Tl* the contact owns a 1995 jeep cherokee. While driving 20 MPH, the brakes failed to respond when the pedal was depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the air bags had a delayed deployment. A police report was filed. The contact sustained some broken ribs and injuries to the neck, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 99v340000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 95v057000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 294,000. Updated 08/02/16
1995 Jeep Cherokee: brake failure
14 of the 607 complaints about the 1995 Jeep Cherokee describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Front brake failed. Yh
I acquired this vehicle specifically because it had 4-wheel anti-lock brakes. A few weeks ago, for the first time, I had to perform a "hard brake" to avoid hitting three deer. Much to my surprise, I had "hard pedal" but virtually no brakes! I narrowly avoided oncoming traffic and limped into my driveway. Noone could understand how I could have hard pedal without brakes. (all relays proved to be okay.) I had the car towed to a local tire dealer to see if they could determine what was wrong. They were astonished to find that both rotors had separated from their hubs as the result of the hard brake. They advised that they thought it had to be a defect in the metal and advised me to take it to my local jeep dealer, cooper motors, in stevens point, wisconsin. The service manager at cooper motors was so astonished to see the separated parts, that he called all the service technicians to the counter to see the parts. However, most of them acknowledged that they had seen this before on a routine basis. If jeep rotor are separating from their hubs and causinig accidents, who would know? If it were discovered during a crash investigation, it would be assumed that it was the consequence of the accident, while, in fact it may actually be the cause! Jeep's comments were to advise me that rotors were only warranteed to 10,000 miles; no mention that one should expect rotors to dis-attach!
Brakes failed.
Anti lock brakes failed resulted in vehicle accident.
Emergency parking brake failed to engage, vehicle rolled and caused an accident prior to recall (95v‑172). *ak
Backing out of driveway pedal went to the floor hit. Telephone pole and drivers side air bag did not deploy. Turned key off to stop vehicle.
Abs; vehicle accelerated to 40 MPH in the reverse positon without touching gas petal caused an accident had to put in park to stop vehicle brake did not work.
Emergency brake failure.
Brakes failed during panic stop, causing loss of control/accident/injuries.
Experience totalled brake failure, due to contaminated in brake fluid, possible filled brake fluid reservior with power steering fluid. Tt
The parking brake failed three times in one year. Tt
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, illinois, indiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, or wisconsin, and the district of columbia. The front disc brake rotors can experience severe corrosion if operated for an extensive period in the "salt belt." if the rotors are not replaced, the corrosion can eventually compromise the structural integrity of the stamped steel center hub section of the rotor.
- Risk
- The reduced strength can allow the cast iron wear surface to separate from the hub, reducing the brake effectiveness of the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these rotors with rotors that are coated with a corrosion protection.
Recall number 99V340000 · Recall details
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical
- What is wrong
- The parking brake handle release button can separate from the parking brake handle assembly, causing the parking brake to be inoperative.
- Risk
- The parking brake may not hold causing the vehicle to roll inadvertently.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the parking brake handle assembly.
Recall number 95V172000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1995 Jeep Cherokee brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1995 Jeep Cherokee?
14 of 607 owner complaints about the 1995 Jeep Cherokee (2%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1990.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Jeep Cherokee?
There are 2 recalls and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Jeep Cherokee
Sudden acceleration 21No deployment 20Stalling 11Seat belt 8Headlights 7Fire or smoke 6Engine failure 5Jerking 5Premature wear 5
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