1999 Jeep Cherokee Lights Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

AGREE 100% WITH COMPLAINT 10422899 AND OTHERS. REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY'S 3 TIMES ALREADY. PLASTIC AROUND CONTACTOR MELTS, METAL NO LONGER CONNECTS WITH BULB CONTACT PROPERLY. ISSUE IS CAUSING ALL KINDS OF SAFETY, FINANCIAL, LEGAL (TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, POINTS ON DRIVERS LICENSE) PROBLEMS. INCLUDING NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO WORKING DIRECTIONALS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. COSTLY. SEVERAL SAFETY VIOLATION WARNINGS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH POTENTIAL REAR COLLISION. OPERATOR NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT WILL OR HAS OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM IS NEEDLESS AND RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND REVERSE LIGHT UNITS MALFUNCTIONED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECIDED TO REPLACE THE UNITS AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, BUT THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE AND OPTED TO REPLACED THE UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO- BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS ON THE WEB STILL NO RECALL. PROBLEM IS DEFECTIVE CONTACTS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR

REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AT NIGHT OR RATHER WHEN THE CAR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED BULB, RE-BENT THE CONNECTION, BUT THE LIGHT STILL IS NOT VISIBLE WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. WHEN LIGHTS ARE OUT, BRAKE LIGHT, REVERSE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WORK. MY SON HAS BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE THINKING THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN FIXED. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE RECEIVES A TICKET. OUR MECHANIC HAS OFFERED TO TRY AND FIX IT WITHOUT REPLACING BOTH BACK LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY GRAND CHEROKEE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF DURING THE DAY THE LIGHT WORKS FINE, DIMMER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT IT STILL LIGHTS UP. I HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING OUT THE BULBS AND THE PIGTAILS THE LIGHT GOES INTO BUT I CANT EVER GET IT TO WORK. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVERY GRAND CHEROKEE IN THE SAME GENERATION AS MINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE TALKED TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS THAT SAID THEY HAVE FIXED UPWARDS OF 50 GC'S WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM AND YOU MUST REPLACE BOTH TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES BECAUSE IF YOU REPLACE ONE IT WILL SHORT OUT IMMEDIATELY. I WORK IN THE AUTO PARTS BUSINESS SO I HAVE ACCESS TO THE PARTS TO FIX IT BUT THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE AROUND $140 A PIECE. I WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ABOUT IT, SEEING HOW COMMON IT IS, BUT I HAVE TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT IS UP TO NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. IT BECOMES A HASSLE WHEN I SEE ALL THESE JEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, SEEING HOW IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TR THANKS A LOT

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THE BULB, THE LIGHT SOCKET, AND THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. REPLACING THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL AGAIN NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM. THE PERFORM SERVICE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140081.

DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS. FAILURE OF WELD TO MAKE CONTACT SO THAT THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. NUMEROUS REPAIRS WERE MADE BY AUTO MECHANICS, HOWEVER, THEY WOULDN'T LAST. HAD BOTH TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED AT MY COST OF $243.96 JUST FOR THE PARTS. THE DEALER WHERE THE PARTS WERE PURCHASED SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT EVEN MAKING THOSE PARTS FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, AND "JUNK" SO I HAD TO PURCHASE LATER MODEL YEAR PARTS. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND REAR TURN LIGHT KEEP GOING OUT MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO JUST REMOVE THE LIGHT BULB AND PUT IT BACK IN TO CLEAR PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO JEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER WHICH ALSO HAS A JEEP THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLE TO CORRECT IT. *TR

VEHICLE: 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2 WHEEL DRIVE 4.0 6CYC AUTOMATIC THERE IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE LIGHT BULB CARRIER AND NOT THE WIRING. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES AND REQUIRE EITHER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BULB CARRIER OR "PLAYING" WITH THE BULB UNTIL IT IS IN A POSITION THAT MAKES GOOD ELECTRICAL CONTACT. I HAVE NOTICED ALMOST EVERY SIMILAR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE ROAD HAS AT LEAST ONE REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT ! HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO CLOUDY THAT ONE CAN BARELY SEE THROUGH THEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HEADLIGHTS DO THIS , MUCH LESS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY TO NO AVAIL. I CAN SEND PICTURES FOR REFERENCE. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE HEADLIGHTS THAT MIGHT INCLUDE A FAILURE TO INCLUDE A CERTAIN UV OR OTHER CHEMICAL COMPONENT IN THE FINAL PRODUCTION OF THIS COMPONENT.*AK

