NHTSA Complaint #10777803 — 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT DID THAT ABOUT EVER FIVE MINUTES. IT HAS DONE THAT SINCE THAT DATE. I TOOK IT TO THE FARICY BOYS JEEP DEALER IN COLORADO SPRINGS, THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT WORKING. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ITEM TO BE PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURE. HE SAID "NO." HE SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR IF I WANTED A NEW AIRBAG. I FIND THIS REPLACEMENT COST FOR THIS ITEM STRANGE FOR TWO REASONS. ONE: I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM, AND TWO: AIRBAGS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CARS AT THIS VERY TIME AND ARE BEING REPLACED AT NO COST.