1999 Jeep Wrangler complaints

CRACKED MANIFOLD. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

1ST ISSUE: THE DASH GAUGES WILL GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE FOUGHT WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS NOW. THE DEALER OF COURSE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. NEVER HEARD OF IT. I HAVE COMPLETELY REMOVED THE DASH LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS. BAD GROUNDS? I CAN'T TELL WHERE. I SUSPECT THE PLUGS THE CLUSTER SLIPS INTO. I'VE TRIED TO PULL THE MOUNTS CLOSER FOR A BETTER CONNECTION. IT SEAMED TO WORK FOR A WHILE. THEN IT COMES BACK. A GOOD SOUND BEATING ON THE DASH BRINGS THEM BACK ON. AMAZING WHAT THAT PLASTIC WILL TAKE. ALL THIS STARTED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I REFUSE TO TAKE IT IN AND POUR MONEY AT IT TILL THEY FIGURE IT OUT. ALL I WANT IS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE GAUGES. I'M ABOUT READY TO CUT THE WIRES AND SOLDER THEM DIRECTLY ON. 2ND ISSUE: I BEGAN SMELLING PLASTIC BURNING OR SOMETHING. LATER THE HEATER FAN QUIT WORKING. AFTER SOME READING OF THE SERVICE MANUAL, I CHECKED A LOT OF PARTS AND FOUND THE CONTROL/SELECTOR SWITCH UNIT HEATED UP AND PARTIALLY MELTED THE WIRE PLUGGING INTO IT AS WELL AS BURNT INSIDE THE UNIT. BOUGHT ANOTHER AND REPLACED IT. WORKS GREAT NOW. ALL THE FAN POSITIONS WORK AGAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FAIL. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE NEEDLES DROP. THE PROBLEMS OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V117000, REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

THE GAUGES ON MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. I FOUND NHTSA RECALL NO. 99V117000 ON YOU WEB SITE STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997 AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. MY VIN [XXX]. WHAT GIVES?. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1999 JEEP WRANGLER HAD MULTIPLE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES BEFORE 70K MILES. *TS *** NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE ORIGINAL DRIVE TRAIN WAS REBUILT USING ORIGINAL MOPAR PARTS. THE DRIVE TRAIN FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AT 69000 MILE AFTER ONLY 11000 MILES OF USE. THIS TIME THE DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD OTHER FAILURES WHICH INCLUDE WATER LEAKS, DRIVE TRAIN SEALS FAILURE, ELECTRICAL FAILURES, MULTIPLE ABS FAILURES, AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PROBLEMS, AND THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF THE VEHICLE. *NM

1999 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA WITH AIR CONDITIONING - HVAC ELECTRICAL ISSUE: SMELLED BURNING/MELTING PLASTIC, THEN HVAC CONTROLS QUIT WORKING. I DISASSEMBLED THE DASH TO FIND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON PASSENGER SIDE OF HVAC CONTROLS HAD MELTED. LOOKS LIKE IT COULD LEAD TO SHORT-CIRCUITS OR FIRE. *JB

FOUND CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BETWEEN THE #1 AND #2 PORTS AT AROUND 68,000 MILES, AFTER DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS I LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 AND OTHER YEARS BACK. MY COMPLAINT IS, IF DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I AM SURE THEY ARE, WHY AREN'T THEY ADDRESSING IT. UNHAPPY WITH DEALER AND STOCK MANIFOLD, REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADER. *JB

I TOOK MY JEEP TO CHUCK NASH JEEP BECAUSE OF A POPPING SOUND. THEY SAID THE EXHAUST MAINFOLD WAS CRACKED, AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $750.00 TO REPLACE, I REFUSED THE REPAIR, THEY CHARGED ME $75.00 FOR THE EVALUATION.*JB

SAME ELECTRICAL CUT OFF PROBLEMS. CONSTANT BURNING WIRE SMELL. DEFROST KNOBS, AND HIGH MED LOW KNOB STAYS ON LOW OR HIGH, OR NOTHING. KNOBS AND MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 1 TIME. DIFFERENT DEALERS IN CHICAGOLAND AND CENTRAL IL SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG NOR ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS. TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY. TOP OF VEHICLE IS VERY WORN, SEAMS ARE BUSTING OUT AND TOP IS BECOMING UNSAFE. DRIVERSIDE WINDOW ZIPPED FELL OFF. JEEP IS GARAGED DAILY AND TAKEN CARE OF BUT IS FALLING APART.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V117000 CONCERNING INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREWS. OWNER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

