I found the Recall thanks to George on another group!

Recall 99V117000: Instrument Panel Ground Screws Loose

The left side and right side instrument panel wiring ground attachment
screws could loosen over time. 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.

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.

Owner notification began May 31, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles
to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not
receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact
Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236)

The recall so far is only for the one year, but it is worth the try for
a 'free' fix for the same problem for 'any' year TJ!

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Shazam wrote:
>
> Ground wire?? I'll check that out as well....once it stops raining.
> thanks
>
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:33:30 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >The switch ground wire on the back of the dash. The low setting is
> >controlled by the heat slider not the fan switch. It is a separate
> >switch.

 

I found the Recall thanks to George on another group!

Recall 99V117000: Instrument Panel Ground Screws Loose

The left side and right side instrument panel wiring ground attachment
screws could loosen over time. 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.

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.

Owner notification began May 31, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles
to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not
receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact
Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236)

The recall so far is only for the one year, but it is worth the try for
a 'free' fix for the same problem for 'any' year TJ!

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Shazam wrote:
>
> Ground wire?? I'll check that out as well....once it stops raining.
> thanks
>
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:33:30 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >The switch ground wire on the back of the dash. The low setting is
> >controlled by the heat slider not the fan switch. It is a separate
> >switch.

 

I found the Recall thanks to George on another group!

Recall 99V117000: Instrument Panel Ground Screws Loose

The left side and right side instrument panel wiring ground attachment
screws could loosen over time. 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.

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.

Owner notification began May 31, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles
to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not
receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact
Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236)

The recall so far is only for the one year, but it is worth the try for
a 'free' fix for the same problem for 'any' year TJ!

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Shazam wrote:
>
> Ground wire?? I'll check that out as well....once it stops raining.
> thanks
>
> On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:33:30 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >The switch ground wire on the back of the dash. The low setting is
> >controlled by the heat slider not the fan switch. It is a separate
> >switch.