I have cruise control, they both seem to work, I haven't tried either of those yet. Can the clock spring be bad and the horn and cruise control still work? I know I have been using cruise while the gauges have been not functioning. How much is a clock spring? My Jeep had already had the recall that moved the module from under the seat to the console. So I ordered and replaced the part myself.
The symptoms are: My gauges randomly turn off and the airbag light comes on. The gauges either set back to zero or freeze. After a certain amount of time or a well placed hit on top the dash, they resume working for a few seconds or minutes and then start the whole process over again.
There was a recall a few years back (
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/1998/jeep/cherokee/recalls/ it is the second one down). The kid I bought it from said he never had the recall done so I was under the impression that it had never been done.