HEARD EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST HEADER WAS CRACKED AT THE EXHAUST FLANGE CONNECTING THE CROSSOVER PIPE TO THE MANIFOLD. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY THE GAUGES ON THE DASH GO TO ZERO. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONSUMER A BODY CONTROL MODULE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER PREVIOUS VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AN MODEL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TC

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP WRANGLER WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCT OF 1998. MY OEM EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD TWO CRACKS IN IT AS OF DECEMBER OF 2003, WITH THE MILAGE ON THE VEHICLE BEING ROUGHLY 42000. I REPLACED THE MANIFOLD WITH AN AFTERMARKET MANIFOLD PURCHASED FROM O'REILLY AUTO PARTS IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE AFTERMARKET MANIFOLD CRACKED ALSO. THERE IS TOO MUCH HEAT AND PRESSURE IN THE 4.0 ENGINE FOR THE MANIFOLDS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE, CAUSING FAILURE. JEEP DEALERSHIPS REPLACE HUNDREDS DAILY, AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO THAT THE STOCK MANIFOLDS ARE MADE OUT OF WEAK MATERIALS. ANY MUFFLER SHOP OR TECH WILL AGREE WITH THIS, AS DID 8 JEEP ENGINEERS AT CAMP JEEP. I AM CURRENTLY GOING ON MY 3RD, AND PLAN ON CHANGING TO EITHER A BORLA OR BANKS HEADER TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HEADMAN HEDDERS HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING A REPLACEMENT FOR THE JEEPS BECAUSE THEY AREN'T ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND BORLA AGREES, BUT CONTINUES TO WARRANTY EXCHANGE THOSE THAT COME BACK CRACKED. THE EXHAUST LEAKS PENETRATE THE CAB AND CAN CAUSE HEADACHES AND DROWSINESS AFTER LONG PERIODS OF EXPOSURE. GAS MILAGE IS GREATLY REDUCED BY THIS ISSUE. I AM LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF MY AFTERMARKET HEADER IF JEEP IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE OR RECALL THE MANIFOLDS.*AK

REAR SEATBELT FAILED WHILE HOLDING IN MY SON'S CAR SEAT

NORMAL USE OF FAN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH OF 1999 JEEP WRANGLER. THE MALE TABS ON BACK OF SWITCH BREAK CAUSING SHORTS AND FAILURE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TWICE. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN NEW YORK ON VACATION AND THE SHORT CAUSED A DASH FIRE IN WHICH THE WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMATY OF DEALERSHIP. REPLACED A THIRD TIME MYSELF DUE TO REJECTION BY DEALER AND CHRYSLER TO COVER COST. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST THREE AND MAYBE FOUR SWITCHES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS IN WILMINGTON, NC AND GENEVA, NY WHERE FIRE OCCURED KEPT OLD PARTS. ALL PARTS REPLACED BRAND NEW AND STILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. MY FEAR IS THE SWITCH WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AND CAUSE FURTHER FIRES AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF VEHICLE OR PERSONAL INJURY. WITH THE TROUBLE I AM HAVING, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A MORE WIDE SPREAD ISSUE.*AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN IN BACK OF A TRUCK. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO POWER TRAIN COMPUTER FROM THE 1998 SERVICE BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 103 CELSIUS IT COULD CAUSE HIGH RPM IN PARKING LOT MANEUVERS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO ALL 99 MODELS. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TC *SC

EXPERIANCED HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AS WELL AS AUDIBLE KNOCKING FROM UNDER HOOD. MY 1999 4.0 LITER 6 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, LEAKING HOT GASSES AND EXHAUST INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP AWARE THAT THERE IS PROBLEM WITH MANIFOLD, AS HAVE REDESIGNED IT AND REPLACEMENT COST IN EXCESS OF $500.00 CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND FILED COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY AREA AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT OR ISSUE RECALL. LOCAL EXHAUST SHOP ADVISED THEY DO SEVERAL PER MONTH WITH THIS DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BOTH WRANGLER AND CHEROKEE BETWEEN 1996 AND 2000 MODEL YEAR. EXHAUST WAS REVISED IN 2000 BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS, BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT DENYING THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT. CHYRSLER SHOULD WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID WITH THE 2.5 LITER. MILAGE AT TIME WAS ONLY 39,000 WHEN CRACKED.*AK

