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1999 JEEP WRANGLER — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

fire · 641873 · 2007-10-13

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Miles at failure
97,800

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DEAR SIR OR MADAM: RECENTLY THE AIR CONDITIONING MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM WITHIN THE DASH BOARD. UPON PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLING THE DASH BOARD'S CENTER CONSOLE AND REMOVING THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS IT WAS APPARENT THAT A SMALL FIRE OR OVERHEATED WIRING CONNECTOR HAD MELTED THE FAN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH AND THE AIR OUTPUT SELECTOR SWITCH. I PURCHASED A USED AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL UNIT AND WIRING HARNESS FROM A AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER, BUT PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT I NOTICED THAT THE SAME SWITCHES / CONNECTORS APPEARED TO BE MELTED AS WELL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10205574
Machine
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