1999 Jeep Cherokee Electrical Problems

Your 1999 Jeep Cherokee has multiple safety and mechanical issues: the sensors are faulty, turn signals don't work, the serpentine belt assembly breaks while driving, the radiator overheats and smokes even with a full coolant level, the sunroof leaks water into the cabin and trunk, the trunk won't open, and the suspension no longer provides any bounce or support. The owner believes these issues make the vehicle unsafe and is requesting a recall.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STARTED BLINKING. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,499.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE ONCE IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS BAD AND JEEPS ARE KNOWN FOR THE BAD BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHT WAS TURNED ON THE LIGHT WAS DIFFUSED BY THE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY WAS DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT GLOBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E025000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ

I WOULD HAVE PUT IGNIOTION/KEY AS THE AFFECTED PARTS, BUT THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. SO I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. LITERALLY ON SOUTHFIELD ROAD. THINK IT WAS JUST A FLUKE I CONTINUED TO TRY AND DRIVE IT. BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. BUT NOW, IT TURNS OFF AT A LIGHT, DURING A TURN, GOING 25MPH, 45MPH... BASICALLY WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE. I HAVE A SON THAT IS A PERMIT ONLY DRIVER, AND CAN'T ALLOW HIM FOR SAFETY REASONS TO BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD, THERE IS A PART IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM THAT SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE CHIP IN THE KEY. WHEN THAT STOPS SENDING THE SIGNAL THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF. GREAT ANTI-THEFT IDEA! IT'S SO DANGEROUS. MECHANIC SAYS THE PART IS $100+ AND THEN THE ORIGINAL KEYS 'MAY NOT' REPROGRAM, WHICH MEANS AN EXTRA $60 PER KEY, PLUS PROGRAMMING. THERE IS A REASON THE DEALER KEEPS IT IN STOCK, GOTTA KNOW IT FAILS. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO STOP RUNNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY.

JUST ANOTHER RECALL ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE. HTTP://WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM/2014/10/16/CHRYSLER-ALTERNATOR-MIRROR-RECALLS/?ICID=MAING-GRID7%7CHTMLWS-MAIN-BB%7CDL38%7CSEC1_LNK3%26PLID%3D546817 "PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY FINANCE". ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 I WROTE TO YOU REGARDING OUT 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND ALL THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SINCE 2013. PLEASE SEE THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT. YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI NUMBER) IS: 10631491 NOW ONCE AGAIN THERE ARE MORE RECALLS, AND I/WE STILL OWN OUR 1999. I STILL DO BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 1999. JUST BECAUSE THE JEEP IS A 1999, DOES NOT MEAN THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIXING OF THIS CAR. WE JUST WANT IT FIXED, TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. I STILL FEEL THEY SHOULD CARRY THE BURDEN OF THIS. NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

NEAR MISS REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES EITHER THE TURN SIGNALS LEFT AND RIGHT WILL NOT WORK OR THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLIES WILL NOT WORK. FOUND A ELECTRICAL GROUNDING ISSUE WITH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY WITH REGARDS TO BRAKE LIGHTS. WITH REGARDS TO THE TURN SIGNALS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM UNRESOLVED. IN ADDITION, WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND LOCKED AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LAMPS COME ON AND OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASON. *TR

I'M CONTINUING HAVING TO REPLACE THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR & ALSO EACH DOOR LOCKS ON THE REMAINING DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN COSTLY & TIME CONSUMING AND NEEDLES TO SAY WITHOUT A VEHICLE. SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS REGARDING THE LOCKS. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET YA'LL TO ASSIST WITH GETTING A RECALL FOR THESE LOCKS. ANY ASSISTANCE IS APPRECIATIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS JEEP AND NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER HAVING IT CUT OFF WITH DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL SAY I HAVE NO GAS AND THE TANK WILL BE FULL. AT TIMES IT WOULD START OTHER TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED (3 TIMES IN FACT). THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP 450.00 LATER STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY SCARY FOR THE JEEP TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I AM WONDERING HOW IS THERE NOT RECALL FOR THIS. AS I HAVE READ CLEARLY THIS IS NOT JUST MY JEEP. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. ANOTHER THING I ALSO NOTICE I CAN HIT A BUMP THEN IT BEEPS AND TELLS ME MY HOOD IS OPEN. WHICH IT IS NOT. I LOVE MY JEEP BUT CANT ENJOY IT BC SCARED THAT IT WILL CUT OFF AT ANYTIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THEN WITHIN 10 SECONDS, IT RESTARTS ITSELF. VERY SCARY... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN 10 TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY..IT ALSO HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES, ANYDAY, ANYTIME, ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES WHEN IT DIES, I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START UP AGAIN.... VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!!! *TR

