2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Airbags Problems

The contact owned a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while her nephew was driving at 51 MPH, a drunk driver in the opposite direction nearly caused a head-on collision. The contact's nephew veered to the left, but the other driver's vehicle swiped the rear passenger door and rear quarter panel. The vehicle jerked and flipped three times before landing on its roof in a residential yard. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's nephew was unharmed, but the contact's son and a third passenger were injured. The contact's son was transported by ambulance to the hospital with a fractured neck, but the right vertebral artery was unable to be detected. The third passenger was airlifted to the hospital with a fractured sternum and internal bleeding after a plastic piece from the front passenger seat dislodged and struck the third passenger's chest. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 215,000.

The Horn has stopped working and it appears to be the Clock Spring. This is a safety hazard as it can cause the airbags to engage randomly or NOT engage in the case of a crash. This is an expensive repair that should not be at the expense of the owner since it is a defect in the Clock Spring. I am aware that there have been Clock Spring recalls on other models of Jeeps, but not on this one.

I was in a head on accident with a vehicle, then a building. Traveling at approved 55 mph. My airbags did not deploy.

me and my girlfriend where driving when out of no where the air bags deploed causing us to crash. there was no warning lights on the car. no one has had a chance to look into this other then me and the research that i have done i did find that there is an open investigation for the airbigs and this jeep was listed as one of the possible affected cars im not sure what i shoud do next that is why im reaching out to you guys

Headrest deployed on its own. I came out to my car 1 day and my airbag was headrest was deployed.

My paint on the roof of my Jeep Grand Cherokee started bubbling and visible rust started appearing. After about a month my windshield cracked all the way across starting from where the rust made the paint bubble, this is the only part of the vehicle with any rust. I had USAA send Safelite to come repair my windshield and what I thought was minor rust damage. To my horror the damage from the bad paint/seal was extensive and the windshield can’t be replaced until the body of the Jeep is fixed. The windshield needing replaced is the original from the factory no part of my Jeep has ever been replaced, the only reason it needs to be fixed is because of the faulty paint/seal. I now have no windshield or drivable car. I have reached out and there are quite a few Jeep owners that experienced this same issue in the same exact location. It is now being held on by tape so there isn’t just a huge hole in the car. The day it cracked the vehicle had not left my driveway, but now my car is not in a state to drive anywhere. Also in outside temperatures exceeding 80 the seat belt warning light and air bag light come on, sometimes it stays sometimes it goes away. However when the airbag light is on it prevents them from deploying in case of an incident which could cause more serious injury or death. I have three open recalls as well, I call Roberson Jeep of Salem in March of 2021, I have not heard anything about the parts being ready, I called in June 2021 about an update and they have not started my claim.

Dash board is severely wrinkled. This could possibly interfere with the integrity of the air bags.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 25 MPH, A VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO SUSTAINING BACK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *DT

PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST AIR BAG POPPED A FEW MONTHS AGO SMACKING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, COULDN'T RESET IT. GOT AN EMAIL ABOUT HOW IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP SAID THERE'S NO SUCH THING AFTER LOOKING AT. SEAMS STRANGE THE HEADREST AIRBAG WOULD JUST POP AND MOT BE RESETTABLE.

SUV ENTERED INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET.AND WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT FRONT PANEL. I BELIEVE THE CAR SPUN TO THE LEFT AND CLIPPED THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. SUV CAME TO REST WITH FRONT END AGAINST A TREE. I WAS DOING APPROX 25 MPH. THE TRUCK THAT STRUCK ME APPEARED TO BE GOING A BIT FASTER. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED BROKEN BONES IN MY NECK.*DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (10070 MANCHESTER RD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122) WHERE THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH AN ABNORMAL RINGING SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLOOMINGTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 8000 PENN AVE S, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS AN (INTERNAL AIR BAG FAILURE). THE DEALER STATED THE REMEDY WOULD ONLY BE A PARTIAL REPAIR DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A USED PART MAY REPAIR THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO GUARANTEES THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD FUNCTION AS INTENDED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT, CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BACK, AND LEFT ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AT THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE POLICE HAD IT TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN TOW LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,100. *DT*JB *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 36 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK, BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE TOW YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,832. *JS

MY SEAT BELT KEEPS BEEPING CONTINUOUSLY HOOKED UP OR NOT LIGHTS ARE ON SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG LIGHTS

LEATHER DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM DASHBOARD AND MAY CAUSE ISSUE IF AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER IN 2016. SINCE THEN, I'VE MADE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE THE PERSON SUBMITTING PICTURES BE TERMINATED. NOW CHRYSLER WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUESTS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I'VE KEPT ALL COMMUNICATION. THERE'S NO WAY WITH THE ENTIRE LEATHER DASH SEPARATING FROM THE DASH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG BE ABLE TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. I'VE FOLLOWED UP AND BEEN AS PATIENT AS POSSIBLE LOOKING FOR A REMEDY.

