Air bag light is on, we find a recall that is open and active. Bright vehicle to yaklin for repair and they declined the repair because the part has been discontinued.
1998 Jeep Cherokee: airbag warning light
28 of the 398 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 28
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 126,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 jeep cherokee. While driving at any speed, the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated for an extended period of time and the instrument cluster failed to work due to the gauges not functioning properly. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 00v105000 (air bags). The contact was unable to pass a vehicle inspection due to the failure. The vehicle was to be taken to a dealer for further inspection. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Got in the vehicle to go to an appointment, and the airbag warning light was illuminated. Also, I no longer have cruise control, or the use of the horn. I was told by chrysler that there may be a future recall on the clockspring mechanism that controls these items. I was also told that while it is highly unlikely, there is a chance that the airbag could inadvertently be deployed for no reason. I am still waiting for a recall to begin. The part to repair the car is over $250. I am still driving the car as I am on social security and can't afford the parts. My hope is that I don't have a takata airbag on top of it all!!
Air bag light comes on and all gauges stop working-- pressing hard on the face of the gauge cluster or smacking the top of the dash restores everything.. Owned it for 4 years and previous owner said they experienced it before me.. Now it has started a new additional problem, "check gauges" light comes on and volt meter pegs to the right at 19 volts. Smacking doesn't help this, it just goes away in a few miles...
1998 jeep cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to blinking airbag light *tgw the consumer was informed the clockspring needed to be replaced.
My 1998 cherokee classic is having the same issues as many other complaints I have read. The issues involve the speed and tach gauges dropping to zero, the rest of the dash gauges not responding from whatever position they are in when rest of gauges go south, the "idiot" lights don't work, and the wretched airbag light luminates the whole time all this other stuff is going on. The speed is not a factor. It can happen at any speed, even when I first start the vehicle. It can happen once in a while to several times in a mile, cutting in and out. This problem has been going on even longer than what I listed. February of last year is when it started being more than a once in a while, sporadic issue. Before then, it happened less than 10 times, since owning the vehicle late 2007.
Airbag light comes on and then the speedometer and tachometer go to zero so I have no idea how fast I am going at the time.
Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light continued to illuminate in the vehicle. As a result the other gauges would not illuminate. When the vehicle went over a bump in the road, the air bag light would go off and the other gauges worked properly. The dealership determined there was a wiring problem with the vehicle and offered to repair the vehicle at the owner's expense. *ak updated 9/13/2006 -
All gauges and lights, including speedometer, on instrument panel quit working. Airbag light comes on. Intermittent failures.
Recall 00v105000 concerning air bag control module: recall repairs were performed on september 1, 2001. However, the problem recurred. Air bag light illuminated while vehicle was still in motion. Consumer believed this represented a recall remedy failure, and the federal safety agency should have looked into it again. . This report was presented by mr. Jack wyluda for the above consumer.
While driving at any speed most of the dashboard lights stop functioning. Also, air bag light comes on and stays on. After a few minutes everything will return to normal and work again. Dealer informed consumer that the wiring harness under dash needed to be replaced.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Water and/or road salt in the proximity of the air bag control module could lead to corrosion.
- Risk
- Such corrosion can lead to illumination of the air bag warning light or could allow inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the air bag control module and locate the new module on the top of the transmission tunnel.
Recall number 00V105000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 1998 Jeep Cherokee?
28 of 398 owner complaints about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee (7%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Jeep Cherokee?
There is 1 recall and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Jeep Cherokee
Fuel gauge 25Stalling 13Headlights 11No deployment 8Brake failure 7Slipping 6Tire blowout 6Grinding brakes 5Fuel pump 5Loss of power 5
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