HELP! WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOR MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. WE'VE GONE TO TWO (2) LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIPS AND SPENT MORE THAN $2,000.00 TO FIND AND REPAIR THE PROBLEMS ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS RETURN OVER AND OVER: 1.) ALL DASH / INSTRUMENTS AND LIGHTS SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE, CHECK GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER (INCLUDING THE AIR BAG) COME ON & STAY ON. 2.) THE FUEL & BATTERY GAUGES FLUCTUATE AND THEN THE GAUGES FAIL TO REGISTER.. 3.) THE WINDOWS, SUNROOF AND ALL DOORS OFTEN FAIL TO OPERATE... THE WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WE BELIEVE OUR PROBLEMS MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE TIPM MODULE. JUST SAW ON THE NEWS THAT SEVERAL JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND IT SHOWED EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY 1999. IT IS NOW 2014, AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. AT FIRST, ONE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THEY (THE DEALER) HAD CONTACTED CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER IT SEEMED HAD ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT WHEN THESE PROBLEMS KEPT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING THEY GIVE UP, AND PUT THE BURDEN ON US. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH WE BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS ALL ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY BY THEIR FIRST ACTIONS. WE NEED TO GET THIS FIXED. THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT CAUSED BY US. WE ARE DEALING WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEYOND OUR CONTROL? WE BELIEVE THESE ARE PROBLEMS KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IF THE AIR BAG WON'T WORK, OR THE WINDOWS WON'T OPEN. PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW TO THE CBS NEWS VIDEO REPORT. HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/NEWS/AUTO-GROUP-SAYS-NERVE-CENTER-DEFECT-BEHIND-CHRYSLER-PROBLEMS. *TR

HELP! WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOR MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. WE'VE GONE TO TWO (2) LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIPS AND SPENT MORE THAN $2,000.00 TO FIND AND REPAIR THE PROBLEMS ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS RETURN OVER AND OVER: 1.) ALL DASH / INSTRUMENTS AND LIGHTS SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE, CHECK GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER (INCLUDING THE AIR BAG) COME ON & STAY ON. 2.) THE FUEL & BATTERY GAUGES FLUCTUATE AND THEN THE GAUGES FAIL TO REGISTER.. 3.) THE WINDOWS, SUNROOF AND ALL DOORS OFTEN FAIL TO OPERATE... THE WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WE BELIEVE OUR PROBLEMS MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE TIPM MODULE. JUST SAW ON THE NEWS THAT SEVERAL JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND IT SHOWED EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY 1999. IT IS NOW 2014, AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. AT FIRST, ONE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THEY (THE DEALER) HAD CONTACTED CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER IT SEEMED HAD ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT WHEN THESE PROBLEMS KEPT HAPPENING AND HAPPENING THEY GIVE UP, AND PUT THE BURDEN ON US. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH WE BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS ALL ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY BY THEIR FIRST ACTIONS. WE NEED TO GET THIS FIXED. THESE PROBLEMS WERE NOT CAUSED BY US. WE ARE DEALING WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEYOND OUR CONTROL? WE BELIEVE THESE ARE PROBLEMS KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IF THE AIR BAG WON'T WORK, OR THE WINDOWS WON'T OPEN. PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW TO THE CBS NEWS VIDEO REPORT. HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/NEWS/AUTO-GROUP-SAYS-NERVE-CENTER-DEFECT-BEHIND-CHRYSLER-PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM BOARD, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN DOOR USING DOOR HANDLE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO UNLOCK AND PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO OCCUPANTS THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BY DELAYING OR PREVENTING THEIR EXITING FROM THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY OR AFTER AN ACCIDENT. THIS LOCKING SYSTEM FAILURE ALSO DISABLES THE EXTERNAL DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE AFFECTED DOOR THEREBY MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ASSIST THOSE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE HAS A RECALL THAT ADDRESSES LOSS OF FUEL TANK INTEGRITY FOLLOWING A REAR END COLLISION. IF THE LOSS OF FUEL TANK INTEGRITY RESULTED IN A FIRE THE FAILURE OF THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM TO PREVENT OCCUPANTS EXITING THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