1999 JEEP SAHARA: PRIL 2002 - GAUGES (ALL DASHBOARD GUAGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED WIRING CLUSTER CONNECTOR AT HAYNES JEEP, RICHMOND, VA.; PAID $108.33 FOR REPAIRS. *AK OCTOBER 2004 - GAUGES (ALL DASHBOARD GUAGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) STOP WORKING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. SAME PROBLEM. HAYNES JEEP ADVISED HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIRING CLUSTER CONNECTOR AGAIN. ASKED HAYNES JEEP TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE AS THIS WAS DONE IN 2002 BY THEM. THEY REFUSED. OCTOBER 21, 2004 - WROTE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO MR. RICHARD CARTER, GENERAL MANAGER, HAYNES JEEP. HE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE LETTER. THIS IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN ANY VEHICLE, MUCH LESS HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS OF GETTING IT FIXED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I DO NOT THINK THAT THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE MUST FORK OUT $100+ EVERY TWO YEARS JUST TO HAVE THE GUAGES WORK ON A $23,000 VEHICLE!

1)THE VEHICLE FAILED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION - AND I WAS ADVISED THE REASON WAS "EXHAUST MANIFOLD". 2)I CALLED THE DEALER - WHO THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS A "2.5" WHICH ALREADY HAS A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BUT I HAVE A "4.0" WHICH CURRENTLY DOES NOT. I ASKED WHAT HARM IS BEING DONE IF I DO NOT GET IT FIXED - AND WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THERE IS A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, EXHAUST FUMES ARE FILLING THE CAB (LIKE THE 2.5). I WAS AT THAT TIME ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. AS IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME, THE PART ON THE 2.5 IS A BOLT THAT ATTACHES TO THE MOTOR, AND WHEN IT BREAKS, LEAKS EXHAUST INTO THE CAB; AND ON THE 4.0 (WHICH I BELIEVE IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM), THAT THERE IS A BREAK IN THE BASE OF THE "Y" PIPE, WHICH ALSO LEAKS EXHAUST INTO THE CAB. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER LINE 800.992.1997, I ADVISED THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND THAT THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON A SIMILAR MODEL; I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS "REGISTER THE COMPLAINT". I ASKED "HOW DOES ONE GO ABOUT A RECALL PROCESS" AND WAS TOLD IT WAS INVOLVED AND COMPLICATED, AND I WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE AFTER PRESSING FOR SATISFACTION. I THEN ASKED "HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS PART?", AND THE REP ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE GIGGLED. I WENT ON TO ASK THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART WOULD I BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENDITURE, AND I WAS ADVISED THAT "YES", I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. 3)BECAUSE IT IS A DA

RECALL 99V117000 CONCERNING INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREWS. ALL THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.*AK

RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN GAUGE CLUSTER COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED WHEN VEHICLE WAS APPROX 2 YEARS OLD. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. *JB

WHEN THE HEADLIGHT LIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 99V117000 FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREWS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

AS PER SERVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ALREADY SUBMITTED, MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER WAS PURCHASED EARLY IN 2000 WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL OTHER GAUGES STOP WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY DID A REPAIR ON THE PART AND IT WORKED OKAY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND SINCE THEN, 20,000 + MILES LATER IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. IT STILL OCCURS ERRATICALLY, BUT ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS OVER 1 YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE.*AK

WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 1999 WRANGLER SAHARA. CHRYSLER SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE JEEP WRANGLERS BUT IS UNWILLING TO CONSCIDER THIS WORTH LOOKING TO REPAIR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND WITHOUT WARNING IT POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND STARTED SURGING. CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE HIT AN AIRPLANE ON THE FIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GRASS ON FLAT LAND. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD . THIS CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK *LA

DRIVER'S REAR SEAT BELT WAS IN OPERATIVE. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE BELT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WHICH INCLUDED MISREADING ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO TALK TO ANYONE OTHER THAN CUSTOM REPRESENTATIVE WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE. *AK *NM

THE BRAKE LINE THAT CARRIED THE FLUID TO THE BRAKES DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK . CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE HAND BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

