1999 Jeep Wrangler

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP WRANGLER. THE ODOMETER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $105 TO CORRECT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILURE. THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V117000 (OTHER) AND THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,205 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,105.

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT PASSENGER AIRBAG OVERRIDE SWITCH SOMETIMES CAUSES RED SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HITTING THE CENTER CONSOLE NEAR THE OVERRIDE SWITCH CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO GO OUT. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE LIGHT NEXT TO THE OVERRIDE SWITCH THAT SAYS "OFF". THIS LIGHT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. *TR

INTERNAL CONTACTS FAILURE IN TURN SIGNAL SWITCH RENDERS TURN SIGNALS, HEADLIGHTS, AND HAZARD WARNING INOPERATIVE. PROBLEMS WITH THIS SWITCH HAVE ALSO CAUSES OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IN SOME CASES, THIS ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON JEEP WRANGLERS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH. *TR

RADIATOR MADE WITH PLASTIC WHICH LEAKS AT THE TOP WHERE THE PLASTIC IS CRIMPED TO THE METAL CORE. THIS IS AN INEVITABLE PROBLEM ON ALL JEEP (CHRYSLER PRODUCTS) MADE WITH RADIATORS MANUFACTURED USING PLASTIC CAUSING LEAKAGE BEFORE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE RADIATOR IS REACHED. IN SOME CASES, COOLANT IS FLAMMABLE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *TR

DEAR SIR OR MADAM: RECENTLY THE AIR CONDITIONING MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM WITHIN THE DASH BOARD. UPON PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLING THE DASH BOARD'S CENTER CONSOLE AND REMOVING THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS IT WAS APPARENT THAT A SMALL FIRE OR OVERHEATED WIRING CONNECTOR HAD MELTED THE FAN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH AND THE AIR OUTPUT SELECTOR SWITCH. I PURCHASED A USED AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL UNIT AND WIRING HARNESS FROM A AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER, BUT PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT I NOTICED THAT THE SAME SWITCHES / CONNECTORS APPEARED TO BE MELTED AS WELL. *TR

THE DASH GAUGES FAIL (1999 JEEP TJ) TO OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD INCLUDING THE SPEEDODOMETER AND TACH. CHYRSLER, IN ITS FIRST TSB CONCERNING THE ISSUE SAYS THE REPAIR WAS CARRIED OUT BY DRILLING NEW PILOT HOLES FOR GROUND SCREWS. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IN A SUBSEQUENT TSB THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS NOW CAUSED BY RUST INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONNECTOR. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THRU ON THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST INVOLVED IN MAKING THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED AND THE WORDS "NO BUS TURNED" WERE DISPLAYED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE HIM FOR AN INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ

THE DASH GAUGES ON MY 99 JEEP WRANGLER CEASED TO FUNCTION AND I FOUND THE NHTSA WEB SITE HAD A RECALL (NO 99V117000) WHICH DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM. I WENT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER (ANCIRA WINTON JEEP - HWY 281, SA, TX) AND THEY RAN MY JEEP WRANGLER MODEL ON THEIR WEB SITE AND GAVE ME A PRINTOUT WHICH STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CHRYSLER. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE ASSIGNED THE CASE NO 16611542 FOR MY INQUIRY. THE NHTSA RECALL DOCUMENTS OUTLINE THE PROBLEM CLEARLY AND CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE ITEM. MY VIN (XP423303) FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF IDENTIFIED VEHICLES (XP401783-XP432081), BUT MY GREATER CONCERN IS THAT CHRYSLER-JEEP DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECALL ITEM IN THEIR OPERATIONS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE OR REFERRAL IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM - THANKS! IN ADVANCE MIKE BUONAUGURIO, LT COL, USAF. *TR