Leep: It started out with the "common" problem of the airbag light coming on & the gauges all falling to "zero", then AB light would go out, gauges to normal & CL light comes on. Intermittent (off and on) and if driven long enough would return to normal. I searched and did all the tricks people say; rt turn signal, disconnect batt, hold odometer button while turning on, etc.
TSB #081599 addresses this and recommends buying a "cluster connector patch harness", which I did from the dealer in Carlsbad for $12.50. Put it in and no change.
At this point I took it to the mechanic who does work on my other 3 vehicles, he ran the codes, sorry, don't know which ones popped up, and said they were all good, in other words, I was getting "false positives". I remember one was a tranny sensor, but he checked it out and it was fine. He thinks it might be the main computer, but doesn't want to make a $400-500 guess, and suggests I take it to a dealer because they have the "right codes" (??) for the ECM.
It was running normal when I took it in, my wife picked it up (I had to work) and told me it has no "pick-up", I told her to call the shop and he told her it was normal until the computer resets itself. I drove it when I got home from work and it has ZERO acceleration. Must go to 2000rpm before it even moves forward, it's undriveable and I will take it back to him tonight.
99 Sport, 109K, recent work includes new brakes front and back, installed the ZJ-V8 TB/TR I got from Johnny
Rich: Thanks for the offer, but I wouldn't know where to begin. Electrical work completely baffles me.
I'm willing to pay, I just don't know the correct way to go with this.
Thanks guys