ONE DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE HEATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WARM AIR BLOWING. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED AND IT COST ME $796.00. ONCE I STARTED TELLING PEOPLE WHAT HAD HAPPENED IT SEEMED LIKE ANY ONE THAT HAD A JEEP HAD BEEN THROUGH THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM JUST TO HAVE HEAT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND NO EXTRA MONEY TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON JEEPS FOR THE ACTUATOR AND BLEND DOORS. I THINK I SHOULD BE REFUNDED FOR THE COST OF THIS BAD/POOR DESIGN ON JEEP'S. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. I WAS LEAVING WORK ONE DAY AND WENT TO UNLOCK MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I HAD TO CALL A LOCK SMITH TO GET IT UNLOCKED, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ELECTRIC DOOR SWITCH WENT BAD IN IT. THAT COST ANOTHER$185.00. I ALSO HEAR THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS TO ALOT OF JEEP'S. NOW MY HEATED MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ALL MESSED UP AND YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF IT CLEARLY AND IT WILL NOT DEFROST. SO NOW IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT ANOTHER $100 OR SO TO GET THAT FIXED. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS JEEP ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO THE FAN THAT COOLS THE MOTOR WENT BAD AND WAS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. THAT COST ANOTHER $200 TO HAVE THAT FIXED. I THINK SOME OF THESE ITEMS NEED RECALLED AND GIVE THESE PEOPLE WITH JEEPS SOME OF THERE MONEY BACK BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THEM AND ALL THESE THINGS SEEM TO START AROUND 100,000 MILES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE. *TR

HI, MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE DONE WORK FOR A COMPANY CALL [XXX] BASED OUT OF INDIANA. THIS GUY [XXX] BUYS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND SELLS THEM HERE IN MN. I KNOW THIS VEHICLE LIC # [XXX] HE SOLD TO A GUY IN IOWA IT HAS OVER 300,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I REBUILT THE MOTOR. THEN HE CHANGED THE ODOMETER TO READ AT ABOUT 120,000 THAT HE BUYS FROM JOHNS AUTO PARTS IN BLAINE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS

I AM COMING HOME DRIVING MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 1999 FROM MY MECHANIC IN QUEENS VILLAGE AFTER HE CHANGE THE MAP SENSOR AND RELAY TO FIX THE STALLING PROBLEM ON THE JEEP. DRIVING ON GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY AT THE SPEED OF 55MPH, I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR AND BE ABLE TO COME TO INNER ROADS WHEN MY CAR DIED(STALLS) AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC. AFTER 30MIN, THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER A NUMEROUS TRIES THEN STOPS AFTER 500FT AND IT DIDN'T START UNTIL AFTER 15MIN OF STANDING BY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AGAIN. IT'S JUST SO FRUSTRATING WHEN THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE MY CAR IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AND IT'S STALLING MY ENGINE, UNBEARABLE PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON A HIGHWAY OR EXPRESSWAY. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED 2 TIMES. THEN IT. STOPS WORKING AGAIN. MY DRIVERS SEAT RAIL BROKE ON MY JEEP AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO WOBBLE ALL AROUND. THE SEAT ARE ALSO BROKEN IN THE SAME WAY ON MY 2000 JEEP AND MY 1996 JEEP TOO. WHAT CAN BE DONE. I HAVE 4 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. 3 JEEPS HAVE BROKEN SEATS. 2 OF THE 4 HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WHAT CAN BE DONE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

