance, warning light went out. It has occurred 3 times over 3 day period. Airbag has not deployed; no corrective action has been performed; dealership has not been notified.
: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in a crash and the driver side air bag failed to deploy. Upon exiting a blind curve at 40 mph, in normal weather conditions, the contact was blinded by headlights from another vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and hit a telephone pole head on. The driver was wearing a seat belt, however suffered a laceration to the face that required stitches. The police filed a report at the scene. The vehicle was inspected by the insurance company and will be repaired.
I was traveling at about 40 mph when a car turned left in front of me and I hit him broadside. The airbags did not deploy.
While driving at 35 mph air bags did not deploy after hitting a phone pole. Scares were left on driver's face as a result of this incident.
My wife lost control of vehicle on city streets. She was going approximately 20 - 25 mph. She went into a resident yard where she hit a 8 to 10" dia. Tree and went over it. She then continued across side street and into another yard where she came to a stop against another tree approx- 6 to 8" dia. The seat belt appears to have worked as expected but the airbag did not deploy. She hit her lip on the steering wheel and required many stitches to repair it. She also had large contusions on both of her shins. The bumper was pushed into the radiator. The grill was pushed into the radiator. Both front fenders were buckled as was the hood. Why didn't the airbag deploy?.
After running into another vehicle head-on at 40-50 mph air bags did not deploy.
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