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1999 JEEP WRANGLER — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

fire · 846220 · 2011-03-10

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Miles at failure
125,000

Severity

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

Narrative

A WHILE AGO I HAD THE CLIMATE CONTROLS GO OUT IN MY 1999 JEEP WRANGLER. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AND THE CLIMATE CONTROLS HAD MELTED DUE TO THE HEAT GENERATED FROM THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. I REPLACED THE CLIMATE CONTROLS IN MY JEEP, HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING STILL GETS VERY HOT. I DID SOME CHECKING IN JEEP FORUMS AND APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE "TJ" JEEP MODEL. I AM ENCLOSING A LINK TO AN ARTICLE THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, IN IT THE AUTHORS DETERMINED THAT THE UNCORRECTED WIRING CAN REACH 122 DEGREES. HTTP://WWW.JPMAGAZINE.COM/TECHARTICLES/ELECTRICAL/154_0710_JEEP_FIRE_PREVENTION/INDEX.HTML. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10389682
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