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAN CHROKEE.THE HEADLAMP COVERS ARE VERY BADLY DESTORTED OVER,THAT ITS BECOMING HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT.I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING ON THE MARKET TO CLEAN THEM,BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.I THINK THIS HAS BECOME A SAFTY ISSUE,AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.JEEP HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COVERS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING A GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE OUTER PLASTIC COVERING LENS OF THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS WERE GRAY AND CLOUDY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

THE PLASTIC USED IN THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS BECOMES BROWN WITH EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE ONLY REMEDY THAT I HAVE FOUND IS TO PURCHASE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR ABOUT $200 EACH. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE IMPROPER SELECTION BY THE AUTO MANUFACTURER OF THE CORRECT POLYMER USED TO CREATE THE LENSES. *JB

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PLASTIC COVERS ON THE HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING SO DISTORTED THAT ITS GETTING HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD TO CLEAN THEM, BUT NOTHING WORKS. ITS STARTING TO BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE HEADLIGHT LENS FOGGED, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THERE WAS REDUCED VISIBILITY OF 50% AT NIGHT. THE FOG IN THE PLASTICITY IN THE LENS ITSELF. HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. CALLED CHRYSLER ,AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE LENS. *AK *JB

I OWN A 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE TURNED OPAQUE (ABOUT 15% REDUCTION IN LIGHT TRANSMISSION, USING A STANDARD PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHT METER). I HAVE TRIED TO POLISH THIS OPACITY "OFF" THE LENSES, USING STANDARD CONSUMER PLASTIC POLISHES, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN THE PLASTIC ITSELF AND NOT A SURFACE DEFECT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER (1-800-992-1997) AND TALKED TO "[XXX], EMPLOYEE #6CM. I WAS INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER CONSIDERED THIS A "MAINTENANCE" PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THE FACT THAT APPROXIMATELY 15% OF THE LIGHT ENERGY PRODUCED BY THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS IS NOT MAKING IT'S WAY ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE WHEN I USE MY HEADLIGHTS, A SAFETY MATER, AND REQUEST THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEADLIGHT LENS HAVE DETERIORATED SO SEVERELY OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD THAT SEEING AT NIGHT IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. TRIED CLEANING LENS,BUT DID NOT WORK. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY FACTOR. *JB

HEADLIGHT LENS HAVE DETERIORATED SO SEVERELY OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD THAT SEEING AT NIGHT IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY FACTOR.*AK

THE INTERIOR OF THE HEADLAMP COVERS ON MY JEEP HAVE, OVER TIME, BECOME PITTED AND DISCOLORED TO A POINT THAT THE HEADLAMPS BARELY LIGHT THE ROADWAY. THERE IS NO WAY TO SEPARATE THE COVERS FROM THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS.*AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE TURNING DARK, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASHLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENT LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED, TWENTY MINUTES LATER THE LIGHTS ARE OUT AGAIN. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *JG

WHEN TRAVELING DARK AREA OF ROADWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM, SUDDENLY LIGHTS GO DARK. SWITCHING BACK TO LOW BEAM THE LIGHTS DO WORK. WE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED.

WHEN WE USE OUR TURN SIGNALS, THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS COME ON. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NO PROBLEM. THEN THEY CHANGED A PART WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AN " INTERMITTENT" PROBLEM AND WE HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN EVERY TIME THE PART MALFUNCTIONED. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING WITH THREE CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD IN A RURAL AREA. AS I PREPARED TO TURN LEFT BY TURNING ON MY TURN SIGNAL I NOTICED A VEHICLE BEHIND ME TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 50 MPH. WHEN I SLOWED TO TURN, THE VEHICLE PASSED ME ON THE LEFT. HAD I NOT BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. IS MY JEEP THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I GAVE UP ON TRYING TO HAVE IT FIXED TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE I COULDN'T TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED EVERY SINGLE DAY! I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEALERSHIP DID. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY LET JEEP KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CONTACT AT THE DEALERSHIP IS NAMED ANGELA. SHE WAS SYMPATHETIC BUT DID NOTHING TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STAY ON BOTH SIDES, GREEN LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE.*JB

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED 6 TIMES. NLM

THE DOME LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF UPON CLOSING THE DOOR. NLM

HEADLIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

WHEN BACKING UP OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THE BACK UP LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK