# 1999 JEEP WRANGLER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `507299` · 2005-01-19 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** WRANGLER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 67,000
## Narrative
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
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