REAR LIGHTS (BRAKE AND PARK) STOPPED WORKING. *TR

INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM WHEN MOVING, VERY DANGEROUS, ABOUT REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER CAN NOT FIX, JUST THROW MONEY AT IT IN PARTS HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY JEEP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!!!!! *TR

WENT OUT SHOPPING. DROVE 15 MINUTES FROM HOME. CAR RUNNING AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPS. WENT INTO STORE FOR 10 MINUTES, ON RETURN CAR WOULD NOT START. WOULD CRANK AND TURN OVER, BUT NOT FULLY START. AFTER LETTING SIT FOR 1 HOUR, THE CAR STARTED WITH NO OTHER ACTION. WHILE TRYING TO START, ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED OK. RADIO. A/C. HEADLAMPS. ETC. CAR ALSO STARTING STALLING AFTER THE "NO-START" ISSUE BEGAN. STALLED AT ANY TEMP, ANY SPEED, HIGHWAY, AROUND TOWN. CAR STALLS, BUT STILL HAVE LIGHTS, FLASHERS ETC. *TR

I OWN A 99 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREADO EVERY NOW AND THEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS GO OUT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I CHECKED FUSES ARE ALL GOOD, LIGHT BULBS NEW, AND THIS PROBLEM STILL EXIST. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS ARE REALLY FOGGY LOOKING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE ON DARK ROADS. *TT

MY TRUCK BACK LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK WHEN I TURN MY LIGHTS ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WILL COST $1000 TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I REALLY LIKE MY TRUCK AND WOULD LOVE FOR TO KEEP IT BUT I CAN NOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. I HAVE SEEN TO MANY CARS TO EXPLAIN IN THE ATLANTA AREA THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS FAIR THAT WE PAY OUR MONEY FOR THESE CARS AND THE DEALER DOESN'T INFORM TO US THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLES AND FIX THEM, MY HUSBAND HAS A FORD TRUCK AND WHEN THEY RECALLED SOMETHING ON HIS TRUCK AND THEY CALLED HIM AND SENT HIM A LETTER AND HE TOOK HIS TRUCK AND THEY FIXED IT WITH NO PROBLEMS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT CAN'T BE THE SAME WAY WITH JEEP. PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE DO.

NO: 08-15-99 SUBJECT: ERRATIC, INTERMITTENT CLUSTER OPERATION/INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. DATE: MAY 21, 1999 THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 08-20-98 REV. A, DATED OCTOBER 2, 1998, WHICH SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FILES AND NOTED IN THE BOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BOOK, PUBLICATION NUMBER 81-699-99003. THIS IS A COMPLETE REVISION TO THE PROCEDURE. OVERVIEW: THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSTALLING A REPAIR HARNESS CONTAINING A REVISED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONNECTOR. SYMPTOM/CONDITION: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR AN INTERMITTENT TACHOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER DROP OUT. AN AIRBAG ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (AECM) FAULT CODE -"NO CLUSTER CCD BUS " MESSAGE WILL BE PRESENT. DIAGNOSIS: USING THE DRB III, READ AND RECORD ALL ACTIVE AND STORED FAULT CODES IN THE AECM. THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY MINOR OXIDATION OF THE BUS CIRCUIT TERMINALS AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONNECTOR. ELECTRICAL TERMINALS WILL SHOW SIGNS OF OXIDATION, WHICH WILL APPEAR AS DARKENED LINES OR MARKS ON THE CLUSTER MALE TERMINALS. THESE OFTEN APPEAR AS GRAY OR BLACK MARKS RATHER THAN THE APPEARANCE OF OXIDATION OR CORROSION USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER CURRENT CARRYING CIRCUITS. THIS CONDITION WILL SET A "NO CLUSTER CCD BUS" MESSAGE. THE FAULT CODE WILL USUALLY BE STORED AND NOT ACTIVE. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WILL NOT ADDRESS FUEL OR OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ISSUES. IF THIS FAULT CODE IS PRESENT, EITHER ACTIVE OR STORED PERFORM THE REPAIR PROCEDURE. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS COMMON WITH ALL JEEPS. THERE ARE MANY JEEP OWNERS WITH THIS VERY PROBLEM. *TR

