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Old 01-05-2012, 12:34 PM
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okay so if you didn't know i had a 98 Cherokee Sport (RIP) with a problem where the airbag light was on all the time. i now have a 99 limited and last night the airbag light came on for about 8 seconds...i know the problem in my old Jeep was a clockspring because the horn didn't work. but in my new Cherokee the horn and cruise both work...does this mean i still have a failing clockspring? or is it some other little gremlin that i need to find?

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Sorry, I don't have any helpful advice for you. That said; What's up with you and airbag lights!??
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NO IDEA!!!! i have had my new jeep less than a week and it happened! i think i'm cursed! oh and my cruise control only works after 35mph....weird or normal?
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My cruise only works after 35 to i guess its a factory thing
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NO IDEA!!!! i have had my new jeep less than a week and it happened! i think i'm cursed! oh and my cruise control only works after 35mph....weird or normal?
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It is normal for it to stay on for 8 Ish seconds after starting or key on. If it came on while driving and went off then the situation is "corrected" I am not sure if it would have saved the code in the Ecm or not. but that's really the best place to start, If its off I would wait until it comes on and stays on.
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Pretty sure both issues are normal. It says in the manual that Cruise control only works after a certain speed and the airbag light will stay on for a few seconds after start-up.
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Thanks everyone! i will post pics of my new XJ soon (PS. Leather is way better than cloth seats!!!) hahaha
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What the heck would you use cruise control for at speeds less than 35 mph?
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Only time I've ever wanted to use it is this 2 mile long straight, flat piece of road that's 25 MPH
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I'm not sure I've ever had a vehicle that had the cruise engage below 30-35 mph.

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