1999 Jeep Wrangler Sport review from North America

- Intermittent Airbag Light

- Front and rear axles rebuilt at 45K miles

- Radio number six and it still doesn't work right

- Seats sag

- Wipers do not work

- Chrysler = Crap

- Maintenance expensive

- Quality reminiscent of the 80's.

I read the comments to the other 99 Wrangler Sport review, and as a rational individual I guess the only way to respond to them is to say that if you are the type of person who enjoys a five year car payment of $440 a month to end up with a vehicle that has a lot of things constantly go wrong with it, you should buy one. (The comments sound like the owners actually acknowledge and enjoy these problems? I must admit, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, and I am not sure how to even argue this point.) Sure if you are a teenager and your parents buy you one, I guess you don't care when both your front and rear axles need to be rebuilt at 45K miles to the tune of three thousand dollars. It has never been offroad. When I asked the Jeep service department if this was unusual, he said (and I am quoting the service advisor's words verbatim) "Yeah, Jeep drivetrains are pretty delicate. We do a lot of these jobs."

Between the faulty ABS system, the faulty airbag system, 6 different radios, paint on the outside mirror peeling off in one big chunk, water leaks, and wipers that only work when they want to, I say to those people- Have fun! It must be a Jeep thing. If you feel that something like this is worth $27K, then buy one. Maybe some people's idea of fun is different from mine.

One of these same individuals actually thinks that the Ford BroncoII was built to mimic the Jeep Wrangler. Again, I may be missing something, but I see no similarities other than they both are 4X4 and both are automobiles. And as far as I can tell, the BroncoII is still being built. It's called the Explorer. And it sells better than the "Delicate" Jeep Wrangler. I agree, the Jeep would have been better off if any other company other than Chrysler would have bought them out.