1999 Jeep Wrangler complaints

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS. AT 69000 MILES I HAD A MAJOR SERVICE (PAID $450 FOR IT) DONE ON MY VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. I TRUSTED THEM NO BRINGING IT UP. AT 73000 MILES I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, ASKED ABOUT THE SOUND. THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACKED MANIFOLD. I HAD TO CALL JEEP TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY, THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 70000 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES FOR ESTIMATES AND INFORMTION. NONE SAID THAT THE CRACKS, TWO AT TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS, COULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN 4000 MILES. ONE IS LOCATED ON A TIGHT BEND ON THE PIPE. I ASKED THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT TEMPETURE CHANGES. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO NEVER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS TWO CRACKS. JUST SAID THERE WAS ONE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY DID NOT DETECT IT THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE MAYBE IT WAS NOT AS ABVIOUS. THE LOCATIONS OF ONE OF THE CRACKS CAN EASILY BE SEEN IF ONE CHANGES THE OIL, THE OTHER CAN BE SEEN BY LIGTING THE HOOD AND LOOKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEF THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT COMPLETE A MAJOR CHECK OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE MAJOR SERVICE. AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING ME THAT TEMPERATURE CHANGES ARE THE CAUSE AS WELL AS THE LOCATION OF THESE CRACKS, LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PART COULD EASILY BE A DEFECTED ONE. I'VE DONE ALL MAJOR AND MINOR SERVICES RECOMENDED BY THE VEHICLES MANUAL. THE DEALERSHIP

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE, IT MAKES A TICKING SOUND DUE TO CRACK IN MANIFOLD. DEALER CONTACTED PLEASE ADD VIN.*JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AT THE HEAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD OF THE BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE HINGES HAS BROKEN OFF, CAUSING DOOR TO DISCONNECT FROM VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AT INTERSECTION WHERE THE Y IN BLOCK BECOMES ONE. TOOK TO MECHANIC. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. *AKCONSUMER HAS HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE BUT IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JG

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH ONLY 56K ON JEEP. DEALER SAYS THERE WAS NO SPECIAL WARRANTY FOR THIS PART, BUT WAS PLENTY AWARE OF THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF FAILURE WITH THIS PART. INDEPENDENT MECHANICS SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY JEEP SAID THAT HIS FRIENDS SHOP HAS REPAIRED SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THE SAME VEHICLE AS MINE, JUST IN THE ORLANDO FLORIDA AREA. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED, DANGEROUS FUMES FROM THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART COULD LEAK INTO CABIN OF JEEP, POSSIBLY KNOCKING OUT THE DRIVER.*JB

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

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY. BRAKES DON'T STOP, KEEPS ROLLING CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SHUT OFF, THE CONSUMER IS NOT AWARE OF THE SPEED OR HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL(99V-117). NLM *YD

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 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

THE INSURED WENT INTO A RESTUARANT AND WHEN HE CAME BACK OUT, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CLAIM NUMBER 35-W531-646. *YH

LEFT FUEL LINE WAS BROKE NEAR THE THROTTLE BODY. CLAIM NUMBER 46-0271-088. *YH

HEN DRIVING ON WET AND SLIPERY SURFACES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. VEHICLE WILL SLIDE, AND FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCK UP WHILE REAR WHEELS WILL BE STILL BE SPINNING IN CIRCLES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE DUE TO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN . *AK

VEHICLE HAD TIRES REPLACED AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES, AFTER SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR. RECOMMENDED NEW TIRES BE COMPUTER BALANCED AND YET ANOTHER FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ON DEC 27, 2001, DRIVING ON RURAL RT 6A (CAPE COD MA) AT 35 MPH, UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL ON TWO CORNERS THEN FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF @ BALL-JOINT AND REMAINED CONNECTED TO VEHICLE BUT STRAYED UNDER THE CAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL 4 TIMESEND OVER END, COMING TO REST AFTER TAKING DOWN A PHONE POLE. ALL 4 WHEELS CAME OFF DURING ACCIDENT, DRIVER AND 1 PASS. TO HOSPITAL, VEHICLE TOTALED, CONSUMER PAYED FOR PHONE POLE. VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION.

