1999 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH BACK AND DOOR LATCHES BREAKING AND JAMMING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. ALSO, FLIMSY PLASTIC SLEEVES THAT CONNECT THE A/C/FAN/TEMPERATURE KNOBS TO THE CONTROL PANEL BREAK EASILY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER AND PANEL FANS, HEATER, AND A/C.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COAES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HORN DIDN'T WORK AND THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT25 MPH, UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. UPON IMPACT,NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THE DASH GAUGES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OFF THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE DASH LIGHT WERE ON THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASH GAUGES WORKED OFF AND ON. PH *JB

I WAS FORCED TO GET A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR MY JEEP AT 76,000 MILES. THE DEALER'S PRICE WAS $1,300 FOR THE REPAIR. I'VE SEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ON THE NHTSA'S SITE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THE JEEP'S MANIFOLD IS A LESSER QUALITY. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND, AFTER TALKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH, SAID THAT HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WASN'T A "DEFECT" BUT RATHER "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." I' CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE AFTER SEEING THIS COMMON PROBLEM!!! CHRYSLER -- WHY IS THIS NOT A FACTORY RECALL?

THE AIRCONDITIONER SWITCH HAS MELTED 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNER THIS JEEP. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. NO ADD ON EQUIPMENT OF ANY KIND IS PRESENT OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE CHARGER IN THE CIGAR LIGHTER RECEPTACLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FIRE YET...BUT THE WIRES ARE GETTING HARD AND BRITTLE. THE FIRST SWITCH JUST SHOWED SOME MELTING OF THE PLASTIC ON THE SWITCH HOUSING. THE SECOND SWITCH HAD THE METAL LUG THAT THE HIGH-SPEED FAN WIRE CONNETS TO COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE SWITCH AND HANGING IN THE WIRE CONNECTOR. I HAVE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS AND BOTH SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG...I MUST HAVE JUST GOTTEN A "BAD" SWITCH. BUT THEY STILL CHARGE ME ABOUT 80 DOLLARS FOR A NEW SWITCH PANEL EACH TIME. *AK

MY 1999 JEEP LOST ALL GAUGES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT JEEP HAS A TSB #08-15-99 SINCE MAY 21 1999 BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CONNECTOR.SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THANK YOU. *AK

APPARENTLY JEEP WRANGLERS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW MY DASH CLUSTER HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING. THE RPM GUAGE AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH DROP TO ZERO, THE AIRBAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE DIGITAL ODOMETER LOSES ITS READOUT AND INSTEAD SAYS "NO BUS". IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, NOT CONTINUOUSLY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP WHICH WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT BEGAN AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS. I JUST TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM, AS WELL AS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. (MY JEEP WOULDN'T START FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS.) THEY FOUND A WIRE THAT WAS CORRODED AND REPLACED OR REPAIRED IT. MY JEEP RUNS AGAIN, BUT ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE DASH CLUSTER WENT HAYWIRE AGAIN. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO IN THE AUTO SHOPS IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS, INCLUDING MY JEEP DEALER, BUT NOBODY HAS TAKEN STEPS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. TO DATE, I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $1,300.00 TO FIX THE DASH CLUSTER AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (PROBABLY ALL RELATED) AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. CONVENIENTLY, MY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. THIS BEGAN AT AROUND 38,000 MILES. *NLM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSIMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. FIRST IS THE EXPERIENCE OF, ON OCCASION THE CAR NOT STARTING WHILE IN PARK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CALLED CHRYSLER ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE, AND THEY INFORMED ME JUST TO PUT IT IN NUETRAL WHENEVER THAT HAPPENED AND IT WOULD START OK. I HAVE HAD TO DO THAT VERY OFTEN. I ASSUMED IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ENGAGE THE LO 4 WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE NEED FOR IT, HENCE NEVER BOTHERED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. THIS YEAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN EACH GEAR. IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM, AND HAVE TAKEN CAR TO MECHANIC, HAD LINES CHECKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES, ETC., BUT STILL HASN'T RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THAT IN A CRISIS SITUATION, I WILL HIT THE GAS, AND THE CAR WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE, OR WILL LUNGE AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE REVING SO HI BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT MIGHT RESULT IN AN INJURY. *NLM