1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 83 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 116,516 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (48% of reports).
- 83air bags complaints
- 116,516median miles at failure
- 21mention a crash
- 14mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 19%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 40 of 83 complaints (48%)
- Clock spring: mentioned in 19 of 83 complaints (23%)
- Bags deploy: mentioned in 8 of 83 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 56 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 83 complaints, 21 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 14 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Grand Cherokee | 5 | 7% | 14,538 |
| 2024 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2023 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 3% | 5,900 |
| 2022 Grand Cherokee | 9 | 3% | 29,600 |
| 2021 Grand Cherokee | 20 | 5% | 34,957 |
| 2020 Grand Cherokee | 17 | 7% | 34,000 |
| 2019 Grand Cherokee | 19 | 5% | 16,600 |
| 2018 Grand Cherokee | 24 | 3% | 14,777 |
| 2017 Grand Cherokee | 15 | 4% | 34,945 |
| 2016 Grand Cherokee | 12 | 4% | 12,040 |
| 2015 Grand Cherokee | 104 | 8% | 70,000 |
| 2014 Grand Cherokee | 210 | 9% | 51,978 |
| 2013 Grand Cherokee | 33 | 4% | 61,816 |
| 2012 Grand Cherokee | 43 | 3% | 73,173 |
| 2011 Grand Cherokee | 60 | 4% | 56,500 |
| 2010 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 9% | 42,250 |
| 2009 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 8% | 117,000 |
| 2008 Grand Cherokee | 40 | 5% | 109,852 |
| 2007 Grand Cherokee | 29 | 3% | 68,000 |
| 2006 Grand Cherokee | 60 | 5% | 103,218 |
| 2005 Grand Cherokee | 95 | 5% | 88,500 |
| 2004 Grand Cherokee | 326 | 25% | 120,000 |
| 2003 Grand Cherokee | 256 | 34% | 112,000 |
| 2002 Grand Cherokee | 486 | 33% | 124,750 |
| 2001 Grand Cherokee | 26 | 3% | 65,200 |
| 2000 Grand Cherokee | 59 | 4% | 103,000 |
| 1999 Grand Cherokee | 83 | 5% | 116,516 |
| 1998 Grand Cherokee | 36 | 4% | 98,245 |
| 1997 Grand Cherokee | 36 | 4% | 135,298 |
| 1996 Grand Cherokee | 34 | 4% | 130,000 |
| 1995 Grand Cherokee | 30 | 4% | 109,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I have a leak in my gas tank. I stopped at a gas station to put gas in it and noticed a leak coming from my gas tank before i started filling it. It was dripping off gas tank cover....
Takata recall....my dash board "air bag" warning red light has been on for over a year and noone knows why! Is it because my air bags are takata? I have not been in an accident and they have never popped out! How does one know their status on this 1999 jeep?
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 jeep grand cherokee. While the vehicle was parked, the air bag warning light illuminated and started blinking. After a few days, the warning light remained illuminated all the time. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokees have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 83 owner complaints about air bags for the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee (5% of the 1,638 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 116,516 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 40 of 83 complaints, followed by “clock spring” (19).
Other 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
See all 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or air bags problems across all Grand Cherokee years.