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

VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS FITTED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT BELOW ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IF ONE WAS NOT VERY CAREFUL, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD ALSO BE DEPRESSED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. AFTER THE FACT, I REMEDIED THE SITUATION BY AFFIXING A ONE AND A HALF INCH BLOCK OF ALUMINUM TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

ENGINE MANIFOLD HAD TWO CRACKS; ONE WAS LOCATED ON WELD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. INFORMED OF NO RECALL AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IN HIS OPINION WAS EITHER CAUSED BY A DESIGN FAILURE OR A METAL FAILURE OF THE WELD. *YH

TRANSFER CASE FAILED. *YH

DURING RAIN AND TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, VEHICLE STARTS TO TAK IN WATER THROUGH BODY WELDS FROM FLOOR BOARD AND BOLTS FOR PASSENGER SEAT/ FIREWALL LEAK WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, BUT BODY CONTINUES TO LEAK UNCONTROLLABLY/ NEW VEHICLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. REVIEW JEP FORUMS FOR PROOF.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILS TO PRODUCE ACCURATE PRESSURE DUE TO CRACKS IN MANIFOLD OR BOLTS. MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE SUFFERING FROM FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD/ PLEASE REVIEW JEEP FORUMS FOR RESEARCH AND PROOF THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE AUTO MANUFACTUER SEEMS TO BE HIDING FROM. THSI SHOULD BE A RECALL. LETS NOT WAIT FOR A FIRE OR A DEATH CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. *AK

BLOWOUT AT 70MPH, MAJOR PROBLEM, TIRE TREAD CAME OFF FRONT OF WHEEL ENTIRELY. *AK (TIRESIZE: R15LT)

IN THE EVENING, JUNE 13TH, 2001, MY VEHICLE WAS PARALLEL PARKED ON A SIDE STREET IN BOSTON, MY PARTNER SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, BACKED UP APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, I WAS ON THE SIDEWALK GUIDING HIM BACK SO AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND US. WITH HIS FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, STRIKING A TOYOTA RAV4 PARKED IN FRONT. MY BUMPER GUARD HIT THEIR BUMPER HARD AND MY GRILL LIGHTLY HIT THEIR REAR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE, BUT THERE WAS REALLY NO DAMAGE. WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE ENGINE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, YOU COULD SEE TIRE SKID MARKS APPROX. 3 FEET LONG FROM THE FRONT TIRES, AND THE HEAVY SMELL OF "BURNT" RUBBER. AFTER READING ABOUT THE GRAND CHEROKEE PROBLEM TODAY, 08-03-01, IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT IF A PERSON WERE STANDING BETWEEN THE VEHICLES ON THE DAY OF MY INCIDENT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED BADLY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK , THEY SAID "THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T DETECT ANYTHING WRONG." THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURED, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE GUAGES SINCE THEY WOULD ALL GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE ODOMETER INDICATED "NO BUS" I SUSPECT THE TWO ARE UNRELATED, BUT I'M NOT AN EXPERT. THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE GUAGES, BUT NEVER HAD ANOTHER REPORT OF THE ENGINE REVVING OUT OF CONTROL AS MINE DID. THANKS FOR YOUR T

VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN GEAR SWITCHED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO KNEE/ EYE AND EARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE MOVING. DEALER KEEPS REPAIRING. KEEPS HAPPENING.*AK

I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS. EVERY OWNER I HAVE CONTACTED (30+) HAS EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY ADVICE OR RECALL INFORMATION. THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF 5TH GEAR, GRINDS IN SECOND, WON'T GO INTO SECOND WHEN COLD, AND HAS ALL THREE PROBLEMS IN REVERSE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN SHIFT LEVER FELL OFF TRANSMISSION, AND THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND PULL OVER OFF ROAD. CONSUMER UNCOVERED BOTTOM OF SHIFTER LEVER, AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO LOCKING DEVICE BETWEEN SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION.*AK

I HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MANIFOLDS CRACKING SEVERAL TIMES ON JEEP WRANGLERS. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW MANIFOLDS THAT JEEP INSTALLED ON THE 2000 MODEL. *AK

IT SEEM LIKE ALL OF THE EXTERIOR COMPONENTS PAINTED BLACK ARE NOW CHIPPING. MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND ON THE BRACKETS WHICH HOLD THE WINDOW IN THE HARD TOP.*AK

THE AIR BAG MODULE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO READ ERRATICALLY, SPEED IS NOT SHOWN, THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IS NOT SHOWN AND THE TACHOMETER HAS SHOWN 42K SINCE THE PROBLEM FIRST AROSE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING GEAR SHIFT CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF TRANSMISSION. DEALER NEED3E IT. RETAINER SPRING HAD POPPED OUT OF POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HOLE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ANNOYING TICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. *AK

