Jeep Wrangler Complaints (1999)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10236603August 1, 2008
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP WRANGLER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACTIVATES THE AIR CONDITIONER, WATER BEGINS TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE WATER FALLS ON EITHER THE FLOORMAT OR THE PASSENGER'S FEET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214951January 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212580December 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212581December 22, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212582December 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
IF HVAC SYSTEM IS LEFT ON MAXIMUM HEAT SETTING FOR A LENGTH OF TIME, THE CONTACTS IN THE FAN SPEED SELECTOR SWITCH MELT CAUSING FAILURE OF SOME OR ALL OF THE FAN SPEED MODES AND REQUIRE SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212585December 22, 2007
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205574October 13, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204578October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MAKE / MODELS : JEEP / WRANGLER MODEL/BUILD YEARS: 1999 MANUFACTURER : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 99V117000 CHRYSLER SAY NO RECALL BUT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHAT DO I DO?? THANK YOU VERY MUCH GAGES GO DEAD, NO HEATER FAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199923August 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199769August 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199370August 13, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189993May 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CRACKED MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187729April 12, 2007
AIR BAGS
DRIVER'S AIRBAG AND HORN FAIL TO OPERATE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. CHRYSLER RECALLED THIS CLOCKSPRING FOR SEVERAL MAKE/MODELS BUT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE 1999 JEEP WRANGLER TJ. SEE RECALL #04V480000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183753January 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
1999 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GROUND WIRE PROBLEMS **ANSWERED BY RIC WILLARD** CC THE RECALL WAS 99V117000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONSUMER REACHED BEHIND THE CLUSTER AND WHEN HE PUSHED ON ONE OF THE PLUGS THEY MOVED ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH. THE CONSUMER THEN HEARD THE LATCHED SNAP INTO POSITION AND HE HASN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THE HEATER ALSO HAD A PROBLEM THAT THE CONSUMER THOUGHT WOULD BE CORRECTED BY RECALL BUT WAS NOT. THE SYSTEM CHANGES THE LOCATION OF THE AIR FLOW ON IT'S OWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176949December 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ALL GAUGES STOP READING AND DROP TO ZERO AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AT SPEED OR HITTING A BUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166608August 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAIL IN MY 99 TJ TWICE NOW. THE FACTORY ORIGINAL CRACKED AT ABOUT 39,000 MILES AND THE "NEW AND IMPROVED" OEM REPLACEMENT LASTED 11 MONTHS (OR 9,450 MILES). THIS IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE...*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165158August 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DIMMED COMPLETELY AFTER ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEFROSTER BLOWER STOPPED FUNCTIONING AS WELL. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V117000, REGARDING THE OTHER (SCREWS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163511July 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SMOKE ERUPTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162252July 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT ANYTIME, WHETHER IT WAS IN IDLE OR IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OBSERVED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES ON AVERAGE A DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155003April 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AT ANY SPEED MY RED AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND KNOCKS OUT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. PREVIOUS TWO TIMES THE JEEP WRANGLER 1999 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND APPARENTLY 'FIXED.' *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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