CAR HAS 30,000 MILES, HAS NOT BEEN "OFF ROAD" OR MISUSED. PROBLEM(S) STARTED AT ABOUT 27,000. . INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO LOSE POWER. IF MOTOR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED, POWER COMES ON AGAIN. *AK 2. INTERMITTENTLY, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN SIGNALING FOR A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THEN TURN ON AGAIN WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. 3. AIR CONDITIONER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO COOL ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SMELL BEFORE FINALLY FAILING TO COOL ALTOGETHER. 4. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF. NO CONSEQUENCES TO DATE OTHER THAN THE STRESS OF HAVING AN UNDEPENDABLE AND HOT VEHICLE IN MIAMI. MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I AM TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW AIR CONDITIONER BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT AT THIS TIME.

A POPPING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS HEARD WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. DURING A STATE INSPECTION THE STATE INSPECTOR NOTICED A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES WITH A 4.0 LITER ENGINE. *AK

MANIFOLD CRACKING ON 1999 JEEP WRANGLER, CAUSING ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION AND FUMES INSIDE CABIN.*AK

EVERY MANIFOLD IN JEEP WRANGLERS ARE FAULTY AND CRACK LEAVING THE CABINS OF WRANGLERS FILLING WITH CARBON MONOXIDE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUES WITH JEEP WRANGLERS WHERE THE MANIFOLD IS MADE WITH IRON THAT DOES NOT EXPAND AND THE WELSING IS SUB PAR ALLOWING FOR CRACKS WHICH LEAK CARBON MONOXIDE.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS FOR MONTHS DUE TO AN EXHAUST LEAK. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, BUT WAS TOLD ONLY THE 4 CYLINDER WAS BEING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT DASH CLUSTER CAME APART.*AK

AT 41,000 MILES ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESCENDED MORE OFTEN THAN NECESSARY WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED TACHOMETER TO RISE BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPMS.*AK

CONSUMER BEGAN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HEATER CONTROL KNOB MELTED. HEATER MOTOR STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. *AK

ON FEBRUARY 4, 2004 I TOOK MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER TO BOB MAYBERRY CHRYSLER DODGE, JEEP, INC. IT WAS VERY NOISY AND MORE GASOLINE THAN USUAL. THEY SAID THAT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN AND THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 61,935. THE WARRANTY FOR THAT YEAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS 36 MONTHS I WAS TOLD. THIS REPAIR WAS NEARLY $700.00 AND IS SOMETHNG THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD GO WRONG ON ANY OTHER CAR I EVER HAD. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMPANY HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND REFUSED TO RECALL THE POORLY DESIGNED AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU FORCE THEM TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND RETURN ALL OR PART OF MY SERVICE BILL. MY VIN IS 1J4FY9S7XP414936. WHEN I CALLED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS JUST TOO BAD, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT.

I HAVE REPLACED THE EXHUAST MANIFOLD TWICE BECAUSE IT HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE Y CONNECTOR AT THE PIPE.NOW I WILL GO WITH A BORLLA EXHUAST UNIT TO SEE IF THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT CAN BE CORRECTED. WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR MOUNTS THAT ARE TOO WEEK AND ALLOWS THE MOTOR TO LIFT TOO FAR AND STRESS THE PIPE.*AK

I LOVE MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER AND HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY TILL NOW. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OWNED MANY NEW CARS OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EITHER ONE HAVE HEARD OF AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD GOING BAD. WHEN HAVING THE MANIFOLD REPLACED WE WERE TOLD IT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE REPLACED. IT HAD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, MAINLY AT THE WELDS. I FILL SINCE I NEVER TAKE IT OFF ROAD THAT THIS SHOULD NOT OF HAPPEN. NOT TO MENTION IT WAS VERY COSTLY. I FILL SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM I SHOULD BE REVERSED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *JB

DEFROSTER/HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AND SWITCH QUIT. REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE, WITHIN A YEAR & A HALF. FIRST, ONLY ONE SPEED ON THE FAN WORKS THEN NOTHING.

MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL SAYS, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL SYSTEM AS PER THE JEEP DEALER! PLEASE HELP... THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT THE RECALL IS NOT ON MY JEEP WHEN IT'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL SAYS! THANKS. *AK