1999 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

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

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

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

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