10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 50,500 miles
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On 12 March 2005, my wife was hit head-on while sitting in a turn lane in her 2000 Jeep Wrangler sahara edition. The air bags did not deploy, consequently, my wife went through the driver door window, suffering severe cuts and bruises, a broken neck, four broken ribs and a collasped left lung. Since then I have been in contact with daimler-Chrysler but cannot get them to commit to any wrong, although they keep telling me they have their inspectors looking at it.initially, I sent them photos of the vehicle and last week those they sent me were identical as those I sent them which all show the impact, yet, they have not told me what caused the air bags not to deploy. All those injuries suffered were a direct result of non-deployment of the air bags. The other cars air bags did deploy and he suffered no injuries whatsoever. I ask of you to please give me some information as a result of this accident. Certainly, daimler-Chrysler should cooperate but seem not to want to because of the cost of my wife's hospitalization and being air-lifted to the vanderbilt trauma center. Thank you for anything you can provide me.
- Clarksville, TN, USA
- Cornelius, OR, USA