MY 99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED JUST STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHIME WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY PEOPLE. THIS PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CAUSED AN INJURY BUT WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO KEEP YOUR LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMERS FROM THINKING THAT THIS COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT IT CUSTOMERS SAFETY! THIS SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND DONE VERY SOON BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES OR LOYAL CUSTOMERS DEATHS FROM A SIMPLE FIX. *TR

WHEN I TURNED ON THE HEAT ONE FALL DAY I GOT HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER I SELECT DEFROST, FLOOR, OR MID-LEVEL VENTS.ALSO I HAD THE TEMPERATURE SETTINGS ON HIGH. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS YET, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO DIFFICULTY DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL BE VERY COSTLY. IT IS NOT INTERMITTENT BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS FAILED. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND CHEROKEE, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. *TR

AC BLEND DOORS DON'T WORK CAUSING MY HEAT/AC TO ONLY WORK ON HAVE THE CAR AT A TIME. IN THE WINTER MY DEFROSTER IS ONLY ABLE TO DEFROST HALF MY WINDSHIELD AND THE OTHER SIDE HAS ICE COLD AIR COMING OUT THE VENT WITCH MAKES IT UNABLE TO DEFROST AND CAUSES ME TO DRIVE WITH HALF A DEFROSTED WINDSHIELD. SO HALF THE CAR GETS HEAT THE OTHER HALF GETS AC ALL WINTER LONG NO MATTER WHAT SETTING YOU PUT THE SYSTEM ON, THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER (ACTUALLY ALL GAUGES) WILL STOP WORKING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TOO. IF YOU HIT THE DASHBOARD (SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL HITS) THE GAUGES WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF. HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED BY A SHOP YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED AMPLIFIER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE SPARKS AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE AMP. HE ALSO HAD TO CUT THE WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE AMP AND REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE AMP IS POSITIONED UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WHERE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS LOCATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

NOISE COMING FROM THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER IN THE CENTER DASH AREA EVEN AFTER THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED. WHEN RUNNING HEATER IS ON FULL ON BOTH SIDES WITH VERY LOW HEAT COMING OUT ON ONE SIDE WITH COLD AIR ON THE OTHER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL COST UP TO 1500.00 TO FIX AT THE DEALER WITH SOME REPORTS SAYING IT "MAY" NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN AFTER 50-60 THOUSAND MILES. ALSO, BLOWER MOTOR CONTROLLER LOCATED BY THE BLOWER STARTS BURNING SMELL!! WHEN IT AUTO THE CONTROL BOARD FAILED AND THEN BLOWER QUIT. THE MOTOR MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A WIRING HARNESS REPAIR KIT!!!! PLEASE TELL ME WHY NO RECALL ON THIS. IT IS SUCH AN ISSUE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE ON BACK ORDER!! *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD 29,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS APPROX. 81,000. I HAVE REPLACED THREE OF THE FIVE LOCKING MECHANISMS ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW HAVE TWO MORE THAT NEED REPLACING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE DOOR LOCKS ALLOW FOR ME TO OPEN THE CORRESPONDING DOOR OR REAR HATCH SOMETIMES BUT MOST OF THE TIME DO NOT ALLOW ME TO OPEN THE DOOR OR REAR TAILGATE AT ALL. WHEN THE REAR TAILGATE LOCK IS ALLOWING FOR ME TO OPEN THE REAR TAILGATE IT WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. MY VEHICLE HAS SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY EVERY NIGHT WITHOUT ANYWAY FOR ME TO LOCK IT. WHEN IT IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION IT WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO MANUALLY OPEN THE REAR TAILGATE. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK WENT OUT IT LOCKED ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE AS WELL, THE KEY LESS ENTRY FOB COULD OBVIOUSLY NOT UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE FRUSTRATING ISSUES THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISMS ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $250 PER DOOR IN LOCKING MECHANISMS ALONE TO GET REPLACED THIS TIME! I AM PISSED OFF AND AT A LOSS. I HAVE REPLACED THESE LOCKS BEFORE AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE AN ISSUE FOR ME THE ENTIRE LIFE THAT I OWN THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY NOT THIS MANY TIMES. I MAY HAVE THE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ITEMS FOR REVIEW. PLEASE HELP ME FIND SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM SINCE I AM OUT OF MONEY AND OUT OF PATIENCE. THANK YOU. *TR

