1999 JEEP WRANGLER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 208 complaints · 5 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (48 complaints · 23.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 15
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 10
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 48 of 208 owner complaints (23.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 48 complaints, 23.1% of reports ENGINE 48 · 23.1% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 40 complaints, 19.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 40 · 19.2% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports STRUCTURE: 19 complaints, 9.1% of reports STRUCTURE 19 · 9.1% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 18 complaints, 8.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 18 · 8.7% · 4 crash reports AIR BAGS: 16 complaints, 7.7% of reports AIR BAGS 16 · 7.7% · 4 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 12 complaints, 5.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 12 · 5.8% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 11 complaints, 5.3% of reports VISIBILITY 11 · 5.3% · 1 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 7 complaints, 3.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 7 · 3.4% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 2.9% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 6 · 2.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 148 complaints, 71.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 148 · 71.2% · 8 crash reports 4 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 48 23.1% 2 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 40 19.2% 1 crashes · 2 fires
STRUCTURE 19 9.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 18 8.7% 4 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 16 7.7% 4 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 12 5.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 11 5.3% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SEAT BELTS 7 3.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 6 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 148 71.2% 8 crashes · 4 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1999; the first recall shown was reported in May 1999. 1999-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2001-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2002-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2003-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1999 Jan 2022 Recall campaign 99V117000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V117000 Recall campaign 04E041000 ◆ Recall campaign 04E041000 Recall campaign 06E011000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E011000 Recall campaign 06E022000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E022000 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Investigation RQ99011 ● Investigation RQ99011
  • Campaign 06E011000 was reported 1,476 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q1 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 3
2000-Q2 Owner reports 2
2000-Q3 Owner reports 5
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q1 Owner reports 7
2001-Q2 Owner reports 10
2001-Q3 Owner reports 5
2001-Q4 Owner reports 4
2002-Q1 Owner reports 7
2002-Q2 Owner reports 10
2002-Q3 Owner reports 7
2002-Q4 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 6
2003-Q2 Owner reports 13
2003-Q3 Owner reports 11
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 11
2004-Q2 Owner reports 7
2004-Q3 Owner reports 4
2004-Q4 Owner reports 5
2005-Q1 Owner reports 8
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 4
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 6
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 2
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 3
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 99V117000
Recall campaign 1 04E041000
Recall campaign 1 06E011000
Recall campaign 1 06E022000
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Defect investigation 1 RQ99011
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04E041000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE COCKPIT COULD CAUSE INJURY BY STRIKING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE OR COULD BECOME A DISTRACTION OR AN OBSTACLE TO OTHER DRIVERS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    BESTOP WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 16, 2004. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BESTOP CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT (800) 845-3567.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E011000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    AIRTEX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRTEX CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-880-3056.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E022000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AFFINIA (BRAKE PARTS, INC.) WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT AFFINA GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-323-0354.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E026000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V117000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IF THE LEFT SIDE SCREW LOOSENS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES MAY NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON. IF THE RIGHT SIDE SCREW LOOSENS, THE DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR MAY NOT FUNCTION.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE GROUND SCREWS, DRILL A NEW PILOT HOLE ADJACENT TO THE ORIGINAL HOLE, AND THE SCREWS WILL BE REINSTALLED IN THE NEW HOLES.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.

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