THE FRONT DASH OF MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS BUBBLING UP AND MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE.

DASH COVER COMING UNGLUED AFFECTING DEFROST FUNCTION AND MAY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYEMENT.04/01/2018

WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHEREIN I WAS "T-BONED" ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR/PILLAR WHILE CROSSING A FOUR LANE INTERSECTION. MY VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A REST. I WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE CAR WITH MY DOG VIA THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. NOT ONE SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING THE INCIDENT, INCLUDING THE SIDE-IMPACT AIRBAGS FORM THE COLLISION ITSELF NOR THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS FROM THE MULTIPLE ROLLOVERS. WHEN I ASKED JEEP TO INVESTIGATE, I WAS SENT A LETTER ESSENTIALLY SAYING: "YOUR ACCIDENT WASN'T SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT." - THIS DESPITE, AS I SAID, IT BEING A MULTIPLE ROLLOVER EVENT. MY INJURIES CONSISTED OF SORENESS ON MY LEFT SIDE, A LACERATION ON MY RIGHT HAND, AND A HECK OF A BUMP ON MY HEAD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE MY INJURIES WEREN'T WORSE; HOWEVER, MYSELF AND PRACTICALLY EVERYONE ELSE INCLUDING THE OFFICERS AND EMTS WERE BAFFLED AT THE FACT THAT NOT ONE SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE WRECK SHOWING EXTERIOR DAMAGE AS WELL AS INTERIOR SHOTS SHOWING NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TT *TR

MY FRONT DASHBOARD IS PEELING UP AND I'M WORRIED THAT MY AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED.

DASHBOARD DELAMINATING, BUCKLING, BUBBLING FULL DASHBOARD WARPED. AIR VENTS ARE WARPED AND DON'T SIT PROPERLY POSSIBLY AFFECTING WINDOW DEFOGGER. CONCERNED IF AIRBAG ON RIGHT SIDE WOULD WORK PROPERLY.

LEATHER DASH IS BUBBLING AND PEELING WHICH IS CAUSING DASH MOUNTED WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER VENTS TO BE BLOCKED. BLOCKED VENTS CAN NOT PROVIDE HEAT TO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ICE BUILD-UP ON THE WINDSHIELD DURING COLD WINTER MONTHS. THIS RESULTS IN BLOCKED/IMPAIRED VISION WHILE ON THE ROADWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE LEATHER DASH HAS ALSO BUBBLED OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH COULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG DURING A CRASH.

THE LEATHER FROM THE DASH IS COMING OFF AND BUBBLING UP. I AM AFRAID THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

I NOTICED THE LEATHER DASH BUBBLING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN IT'S GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. AFTER RESEARCHING, IT IS THE RESULT OF AN INCOMPLETE PROCESS IN THE MANUFACTURING FROM A VENDOR. THE DASH HAS BUBBLED SO BAD THAT THE DEFROST VENTS ASR DISTORTED AND NO LONGER ARE EFFECTIVE. ALSO, IT APPARS IT COULD DIRECTLY CAUSE AN INEFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. BOTH ARE MAJOR SAFETY HAZARDS. AFTER TALKING WITH BOTH FCA AND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT FCA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS WITH MANY COMPLAINTS BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT THE DEFECT.

THE LEATHER DASH COVER IS COMING UNDONE FROM THE BACK FORWARD AND IS BUBBLING AND BUCKLING. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF TWO OTHER VEHICLES. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BACK INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,813.

I WAS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS AND SRS SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR AND DRIVER FRONT FENDER. FORCE WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO PUSH ME INTO ANOTHER DIRECTION, UP A CURB AND INTO PROPERTY AND EVENTUALLY STOPPING AT A TREE. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS WAS UNABLE TO OPEN, AND FRONT END WAS CRUMPLED. NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE ARE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT SEATS, ABOVE THE SIDE WINDOWS, KNEE BOLSTERS AND STEERING AND DASH. *TT UPDATED 10/1/18*JB

THE LEATHER DASH COVER IS COMING LOOSE FROM THE UNDERLYING PLASTIC. EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD BE AFFECTED. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR NOT COMPLETING THE VACUUM PROCESS WHEN APPLYING THE LEATHER COVER TO THE DASH. THIS HAS OCCURRED SLOWLY OVER TIME UNTIL IT HAS NOW BECOME A HAZARD.

TAKATA RECALL . I HAVE A AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS ON. IT JUST APPEARED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND STAYS ON. I BEEPED THE HORN THE OTHER DAY AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. NOW I AM SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL THE RED WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG CAME ON FOR NO REASON IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STATIONARY AND STARTED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. I HAVE 114500 MILES ON IT.

LEATHER DASH IS DELAMINATING AND BUBBLELING AROUND AIRBAG.