FOG LIGHT SWITCH. WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET ANOTHER SWITCH , I WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH # HAD BEEN CHANGED AND THE IT IS $186.00 WHICH INCLUDES WIRING" I ASKED IF THE WIRING IS RECALLED HE SAID " NO" SO I BOUGHT THE SWITCH FOR $45.00 AND IT SEEMS TO WORK. I WAS WONDERING IF DODGE KNOWS THAT THE WIRING IS BAD? I HAVE SEEN A JEEP IN THE JUNK YARD THAT HAS A DASH FIRE STARTING IN THAT AREA? YOUR HELP IS REQUIRED FOR OUR SAFETY & PEACE OF MIND! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY RESTART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES BY LOCAL MECHANICS, BUT THE FAILURE STILLS PERSISTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

EVERYTHING THAT LIGHTS UP AS SOON AS I TURN MY CAR ON AND MAKES ALL THE ALERT SOUNDS. THE CAR'S GAUGES, ENGINE, BREAK, ABS, AIR BAG, GAS TANK, THE KEY, ALL LIGHTS UP MAKING THE GAS GAGE GOING UP & DOWN ALL THE TIME AND RINGING LIKE IF I WAS OUT OF GASOLINE, THE RADIO BUTTONS FREEZE. IS BEING 3 MONTHS. MECHANICS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, I REPLACED THE BATTERY, CHECK ALL THE FUSES, CHANGE THE KEYS' BATTERIES, AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE BLOWER MOTOR WHICH REGULATES THE HVAC SYSTEM ON THE 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS BURN UP CAUSING THE PART TO MELT. PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://IMAGES.GOOGLE.COM/IMGRES?IMGURL=HTTP://HOME.COGECO.CA/~INFINITE/JEEP/HVAC%2520FAULTS/MODULE%2520UNPLUGGED.JPG&IMGREFURL=HTTP://WWW.JEEPSUNLIMITED.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP%3FT%3D678590&H=480&W=640&SZ=52&HL=EN&START=12&UM=1&TBNID=SVXIQJMJ123OUM:&TBNH=103&TBNW=137&PREV=/IMAGES%3FQ%3DJEEP%2BBLOWER%2BMOTOR%2BRESISTOR%26SVNUM%3D10%26UM%3D1%26HL%3DEN%26RLS%3DCOM.MICROSOFT:*%26SA%3DN. *TR

THE IGNITION CYLINDER FAILED AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THEREFORE STRANDING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE WHEN THE HEAT WAS ON, AND WAS AFRAID THAT VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE HEAT WAS ON HIGH. THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THE HARNESS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. UPDATE 04/30/07*TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE, IT HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND IT COULD NOT START. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HELP. THANKS. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK THE BLOWER MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY HAD MELTED TOGETHER. UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF, LOST ALL FUNCTIONS ON THE FREEWAY @ 80 MPH SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHILE COASTING AND RESTARTED, TRUCK IS AT DEALERSHIP TODAY IN ADDITION LOST THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTION TO BOTH DOORS IN DECEMBER OF 2004. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP ONE DAY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER FURTHER ADJUSTING THE SYSTEM, SHE CONCLUDED SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE FAN, AS THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO OAK HILL AUTOMOTIVE, IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BLOWER MODULE HAD MELTED; WHEN THE BLOWER MODULE MELTED, IT ALSO DESTROYED THE CONTROL HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN AT OAK HILL AUTOMOTIVE COMMENTED THAT IF HE HAD FIXED ONE OF THESE, HE HAD FIXED A HUNDRED. ALSO, THE CONTROL HARNESS WAS EXPECTED TO BE A CUSTOM PART, BUT IT WAS IN STOCK. THE CAUSE FOR THE MELTING IS UNKNOWN, THOUGH THE REPAIR SHOP SPECULATED THERE MIGHT BE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM.

