1998 Jeep Wrangler Airbags Problems

MY SON WAS KILLED WHEN THE 98 JEEP WRANGLER LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 1998. MANY COMPLAINTS SINCE THE YEAR OF 1998 AND NO RECALL OR FIX? *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE TACHOMETER/ SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO... ALL OTHER GAUGES DISPLAY PROPERLY AND I HAD NO POWER LOSS.....IT WAS REALLY TENSE BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY.... I CANNOT GET THIS REPAIRED BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A CODE TO CHECK (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON) THIS HAS HAPPEN 5 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2007.... AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM..... *TR

SEVERAL TIMES THE DASH CLUSTER QUITS WORKING AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON. HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND ALL DASH INSTRUMENTS AND GAUGES FAIL TO FUNCTION. *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS BEING TOO SHORT. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. ALL THE OTHER DASHBOARD INDICATORS DO NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HIT A METAL POLE TO AVOID A BYSTANDER. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM AND ALL GAUGES DROP TO ZERO!*AK

FRONT CRASH AT 30-40 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

IRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGES GO TO ZERO INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. THEY SOMETIMES COME BACK ON WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT 25-30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IT WAS RAINING AND SOMEONE CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR AND AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE AREA UNDER THE DASHBOARD FILLING WITH AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF WATER THAT HAD TO BE DRAINED. ALL WINDOWS AND HOODS WERE UP AND SECURE IN BOTH INSTANCES. SECOND COMPLAINT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH.

CONSUMER HAD STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO DRIVE THROUGH A WALL AND HIT A HOUSE . DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK

ON 03/26/99 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO-AUTO COLLISION, IMPACTING FRONT RIGHT SIDE. OTHER AUTO WAS GOING 35+ MPH. NEITHER PASS. NOR DRIVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY AIRBAGS MAY BE DEFECTIVE. DEALER CONTACTED BUT HAS YET TO INVESTIGATE. MANUFACTURER (CHRYSLER CORP.) CONTACTED BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE GUAM IS NOT WITHIN CONTINENTAL US. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF IN FACT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED OR NOT.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR THREE OCCASSIONS FOR AIR BAG REPAIR AND WAITING FOR PARTS ON LAST REPAIR, HOWEVER DURING ACCIDENT DURING WAITING PERIOD VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT FAILURE RESULTING IN HEAD INJURY TO DRIVER.

AIR BAG SENSOR LAMP ILLUMINATES AT ANY SPEED OF OPERATION PRECEEDED BY TICKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. ONCE SENSOR ILLUMINATES TACHOMETER STOPS AND ODOMETER STOPS RECORDING MILES. THE PROBLEM CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AND LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 20 MINUTES. MANUFACTURERS LITERATURE STATES THAT AIRBAG CAN BE DEPLOYED WHILE SENSOR IS ILLUMINATED. TWO DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTS AT REPAIRING THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT MAY NEVER ACCURATELY IDENTIFY OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER FROM THE BACK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN ALL THE GAUGES IN THE VEHICLE GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THEY KNOW ABOUT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER IS SAID TO BE WORKING ON SOLUTION. OWNER IS POLICE OFFICER & IS IN VIOLATION BECAUSE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER HIT A BERM OF ROCK/SAND AT APPROX. 30 MPH, RIGHT FRONT OF JEEP, THE SEAT BELT AROUND THE DRIVER'S WAIST HELD, BUT THE BELT OVER THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER DID NOT HOLD, THE DRIVER'S FACE HIT THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD AND BROKE THREE TEETH THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED.ALSO, AIRBAG'S DID NOT DEPLOY.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE DASH AND THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, ETC.) STOPPED WORKING. DEALER CONTACTED TO REPAIR WORK, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

THIS VEHICLE HAS ITS GAUGES DROP OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IN SOME CASES, ALL GUAGES DROP, IN OTHERS JUST THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER. SHELLEY WARSAW CP JE, CLARKSVILLE, MD HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE ON 3 OCCASIONS. INITIALLY THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SPENT 1.5 DAYS IN THIS FACILITY IN JUNE. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A HARNASS CONNECTOR PROBLEM. THE SITUATION APPEARED TO BE REMEDIATED, BUT HAS ONCE AGAIN OCCURRED. IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE A VEHICEL THAT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG (CHECK AIRBAG SIGNAL) ON A DAILY BASIS.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. QCAW