NHTSA Complaint #10238564 — 1999 JEEP WRANGLER

A/C-HEATER FAN CONTROL SWITCH BURNS OUT EVERY 2 TO 4 YEARS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 99 JEEP TJ WRANGLER. I HAVE REPLACED THE FAN CONTROL SWITCH 4 TIMES NOW. EACH TIME THE PIGTAIL HAS FRIED AS WELL AND NEEDED REPLACING. FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TIME I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. AFTER 3RD TIME I WROTE TO CHRYSLER AND EXPLAINED AND SHOWED ALL DEALER REPAIR PAPER WORK AND THEY REIMBURSED WITH CHECK FOR ONE REPAIR. DEALER GAVE ME A CREDIT ON AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR. THIS LAST (4TH) REPAIR I FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND HAS REDUCED THE PRICE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART BY HALF. I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT THIS TO BE A NORMAL REPAIR EVERY 2 TO 4 YEARS FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD FOR A FEW MODEL YEARS THEY HAVE CONSTANT POWER TO THE FAN AND THIS EVENTUALLY LEADS TO A BURN OUT. SOMETIMES CAUSING MORE DAMAGE IF THE FLAREUP IS BIG. CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANY MORE REIMB. AND NO PLANS TO FIX MODEL YEARS AFFECTED. BUMMER!! REPAIR DATES: 7/2000; 8/2002; 9/2004;8/2008 PART NUMBER: 55037473AB. *TR