Air bag went off!! WTF???

[vk2jdh]

Have you had any Mech/ electrical work done on the car recently?

PS when working near airbag/ sensors you should always disable the AB by pulling the AB fuse or disconnecting the Bat to avoid accidental deployment.

[fairlane]

Update.

Diagnosis is they can't find what caused the air bag deployment at the local dealership.

The rang me to tell me that Chrysler Jeep Australia wanted nothing to do with it.

The repair bill is estimated at over $7,000

I said I have no hesitation contacting the media about this and he said that is up to me if I wanted to do that.
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[briteway]

What a bunch of f-wits!

Yeah, but we'll take your money.

Losers!

[SeaComms]

I would call Chrysler Aus yourself

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[quints]

Originally Posted by mek67j

A possibly dumb question but does Chrysler have an expiry date on their airbags ? I know mercs do because it is usually written in the inside door pillar. Just curious if anyone knows. I don't mean any disrespect to the incident that has happened and am very curious what jeep will have to say about this one.

I know back in 02/03 Jeep had a recall on the airbag system on their Liberty because they were deploying for no reason and in all probability to save costs they would have used the same system in the other ranges of the same age.

I've been right through this exercise regarding 'use-by dates' for work related reasons. The fundamental answer is 'no', which applies for most manufacturers. One issue that was highlighted in my research on it (which actually sprung from advice in Land Rover owner's manuals to have the airbag replaced at ten year intervals) was that there was no compulsion to have a 'use-by' date on the replacement part.

That meant that, from a practicality stand point, you could reasonably take your vehicle (let's say a Landy) into the dealer to dilligently have your ten-year-old airbag replaced, only to find that the replacement part had been sitting in a parts bin for 12 years anyway!

I've never seen anything about airbag lifespan in my Merc either (nor in the Merc driven by my ex. Both are S202s though, so unless it's changed post '97 . . .). My understanding, though, from the research I did on this (about 2 years ago now. But, it was an issue that I prosecuted for about 3 years before that in every corner of the known policy universe) was that no manufacturer in OZ had their hand up with an effective airbag life that they'd declare.

Fairlaine . . . that's a pretty crap hand that they've dealt. It'll be me sticking my neck out a bit but, if you like, can you PM me with some more details?

[fairlane]

Originally Posted by SeaComms

I would call Chrysler Aus yourself

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I have mate I have.
They said they would look into it. and see on their computer that the case is not to be paid for by them.
They were going to contact the dealer and get back to me. still waiting.

[pmac]

I'd put the details on Jeep's facebook page. They'd quickly get rid of it, but start up a new account and do it again and again. Make very sure though that it was their fault and not due to any mod you or a previous owner did (new stereo/speakers/spot lights/two way etc etc) that could cause a screw to go through a wire/wiring harness causing a short. Remember it could have been a mod done years ago and just now it has moved somehow and caused an electrical connection.

Also, only state things that can be proven as fact and don't bring personal feelings into it saying things like Jeeps are crap etc. You don't want to get sued for defarmation.