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1999 Jeep Wrangler Yj Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 14, 2018
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 29, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Jeep Wrangler Yj. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Suspension
Filed May 14, 2018

JEEP FRAME ROTTED ABOVE REAR AXLE

NHTSA ID
11093813
Incident
Apr 30, 2018
Mileage
169,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 19, 2003

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADERS HAVE CRACKED IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS. THE FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED AT A BEND IN THE HEADER AND THE SECOND CRACK IS NEAR THE WELD AT THE FLANGE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS LOCATION HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND THE PIPE, MOSTLY AT THE WELD BUT UPWARDS 1/2" INTO THE MANIFOLD ITSELF.*AK

NHTSA ID
10047183
Incident
Nov 17, 2003
Mileage
777,100 mi
Heating & air conditioningInterior & seats
Filed Jul 1, 2003

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

NHTSA ID
10025246
Incident
Jun 23, 2003
Mileage
51,040 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 29, 1999
Fire reported

WHEN OPENING GAS CAP, FLAMES CAME OUT OF TANK, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *YC

NHTSA ID
544664
Incident
Feb 27, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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