1999 Jeep Wrangler Airbags Problems

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT PASSENGER AIRBAG OVERRIDE SWITCH SOMETIMES CAUSES RED SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HITTING THE CENTER CONSOLE NEAR THE OVERRIDE SWITCH CAUSES THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO GO OUT. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE LIGHT NEXT TO THE OVERRIDE SWITCH THAT SAYS "OFF". THIS LIGHT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. 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

TSB NO. 08-15-99 INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING AND CLUSTER OPERATION CREATES A HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION . *JB

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

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