LEATHER DASHBOARD HAS WRINKLED TO AN EXTENT IT COULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR OTHER TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

7/27/15 I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I WAITED UNTIL A VAN PASSED AND AGAIN, WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I GENTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR REVVED ON ITS OWN AND TOOK OFF; SLAMMING ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL BARRIER THAT SAVED ME FROM DRIVING INTO A DRY CLEANING STORE WINDOW.DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, MY FOOT BARELY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR TOOK OFF. THANKFULLY A MAN CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME TO JUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS I WAS HITTING THE BREAK AND MY WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING. THE BARRIER WAS LITERALLY KEEPING ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE LARGE WINDOW. IT WASN'T UNTIL THEN THAT MY CAR STOPPED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT I WAS GOING 5 MPH. IF THIS WAS THE CASE, WHY DID I CRACK THE CONCRETE BARRIER, BURN RUBBER INTO THE ASPHALT SO MUCH THAT MY WHEELS MADE DEEP BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD AND MY ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER ALL THE WAY TO THE RAILS WERE COMPLETELY CRUSHED. WOULD 5MPH CAUSE $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE? I DON'T THINK SO. IN ADDITION MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE SEATBELT LOCKED RESULTING IN WHIPLASH. MY AIR BAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE RATE I WAS GOING AND WITH THE FORCE OF IMPACT I HIT THE BARRIER WITH THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY SEATBELT NOT TO INSTANTLY LOCK AND MY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT MY HEAD AND NECK. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THAT CAR NOR SELLING IT TO ANYONE ELSE, LEST THIS HAPPEN. WHAT IF A FAMILY BUYS THIS CAR AND DIES DUE TO THIS? I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADMIT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THESE CARS. THREE MAJOR RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND ONE THAT I FEEL LEAD TO MY ACCIDENT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION OCCURS.

7/27/15 I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I WAITED UNTIL A VAN PASSED AND AGAIN, WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I GENTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR REVVED ON ITS OWN AND TOOK OFF; SLAMMING ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL BARRIER THAT SAVED ME FROM DRIVING INTO A DRY CLEANING STORE WINDOW.DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, MY FOOT BARELY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR TOOK OFF. THANKFULLY A MAN CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME TO JUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS I WAS HITTING THE BREAK AND MY WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING. THE BARRIER WAS LITERALLY KEEPING ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE LARGE WINDOW. IT WASN'T UNTIL THEN THAT MY CAR STOPPED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT I WAS GOING 5 MPH. IF THIS WAS THE CASE, WHY DID I CRACK THE CONCRETE BARRIER, BURN RUBBER INTO THE ASPHALT SO MUCH THAT MY WHEELS MADE DEEP BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD AND MY ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER ALL THE WAY TO THE RAILS WERE COMPLETELY CRUSHED. WOULD 5MPH CAUSE $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE? I DON'T THINK SO. IN ADDITION MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE SEATBELT LOCKED RESULTING IN WHIPLASH. MY AIR BAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE RATE I WAS GOING AND WITH THE FORCE OF IMPACT I HIT THE BARRIER WITH THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY SEATBELT NOT TO INSTANTLY LOCK AND MY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT MY HEAD AND NECK. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THAT CAR NOR SELLING IT TO ANYONE ELSE, LEST THIS HAPPEN. WHAT IF A FAMILY BUYS THIS CAR AND DIES DUE TO THIS? I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADMIT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THESE CARS. THREE MAJOR RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND ONE THAT I FEEL LEAD TO MY ACCIDENT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM, THE SHOULDERS, AND THE LEFT WAIST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. MA 10/6 UPDATED 9/18/2017*CN

ON DECEMBER 26, 2014 I WAS REAR ENDED IN MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO MY ROAD. I WAS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OR LESS AS I WAS TURNING AND GOT HIT BY A LARGE PICK-UP TRUCK. FIRST OF ALL, I AM HAPPY THAT MY JEEP TOLERATED THE FORCE FROM THE REAR END COLLISION AS WELL AS IT DID, AND IT EVEN TOOK BOUNCING OFF A GUIDE RAIL PRETTY WELL TOO; HOWEVER, THE SAFETY FEATURE IN THE HEADREST IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SINCE I HAD NO FRONT OR SIDE IMPACT, NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG IN THE HEADREST MADE THE HEADREST SLAM MY HEAD FORWARD CAUSING WHIPLASH AND A NECK INJURY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE; HOWEVER, IT CAUSED ME MORE INJURY. I WAS NEVER AWARE THAT MY CAR HAD THIS FEATURE. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I DECIDED TO LOOK IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE REGARDING THE HEADRESTS. IT ONLY MENTIONS THE FRONT AIRBAGS, CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND SEAT AIRBAGS. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WASN'T EVEN FAMILIAR WITH THIS FEATURE WHEN HE CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE AIRBAG IN THE HEADREST AND THE INJURY THAT IT COULD CAUSE, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE HEADRESTS REMOVED FROM MY CAR AND REPLACED THEM WITH STANDARD HEADRESTS! SINCE THE ACCIDENT, I AM DEALING WITH HEADACHES AND AM GOING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR MY NECK INJURY. I SERIOUSLY HOPE NO ONE ELSE SUFFERS FROM THIS "SAFETY FEATURE" THAT I WASN'T EVEN MADE AWARE OF AS THE OWNER. *TR

