IllustrationTHE WIRING CLUSTER CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES. *NLM
1999 Jeep Wrangler
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Jeep Wrangler do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 265.
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108 reports with mileage · 105 unknown
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- Electrical System. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports6 fire reports9 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
53 reportsTHE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB *NLM
AT 35-40 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
INSTRUMENENT GAUGES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AN PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ONE. FOR SOME REASON THAT AFFECTED 6 GAUGES ON CONSOLE DROPPING THE READINGS TO ZERO. THIS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
LIGHTS ON DASH FOR ALL FUNCTIONS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE, CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DISPLAY GAUGES AT IDLE AND CRUISE SPEEDS. DASH APPEARS TO LOSE POWER TO THE UNIT CAUSING GAUGES TO GO OUT. *JG
WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED WAS INFORMED THAT HIS HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE DIMMER SWITCH, AND THE A/C CONTROL HEAD. CLAIM#04-1236-643 *YH
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONS, ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAN NOT BE READ PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BUT PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVED, CONSUMER STATES HE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM BY TAKING OUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SPRAYING BATTERY CLEANER ON BACK WHERE CONNECTORS ARE BEHIND INSTRUMENT …
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PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONS, ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAN NOT BE READ PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BUT PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVED, CONSUMER STATES HE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM BY TAKING OUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SPRAYING BATTERY CLEANER ON BACK WHERE CONNECTORS ARE BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, CONSUMER STATES THE WIRES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CORROSION. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWET TO INSTRUMENT PANEL ON INTERMITTENT BASIS, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CONSUMER STATED THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK*YD
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL INOPERABLE CAUSING ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE, WATER TEMPERATURE, ETC TO BE INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. *SLC
Official recalls
199V117000 · Unknown Or Other
May 6, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING GROUND ATTACHMENT SCREWS COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE LEFT SIDE SCREW LOOSENS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES MAY NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON. IF THE RIGHT SIDE SCREW LOOSENS, THE DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR MAY NOT FUNCTION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE GROUND SCREWS, DRILL A NEW PILOT HOLE ADJACENT TO THE ORIGINAL HOLE, AND THE SCREWS WILL BE REINSTALLED IN THE NEW HOLES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1RQ99011 · Instrument Panel Ground Screw
Opened Jun 1, 1999 · Closed May 30, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING GROUND ATTACHMENT SCREWS CAN LOOSEN