ROTORS ARE WARPED AND CORRODED. MECHANIC SAID ALSO CRACKED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE VEHICLE SHAKES AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. BRAKING DISTANCE IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE.*AK

THROUGH RESEARCH IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT A BAD PAINT JOB CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO FALL OUT OF ITS FRAME. CHRYSLER RECENTLY PAINTED MY CAR UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID A HORRIBLE JOB. THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE SUGGESTED REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THIS ORGANIZATION: HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/OSCRIPTS/IVOQ/VOQ/VOQ6.CFM I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT CHRYSLER LEFT BOTH THE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR ON MY CAR DAMAGED.

THERE IS A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE WHENEVER IT REACHES 2000RPM, UNDER A LOAD. I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, AND I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED. THE HESITATION HAS NOT GONE AWAY. THE DEALER STATES THAT NO "CODES" COME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE THEY USE, SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I AM BRINGING IT IN THIS WEEK FOR THE THIRD TIME. *AK

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

TWO SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIRE BLEWOUT FROM INSIDE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN FROM 20 TO 80 MPH. SPEEDOMETER HARNESS WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. ALSO, LEFT FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIVES THAT THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *YH

A BODY SEAL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT (FRONT AND REAR) CAUSING INCHES OF WATER TO ACCUMULATE RUINING THE INTERIOR CARPET. NLM

LEAKING FLUID FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AT, ONLY 35000 MILES TO VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS PROPERLY MAINTANANCED AND NEVER ABUSED OR GONE OFF ROADING. A $212.00 JOB AT THE DEALER TO REPLACE SEALS. IS IT TO EARLY FOR ANYTHING TO LEAK, ESPECIALLY IN A NEW VEHICLE?*AK

ANYTIME I TURN THE DEFOGGER DURING RAIN WATER COMES INTO THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE THROW-OUT BEARING CLIPS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH DISC AND PRESSURE PLATE TO BE DAMAGED, HENSE I HAD TO HAVE ALL REPLACED. WHEN I CALLED JEEP TO TRY TO GET THEM TO COVER THIS PART WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "WEARIBLE ITEM". SO I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT A WEARIBLE ITEM, AND THEY SAID ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH IS A WEARIBLE ITEM, AND THIS SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS HAD LEAD ME TO YOU.

REAR SEATBELTS WEARING THROUGH FROM RUBBING THROUGH EXIT FROM RETRACTOR HOUSING. THIS APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY FLAPPING OF THE BELT WHEN THE TOP IS REMOVED AND VEHICLE IS MOVING. *AK

WARPED ROTORS CAUSED BRAKING AND STEERING DIFFICULTIES. ONE ROTOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THE OTHER ONE NEEDS TO BE TURNED. THIS PROBLEM IS LISTED ON THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AS DISC BRAKE ROTOR PULSATION. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SO BADLY DURING BRAKING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. DEALER STATES ROTORS WORE OUT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THE BRAKES PADS HAVE VERY LITTLE WEAR ON THEM AND DO NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. WARRENTY ON BRAKES WAS ONLY GOOD TO 12K.

IF INTERIOR OF VEHICLE BECOMES DAMP - EITHER THROUGH RAIN WITH TOP INADVERTANTLY LEFT DOWN, OR BY CLEANING AS INDICATED (WITH HOSE) IN OWNER'S VIDEO TAPE AND INFORMATION - THE CLOCK SPRING SHORTS OUT CAUSING 1) AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE 2) HORN TO GO OFF CONSTANTLY 3) INTERMITTENT DRIVABILITY CONCERNS. DEALERSHIP CONTINUALLY REPLACES RUSTY CLOCK SPRING - HOWEVER HAS NO RESOLUTION FOR SITUATION CAUSE BY NORMAL USE AS INDICATED IN OWNER'S INFORMATION (AND ALL OTHER PREVIOUSLY OWNED JEEP WRANGLERS). *AK

WAS DRIVING 50MPH & THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME. SUFFERED SOME BRUISES & SPRAINS. *AK

HIT WALL HEAD ON NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO EXPLINATION BY SERVICE CENTER

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING THREE WEEKS FOR A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT FOR THE SEATBELT. THE DEALERSHIP IS VERY COURTEOUS, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS A BIG BACK LOG OF ORDERS FOR THIS PART. *YD

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK