Six problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 1999 Jeep Wrangler. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was driving an old washed out and bumpy mountain road. Due to the bumps, I could not go much faster than 15mph. The road/ground was wet and slippery so I was in 4hi. After going down the road for about 30 minutes and going around a turn, the airbag light came on. As I turned the wheel in the opposite direction, to go around a large downed tree, it momentarily shut off, then returned to on. I immediately turned the Jeep off and checked the airbag fuses. Both are good. Puzzled and rather nervous that the airbag might go off in my face, I turned around to go back to the main road. After nervously driving a few miles down the road, I returned the Jeep to the speed limit and attempted to engage my cruise control but, the light wouldn't turn on. I tried all the cruise control buttons to no avail. Pulled over and checked the fusebox again for the cruise control fuse but, I couldn't find one anywhere. After driving another 100 miles home, I let my sister's fiance, who's a mechanic, check it with his scan tool. According to his scan tool, the clockspring has malfunctioned. After doing a few google searches, it's apparent that the cost to have this fixed is very high. The part itself is over $200 and needs to be replaced by a mechanic! labor is going to be at least another $200 based on how much time it will take and the fact that it will more than likely have to be done at a dealership. Shouldn't this be a lifetime part? why should I have to pay to have this fixed if it's a major safety issue? any response would be greatly appreciated as I don't have the money to have this fixed and I'm rather nervous to drive it now. What are the odds of the airbag going off? best regards, eric gallegos.
Airbag control module fails. Causes gages in dashboard not to work properly. Gages will not read oil presure, speed, etc. Airbag light comes on.
My 1999 Jeep lost all gauges and the air bag light came on. I found out that Jeep has a TSB #08-15-99 since may 21 1999 because of a faulty connector. Since this is a safety problem I believe they should pay for the repair. Thank you.
While driving at any speed air bag light and check engine light appeared on the dashboard . This caused the speedometer to fail. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it home. Consumer will contact the dealer in the near future.
While traveling 65 mph air bag light came one. For some reason that affected 6 gauges on console dropping the readings to zero. This occurred seven times with cause unknown. Please describe details.
While driving 65 mph dashboard indicator light illuminated. Also, air bag indicator light came on along with other indicator lights followed by the vehicle shutting off. After the vehicle was serviced, technician determined that dash cluster came apart.