JEEP SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, INSTRUMENT PANEL DISABLED EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE INDICATORS: NO KEY INDICATOR, CHECK GAGE INDICATOR, ONE BEEP THEN THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WOULD COME ON. WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 15 TO 60 MINUTES BEFORE JEEP WOULD START AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: HANGED IGNITION KEYHOLDER ON STEELING WHEEL REPLACED FUEL PUMP (TWICE). REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULATOR (SEPARATE REPAIR). REPLACED GAGE MODULATOR. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, PROBLEM RESEMBLES SERVICE BULLETIN 081599. *AK

THE TAILLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON OUR 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BURN OUT EVERY 2 MONTHS. THE LIGHT HOLDER FOR THE BULBS MELTS DUE TO THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS AND AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS FOUR TIMES THE HOLDER HAS MELTED ENOUGH THAT THERE IS NO CONTACT WITH THE BULBS THUS NO TAILLIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF THE SAME MODELS AROUND TOWN. THE DEALER IS WILLING TO SELL A NEW LIGHT FIXTURE FOR $150.00 PLUS LABOR. IF I PAY THIS JUST TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR THIS IS NOT RIGHT. TODAY I READ WHERE GM RECALLED 1MIL SUV FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES CEASED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO BLANK AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD DIM. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM THIS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM BEGUN WITH THE AIRBAG, FOLLOWED BY THE ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO ZERO. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND "NO BUS" ERROR MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE ODOMETER. SOMETIMES THE GAS, BATTERY, TEMPERATURE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD FAIL AS WELL. THE PROBLEM WOULD LAST FROM ANYWHERE UP TO FORTY MINUTES OR MORE. CORROSION WAS FOUND WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *SC

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. *AK THE KEY CAN BE MOVED FROM ANY POSITION AND HAS CAUSED BATTERY FAILURE MANY TIMES. THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED WITH ANY KEY, SCREW DRIVER, ETC. (THIS COULD BE THE REASON WHY JEEPS ARE EASILY STOLEN AND INSURANCE COSTS ARE HIGH) *SC *JB

WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN USE THE SWITCH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY FOR EITHER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON OR OFF. THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD ALSO FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER PULLED OVER, CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. FIRE DEPARTMENT BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE MAY 2001. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRING CLUSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. ON 7/8/2003, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO SELL THE VEHICLE OR TRADE IT IN. *AK

CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE EVAPORATOR FAILURES DUE TO INFERIOR COILS THAT LAST LESS THAN 4 YEARS. THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS COST TO THE CONSUMER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP CHEROKEE. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID NOT LOCK WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM.*JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. *JB THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. SCC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TRNPKE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COASTED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. WHILE ON THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND THE THERMOMETER GAUGE HAD BEGUN TO RISE. THE VEHICLE THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES . *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT AS THEY GOT ON THE RAMP, A PASSING DRIVER WAVED, AND THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLE ECECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *SCC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO STARTER FAILURE. CLAIM NUMBER 53-C679-292. *YH

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO STARTER FAILURE. CLAIM NUMBER 53-C679-292. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. WINDOWS WOULD NOT COME DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MODULE AND PROBLM HAS REOCCURRED. TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A WIRE WAS FOUNDED BROKEN AND REPLACED IT AGAIN. NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED, VEHICLE HAD BEEN WORKED ON DURING A RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE AIR BAG ON JUNE 7TH OF 2000. *SLC

