FaultScore

2002 Jeep Wrangler airbag problems

13 of the 139 complaints about the 2002 Jeep Wrangler are about the airbag system — 9% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 29,165 miles.

F

13

Complaints

10

Crashes

1

Fires

9

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 10 76.9%
AIR Bags 3 23.1%

Airbags across every Jeep Wrangler year

1997 48 3.3%
1998 46 3.2%
1999 22 1.5%
2000 16 1.1%
2001 20 1.4%
2002 13 0.9%
2007 88 6.1%
2008 310 21.6%
2009 101 7.0%
2010 158 11.0%
2011 147 10.2%
2012 128 8.9%
2013 72 5.0%
2014 70 4.9%
2015 72 5.0%
2016 77 5.4%
2017 26 1.8%
2018 13 0.9%
2021 10 0.7%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 84,000 miles Omaha, NE

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING QUIT WORKING NO HORN NO AIRBAG THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA complaint #10588012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mccalla, AL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

JEEP FISHTAILED IN BAD RAIN THEN LEFT INTERSTATE FLIPPED 3 TIMES LANDED IN RAVINE NOSE DOWN, NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.

NHTSA complaint #10163264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 95,000 miles ONA, WV

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ALL IN ONE MINUTE BOTH THINGS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE WAY TO TAKE MY SON TO THE ER. MY HORN AND THEN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID CLOCK SPRING. THEY REPLACED AT $300.00 THEN STILL NOT FIXED. THEY THEN SAID ITS MY AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF $510.00. I AM GETTING UPSET AND BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #10082221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Flowood, MS Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND A LADY PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME TO CROSS OVER THE INTERSECTION. MY JEEP HIT HER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND MY HOOD FLEW UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD, BUMPER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE AND ENTIRE SIDE PANEL WAS RIPPED BACK TO THE DOOR AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I FELT LIKE THIS WAS UNUSUAL DUE TO THE DAMAGE, SO I WANTED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATE SO FAR TO FIX MY VEHICLE IS OVER $7,000. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

NHTSA complaint #10081164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 94,000 miles ONA, WV

AIR BAGS

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER. I HAVE A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER THAT NOW NEEDS A CLOCK SPRING REPAIR. MY HORN WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO USE,THEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS CAUSED MY AIR BAG SYSTEM NOT TO WORK AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS $300.00 AND I FEEL REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS FAR AS ALL AIR BAGS. DUE TO ITS SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND WHAT THESE CLOCK SPRINGS ARE DOING IN THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES! THIS SHOULD BE A REPAIR COVERED BY CHRYSLER.. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM I FOUND A SAFETY BULLETIN #0801001 THAT WARNED ABOUT CLOCK SPRINGS IN MY WRANGLER AND JEEP LIBERTY. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO BULLETIN. I FOUND THE BULLETIN ON YOUR WEB SITE. I WOULD LIKE YOUR INPUT PLEASE. THANKS .MIKE.

NHTSA complaint #10080404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,181 miles Santa Clara, CA Crash 2 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THAT ENDED UP TOTALING MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10056294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 35,000 miles Ocklawaha, FL Crash 2 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SOMEHOW THE VEHICLE HIT THE REAR OF A SCHOOL BUS. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PASSENGER'S HEAD HIT THE DASHBOARD. NO ONE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #10048426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 28,150 miles Elgin, IL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DAUGHTER INVOLVED IN SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH 2002 JEEP WRANGLER ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES AND LANDED NOSE DOWN IN DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. COMPLAINT WAS ISSUED TO CHRYSLER, THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT END HAS TO BE HIT JUST RIGHT BEFORE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST KILLED AND DON'T BELIEVE THAT STATEMENT WAS TRUE. I FEEL IT IS IN FACT FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND AFTER READING THESE REPORTS , I FEEL THAT SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION IS DUE. MY DAUGHTER IS STILL SUFFERING BAD HEAD ACHES AND BACK PAINS. I ASKED FOR $50,000. AND WAS IGNORED.

NHTSA complaint #10045163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 6,850 miles NEW Concord, OH Crash Fire 1 injured

AIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE VEHICLE CRASHED WITH INTO A LARGE TREE. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10042800 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 12,500 miles Navarre, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2002 WITH MY 2002 JEEP WRANGLER X. I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 40MPH, AND WAS THEN HIT FROM BEHIND. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NOR DID THE SEAT BELT TIGHTEN. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEARING WHEEL. I TRIED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS ALREADY BEING WORKED ON THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT. I WAS IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT AUGUST 8, 2003. SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HIT HIM GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. THE AIRBAGS AGAIN DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM TRYING TO GET AN ANSWER OUT OF DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AGAIN AND THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10033427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 12,000 miles Jacksonville, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

2002 JEEP WRANGLER COLLIDED WITH REAR OF PASSENGER VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 -35 MPH. WHEELS BRAKED AND RELEASED ON WET PAVEMENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER'S FACE HIT WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN BROKEN NOSE. FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CRUSHED.

NHTSA complaint #10032908 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dallas, TX Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER AT 45 MPH. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA complaint #10014781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 12,300 miles Heber City, UT Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLL OVER, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT TAKEN. *TS

NHTSA complaint #10004604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 2002 Jeep Wrangler problems

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