Brake rotors warping. I have had the rotor turn and even replaced and yet the rotors seem to warp. Braking is often light never ever under emergency conditions.
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee: rotors or pads wearing out early
94 of the 1,637 complaints about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe rotors or pads wearing out early.
- owner complaints
- 94
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 26,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Rotors or pads wearing out early by model year
What owners say
Front disc brake rotors warp causing vehicle front end to shake when braking, vehicle has chrysler's latest and greatest brake pad and rotor kit installed.
Dt: the contact stated the rotors were continually warping. The rotors have been changed three times. The contact to the vehicle to local mechanic for service. When the rotors warped the vehicle vibrated while driving. This has been an ongoing problem for the past two years. The manufacturer has not been contacted.
In 1999 jeep grand cherokee, brakes get a heavy pulsation due to apparently warped rotors. Dealer resurfaced, turned rotors on three previous occasions, but problem returns about 8-10,000 miles later probably due to use of same faulty parts. Car now has 103k miles and dealer won't try to fix again. When stopping, car shakes at an unsafe level.
Jeep grand cherokee front brakes continuously have rotor problems. Extreme vibration/shimmy/grabbing front brakes at all speeds. Dealer says warped rotors are common and nothing can be done to prevent this from happening. Rotors must be urned/replaced every few thousand miles.
Brake problems on 1999 jeep grand cherokee.rotors warped as per defect on calipers. Jeep made a fix or I, but makes you pay for it. Must change rotors everytime brakes are changed due to defect. This also affects braking. This is what caused accident. Brakes will pulsate when rotors warp, and make braking harder.
When the brakes were applied at highway speed the vehicle shimmied. Every 6 to 10 thousand miles the rotors were replaced. *mr the warped rotors caused the front end to shimmy when braking at higher speeds. Chrysler was not willing to remedy the problem. *sc
Braking shudder at 55 MPH and higher caused by apparent rotor warping. This warpage has happened several times; therefore, rotors have been turned several times to present at which time now I needed replacement. With new replacement rotors it is still exhibiting violent shudder. Technical service bulletin has addressed this problem with suggestion to replace another item as well, a caliper assembly but there is no recall on this matter. My wife is scared to drive this on the freeway for fear of the violent shudder. I am surprised at the lack of chrysler to recall this vehicle for this problem. I am simply amazed at the amount of complaints you have received to this date on this matter and yet no response.
The brake rotors warped every 10,000 miles on my way to 50,000 miles. The dealer told me it was either a problem with the brakes or a problem with the driver. The dealer further said that they knew there was no problem with the brakes.
1999 jeep grand cherokee limited. Have had numerous incidents with the brake rotors warping. I've replaced them twice up to this point and they are requiring a 3rd fix. Currently the vehicle has 64,000 miles on it. I'm averaging 20,000 miles between replacements. Jeep knows about this problem since the brake rotors are on a national backorder but I was told by the service manager that my problems were an "isolated incident".
Front brake rotors warped at 20,000 miles and were replaced. Now they have warped again at 36,000 miles and must be replaced.
Warped rotors at 15,000 on my 1999 jeep grand cherokee. Front rotors replaced with new style brakes, but warped again at another 15,xxx miles.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Front brake pulsation during light to moderate brake application
- Subject regarding front brake pulsation during light to moderate brake application
- Experiencing brake roughness or pedal pulsation when the brakes are applied
- Customer may experience a vibration of the steering wheel, floor, seat, instrument panel, or a minor pedal...
- Subject regarding brake roughness or pedal pulsation when the brakes are applied
- Customers may experience front brake roughness or pedal pulsation when brakes are applied due to excessive...
- Information regarding match mounting of brake rotors
- Exhibiting minor brake pedal pulstion which may be caused by rough disc rotors
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee premature wear
Is rotors or pads wearing out early a common problem on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
94 of 1,637 owner complaints about the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee (6%) mention rotors or pads wearing out early. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 81Airbag light 52Grinding brakes 51Jerking 42Harsh shifting 37Fuel pump 28Headlights 24Whining noise 24Check engine light 23ABS 21Shudder 20Pulling 20Won't start 20Slipping 19Overheating 17Door locks 15Fire or smoke 15Sudden acceleration 15No deployment 13Power windows 13Transmission failure 13Ball joint 12Brake failure 12Knocking 12Tire blowout 12Power steering loss 11Engine failure 10Hesitation 8Wipers 8Fuel leak 7Loss of power 7Seat belt 5
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