Recently changed lock cylinder on a 97 jeep wrangler and airbag light came on. Why?

my horn quit working on my 99 wrangler...took it to a shop...the part they changed was called a clock switch...very expensive part but it fixed the problem...part was supposedly dealer only part...horn works great now

You have a bad "clockspring" inside the steering wheel. A bit complex to write it all out and if I forget anything the bag could deploy in your face while changing it out. You can find detailed instructions for that job in both chilton or haynes manuals.

If you often have the top down, it may be the electrical connection between the steering wheel and the steering column. The horn on my '97 wrangler quit working and my mechanic said it was probably due to dirt. All you have to do is remove the airbag and then the steering wheel and you will see a round plastic part that the horn button and airbag plug into. If you aren't getting any electricity to those plugs, that's probably your problem. That plastic piece is what you would need to replace and it should be available at your dealership.

If the pilot bearing was the problem it would make noise with the clutch pushed and go away when you let it out. Have you checked the fluid level in the transmission?

Sounds like a bearing issue too me. Have your transmission shop take a listen.

I am having the same issue with my 98. Did you figure it out?

I had the same problem with my 1997 Wrangler. I seem to of solved this by turning the ignition to off then depressing the lock on the immobilizer. Then waited for about 10-15 seconds after the red light on the dash quit blinking fast . Then I hit the unlock on the immobilizer and the Jeep started and ran ok. I guess the immobilizer is the culprit and it doesn't unlock initially

you have managed to disconnect a vacum hose either under the dash when you instaled the blower or you have disconnected the vacum hose under the hood close to the firewall look for ths hose it is a very tiny vacum hose!!!!

look under the drivers seat there is a plug that may be unplugged or broken this is what tells the light to stay on plug it in or try unplugging it and see what happens, on some of the 200 and up models the seat belt light may have some affect on airbags working properly, I have not found this to be the case on 97 model.

Clock spring mech is prob bad, first easy check is remove airbag 2 8mm bolt from back side of wheel make sure wires are still connected if they are good the clock spring mech is bad you can use a steering wheel puller to remove wheel and clock spring mech just snaps out and has 2 plugs on it, I have 2 if you need one.