1999 Jeep Wrangler

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP WRANGLER WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCT OF 1998. MY OEM EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD TWO CRACKS IN IT AS OF DECEMBER OF 2003, WITH THE MILAGE ON THE VEHICLE BEING ROUGHLY 42000. I REPLACED THE MANIFOLD WITH AN AFTERMARKET MANIFOLD PURCHASED FROM O'REILLY AUTO PARTS IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE AFTERMARKET MANIFOLD CRACKED ALSO. THERE IS TOO MUCH HEAT AND PRESSURE IN THE 4.0 ENGINE FOR THE MANIFOLDS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE, CAUSING FAILURE. JEEP DEALERSHIPS REPLACE HUNDREDS DAILY, AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO THAT THE STOCK MANIFOLDS ARE MADE OUT OF WEAK MATERIALS. ANY MUFFLER SHOP OR TECH WILL AGREE WITH THIS, AS DID 8 JEEP ENGINEERS AT CAMP JEEP. I AM CURRENTLY GOING ON MY 3RD, AND PLAN ON CHANGING TO EITHER A BORLA OR BANKS HEADER TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HEADMAN HEDDERS HAS DISCONTINUED MAKING A REPLACEMENT FOR THE JEEPS BECAUSE THEY AREN'T ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND BORLA AGREES, BUT CONTINUES TO WARRANTY EXCHANGE THOSE THAT COME BACK CRACKED. THE EXHAUST LEAKS PENETRATE THE CAB AND CAN CAUSE HEADACHES AND DROWSINESS AFTER LONG PERIODS OF EXPOSURE. GAS MILAGE IS GREATLY REDUCED BY THIS ISSUE. I AM LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF MY AFTERMARKET HEADER IF JEEP IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE OR RECALL THE MANIFOLDS.*AK

NORMAL USE OF FAN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH OF 1999 JEEP WRANGLER. THE MALE TABS ON BACK OF SWITCH BREAK CAUSING SHORTS AND FAILURE. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TWICE. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN NEW YORK ON VACATION AND THE SHORT CAUSED A DASH FIRE IN WHICH THE WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMATY OF DEALERSHIP. REPLACED A THIRD TIME MYSELF DUE TO REJECTION BY DEALER AND CHRYSLER TO COVER COST. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST THREE AND MAYBE FOUR SWITCHES SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS IN WILMINGTON, NC AND GENEVA, NY WHERE FIRE OCCURED KEPT OLD PARTS. ALL PARTS REPLACED BRAND NEW AND STILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. MY FEAR IS THE SWITCH WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AND CAUSE FURTHER FIRES AND POSSIBLY LOSS OF VEHICLE OR PERSONAL INJURY. WITH THE TROUBLE I AM HAVING, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A MORE WIDE SPREAD ISSUE.*AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN IN BACK OF A TRUCK. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO POWER TRAIN COMPUTER FROM THE 1998 SERVICE BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 103 CELSIUS IT COULD CAUSE HIGH RPM IN PARKING LOT MANEUVERS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO ALL 99 MODELS. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TC *SC

EXPERIANCED HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AS WELL AS AUDIBLE KNOCKING FROM UNDER HOOD. MY 1999 4.0 LITER 6 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, LEAKING HOT GASSES AND EXHAUST INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP AWARE THAT THERE IS PROBLEM WITH MANIFOLD, AS HAVE REDESIGNED IT AND REPLACEMENT COST IN EXCESS OF $500.00 CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND FILED COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY AREA AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT OR ISSUE RECALL. LOCAL EXHAUST SHOP ADVISED THEY DO SEVERAL PER MONTH WITH THIS DEFECTIVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BOTH WRANGLER AND CHEROKEE BETWEEN 1996 AND 2000 MODEL YEAR. EXHAUST WAS REVISED IN 2000 BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS, BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT DENYING THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT. CHYRSLER SHOULD WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID WITH THE 2.5 LITER. MILAGE AT TIME WAS ONLY 39,000 WHEN CRACKED.*AK

1)THE VEHICLE FAILED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION - AND I WAS ADVISED THE REASON WAS "EXHAUST MANIFOLD". 2)I CALLED THE DEALER - WHO THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS A "2.5" WHICH ALREADY HAS A RECALL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BUT I HAVE A "4.0" WHICH CURRENTLY DOES NOT. I ASKED WHAT HARM IS BEING DONE IF I DO NOT GET IT FIXED - AND WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THERE IS A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, EXHAUST FUMES ARE FILLING THE CAB (LIKE THE 2.5). I WAS AT THAT TIME ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. AS IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME, THE PART ON THE 2.5 IS A BOLT THAT ATTACHES TO THE MOTOR, AND WHEN IT BREAKS, LEAKS EXHAUST INTO THE CAB; AND ON THE 4.0 (WHICH I BELIEVE IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM), THAT THERE IS A BREAK IN THE BASE OF THE "Y" PIPE, WHICH ALSO LEAKS EXHAUST INTO THE CAB. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER LINE 800.992.1997, I ADVISED THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND THAT THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON A SIMILAR MODEL; I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS "REGISTER THE COMPLAINT". I ASKED "HOW DOES ONE GO ABOUT A RECALL PROCESS" AND WAS TOLD IT WAS INVOLVED AND COMPLICATED, AND I WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE AFTER PRESSING FOR SATISFACTION. I THEN ASKED "HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS PART?", AND THE REP ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE GIGGLED. I WENT ON TO ASK THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART WOULD I BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENDITURE, AND I WAS ADVISED THAT "YES", I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. 3)BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, I AM HAVING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED. I CAN MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

1999 JEEP SAHARA: PRIL 2002 - GAUGES (ALL DASHBOARD GUAGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED WIRING CLUSTER CONNECTOR AT HAYNES JEEP, RICHMOND, VA.; PAID $108.33 FOR REPAIRS. *AK OCTOBER 2004 - GAUGES (ALL DASHBOARD GUAGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER) STOP WORKING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. SAME PROBLEM. HAYNES JEEP ADVISED HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIRING CLUSTER CONNECTOR AGAIN. ASKED HAYNES JEEP TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE AS THIS WAS DONE IN 2002 BY THEM. THEY REFUSED. OCTOBER 21, 2004 - WROTE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO MR. RICHARD CARTER, GENERAL MANAGER, HAYNES JEEP. HE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE LETTER. THIS IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN ANY VEHICLE, MUCH LESS HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS OF GETTING IT FIXED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AND THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. I DO NOT THINK THAT THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE MUST FORK OUT $100+ EVERY TWO YEARS JUST TO HAVE THE GUAGES WORK ON A $23,000 VEHICLE!