Warning Light On problems of the 1997 Jeep Wrangler

The contact owns a 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while reversing into a parking spot and turning the steering wheel to the left, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 98v046000 (air bags). The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not part of the recall and did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. Weeks later, he noticed that the horn was inoperative. The dealer stated that his vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 98v046000 (air bags:frontal) in 1999; therefore, the contact had to assume financial responsibility for the repair. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 99,000. Updated 10/03/08 the vehicle was repaired at no chaarge. Updated 10/06/08.

Tl- the contact owns a 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated the air bag warning light continuously illuminated and the horn was inoperable. The vehicle was not repaired nor was the failure diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA recall campaign id number: 98v046000 (air bags: frontal). The approximate failure mileage was 97,000 and the approximate current mileage was 107,000. The VIN was unavailable. Rvk.

I am the original owner of a 1997 Jeep Wrangler, VIN 1j4fy19s2vp52606. Recently, I turned the steering wheel fully in one direction (I don't recall if it was clockwise or counterclockwise), and heard a snap somewhere in the steering wheel or steering column. The airbag warning light came on (and has been on ever since), and the horn no longer works. I contacted Chrysler, and was told that my particular vehicle is not involved in any of the airbag recalls for the '97 Wrangler. However, it seems a bit of a coincidence that the symptoms described above match those described for the '97 Wrangler NHTSA campaign id number 98v046000 - "driver's side air bag clock spring wiring harness can break when turned to the full lock turn position" *** recall notice - "a broken clockspring will also cause the horn to become inoperative. The airbag warning light will stay on if the clockspring breaks. " the parts are currently still available, but I hesitate waiting very long before having this broken part replaced.

Intermittently, air bag warning light flashed on and off. Vehicle was taken to the dealership. Owner was told that clock spring would need to be replaced. Owner was informed that vehicle was not included in recall # 98v046000, and could not be repaired free of charge. Recall campaign was for the same problem, but did not include this vehicle due to VIN.