DEAD BATTERY FROM OVERNIGHT FLICKERING OF LIGHTS. DIFFICULTY WITH LOWERING/RAISING RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, APPEARS TO HAVE NO POWER. LEFT HEADLAMP APPEARS TO BE BURNED OUT, WHEN RIDE OVER BUMP IT GOES ON. LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLICKER ON/OFF WHILE CAR IS IN GARAGE PARKED. WHEN DRIVING AND LIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF, IT APPEARS TO GET A SURGE OF POWER AND CAR SURGES FORWARD.HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN SWITCH, MECHANIC REMOVED IGNITION CYLINDER AND LUBED LOCK PINS.*JB

THE BATTERY FAILED, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION,. NLM

THE BATTERY FAILED, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION,. NLM

WIRE WHICH CAME OUT OF THE HARNESS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE LONG CRANK UPON FIRST STARTUP OR NO START CONDITION. NLM

CAME HOME FROM WORK, PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. WITHIN 5 MINUTES A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER DAIMLER CHRYSLER NOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY COULD DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.*AK

NOONE IN CAR, ELECTRICAL FIRE, CAR TOTALLY BURNED, CRYSLER TAKING NO RESONSIBILITY. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : INSTRUMENT PANEL: CLUSTER MODULE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES WOULD GO DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND REMDY, AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT. DEFECT COULD PROBE CONSUMER INTO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, STARTER FAILURE IS SUSPECTED TO BE THE CAUSE, CLAIM 53-C679-292. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, STARTER FAILURE IS SUSPECTED TO BE THE CAUSE, CLAIM 53-C679-292. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLING IS LEAVING MY FAMILY WDE OPEN FOR REAR AND SIDE IMPACT. THIS LEMON SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD, AND THE SELLING DEALER STATED THER IS NO MORE HE COULD DO FOR OUR VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING 35 MPH AT WHICH TIME SMOKE BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AND QUICKLY BEGAN TO FILL ENTIRE INTERIOR. AFTER PULLING OVER, SHUTTING OFF ENGINE AND EXITING VEHICLE, OPENED BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO SEE FLAMES WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH BACK PASSENGER SEAT (RIGHT SIDE). WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS, FLAMES HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT ENTIRE INTERIOR AND ENGULFED ENTIRE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AT THE SCENE BY ATTENDING POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS.

SPARK PLUG REPLACED. *SLC

WHEN HORN IS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY HORN NEGLECTS TO SOUND OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE NEAR ACCIDENTS. ALSO, NOTE HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT REST AREA. WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. WHEN HE UNLATCHED THE HOOD, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT PLASTIC COMPONENT WAS ON FIRE, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF WIRES THAT WERE MELTED. *AK

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. NOTHING WORKS. NOT THE WINDOWS, THE LOCKS, THE ALARM, NOTHING! THIS IS THE 2ND TIME FOR THE WINDOWS. 1ST TIME WAS WHEN IT WAS 4 MTHS OLD. THE ENGINE STALLS FREQUENTLY AND JERKS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT OFTEN SHIFTS TO OVERDRIVE FOR NO APPARANT REASON AND MAKES A LOT OF FUNNY SOUNDS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, EACH TIME THEY HAVE AN "OH WELL, IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY, JUST DEAL WITH IT" ATTITUDE. NOW, B/C I LIVE IN THE ATLANTA AREA, THERE'S A LOT OF MILES ON IT, BUT WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED THERE WASN'T MANY AT ALL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ONE THING THAT I'VE DONE AND I ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO, SINCE I CAN'T GET SATISFACTION OR ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALERS OR MANUFACTURER... I'VE WRITTEN, IN BIG BOLD LETTERS (W/WINDOW PAINT) ON MY WINDOWS, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH IT, AND I STRONGLY URGE OTHERS NOT TO BUY A JEEP...AKA...A LEMON! THIS IS RIDICULOUS...SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT CONSUMER RIP-OFFS!*AK

SINCE JAN. 2000, THE VEHICLE GAUGES HAVE INTERMITTINGLY FAILED IE, NOT REGISTERING READING TO INCLUDE SPEED, MILEAGE, WATER TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE, TACHOMETER AND AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. SOMETIMES, IF I KEEP AIR CONDITIONER AT COOLEST LEVEL THE GAUGES WILL RESUME OPERATION.*AK

PLUGS FAILED. NLM

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