THIS PAST JULY, ON AN EXTREMELY HOT AFTERNOON, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE LEATHER COVERING ON THE DASHBOARD FROM WINDOW TO GLOVE BOX WAS LIFTING AND WRINKLING BEFORE MY EYES. UNDER THIS AREA OF THE DASH ARE AIRBAGS. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RELAYED THIS INFORMATION TO A MECHANIC FRIEND, HE FELT THAT I'D BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING SAFELY UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION, BUT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CALL MY JEEP DEALERSHIP ONCE I ARRIVED. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S A COSMETIC DEFECT AND THE DASH JUST WASN'T GLUED PROPERLY WHEN MANUFACTURED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WILL REPAIR IT AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $500 BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER THE WARRANTY. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT MY IN-DASH AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME AND DON'T FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MOST RECENT RECALLS BUT CAN'T GET ANYONE AT CHRYSLER TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. IS THERE ANY INFORMATION SUPPORTING MY CONCERN? *TR

DIAGNOSED AS TIPM PROBLEM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) CAR INITIALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEADLAMPS AND WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING, THEN IGNITION WOULDN'T TURN OVER AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DID THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF! BROUGHT CAR STRAIGHT TO JEEP DEALER AFTER IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TIPM. THEY SAID PART WAS BACK ORDERED OVER A MONTH AND CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE MEANTIME. THIS IS A HUGE CONSUMER PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MULTIPLE MODEL JEEPS AND SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. THE PART IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AND I WAS EVEN TOLD A BOAT SANK AND THAT IT WHY IT IS BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY FOR MONTHS. LOOKING AT OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. CARS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND PEOPLE ARE WAITING MONTHS FOR THE PART. *JB

MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). IT IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACED AND SO ARE 25,000 OTHER 2011 VEHICLES IN THE USA. PART IS ON BACKORDER AND THERE IS A BUSINESS PROBLEM WITH THE VENDOR. I AM FLAGGING THIS SITUATION AS A LIFE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY MATTER NOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE ON FILE 5 - 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE WRITTEN UP IN THE POLICE REPORTS AS NOT DEPLOYING. THIS GOES RIGHT BACK TO THE TIPM WHICH IS THE BRAINS OF THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ARE WIRED INTO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS THE CASE WHERE YOU NEED TO CONNECT THE DOTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF US OUT THERE THAT WON'T START BECAUSE WE NEED THE TIPM. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER THOUSANDS OUT THERE THAT DIDN'T DEVELOP THE FAULT YET IN THE TIPM BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE ODDS THAT THE AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY HAS BEEN GREATLY INCREASED. THIS CONSUMER/JEEP OWNER HAS NO FAITH AT ALL THAT MY BAGS WILL EVER DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. WHEN MY JEEP IS RETURNED TO ME I AM IMMEDIATELY TRADING IT IN. NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO MAKE A RECALL, THEY WILL NEVER DO IT ON THEIR OWN.[XXX]PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.552 (B) (6). *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

JEEP WAS HEADED EAST BOUND IN TO LIGHTED INTERSECTION. 2ND CAR HEADED WEST MADE A LEFT ACROSS THE EAST BOUND LANE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE EAST BOUND CAR HIT THE CAR THAT WAS TURNING. THE SPEED OF THE IMPACT WAS 40 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. THE AIR BAGS IN THE JEEP DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT, HE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. NON OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON SPORADICALLY/RANDOMLY FOR DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF TIME AND THEN SHUTS OFF. WHEN TAKEN TO JEEP THEY FOUND THE ERROR CODE FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNING ON HOWEVER DIDN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS. SO THEY RESET THE COMPUTER TO CLEAR THE NOTE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. THAT LASTED ABOUT 3 DAYS AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AT A RANDOM TIME WHILE DRIVING. I WILL BE RETURNING BACK TO JEEP NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY PROPERLY IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR WHETHER IT WOULD DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULDN'T WHILE DRIVING. JEEP SAID THEY CHECKED FOR A BLOWN FUSE AND FOUND NONE. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE THEY CHECKED BUT MAYBE THERE'S A LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. *TR

OCT 5, 2011 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, 3 CAR PILE UP. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, FACIAL CONTUSION, HEMATOMA. *TR