First time chrysler replaced the front rotors free of charge. The second time I was told that was not covered under warrenty and all three of four rotors were turned at my cost. The third time I had a local garage turn all four rotors due to warpage. The car now is starting to show warpage again. The steering wheel shakes uncontrollable when braking at 60 MPH with the warped rotors. I have written a letter to chrysler and they have stated "not covered under warrenty and that they have not heard of any problems". Central garage told me that they see alot of jeeps like mine with warped rotors. I have contacted other jeep garages and they all stated that they see alot of my style of jeep with warped rotors. This is major safety feature on my car and I feel that chrysler should engineer a solution. I shouldn't have to have my brakes repaired every 5-6000 miles to keep my car safe to drive and spend $400-$500 to do so.
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes complaints
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Brake rotors were warped, causing steering wheel to vibrate when driving. Brakes would not stop vehicle properly. Contacted dealer who stated that vehicle was not covered under warranty after 12500 miles. *ak
Brake rotors warp and warp and warp. A $30,000 car/SUV with a braking system that is a total engineering failure. Now with 40,000 miles, I've had the brake rotors turned three times! The dealer would do nothing the first time because brakes were not covered on the warranty. I'll never buy another jeep.
Brake rotors are warped. Require replacement. Dealer and manufacturer refuse any responsibility. Owner must pay for all repairs. Warranty only 12,000mi.
Front brake rotors warp. I have replaced them twice and had them cut once, and it happends every 6,000 miles or so.
Rotors have become warped after very short time. Front shimmies when braking.
When applying brakes front end vibrates. Had not contacted dealer. Please add VIN.
Brake rotors warped over one day use. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated brakes were overheated, and not covered under warranty. *ak
When traveling at 60 MPH and applying brakes vehicle will shake when trying to slowdown. Contacted dealer, and dealer solved problem. *ak consumer stated the dealer discovered the problem as bent rotors.
Rotors failed at 7k, 14k, and 27k. Never had a car that needed brake work at 27k. Suspect that brake system is undersized for vehicle.
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
Brakes have needed complete replacement on 3 occasions not counting the one I have to make to get them repaired again. It has only been three months since the last set!!!!
Premature wear of front brake rotors caused vehicle to brake violently when brakes were applied. Dealer notified. A tsb has been issued. *ak consumer states while braking, vibration occurs to the steering wheel and brake pedal, manufacturer states failures are normal wear at or below 12000 miles.
Rotors warped at 21,000 miles. The steering wheel shook so violently that it came out of my hand. Fortunately, I was able to stop without causing an accident.
Consumer stated when coming to a stop vehicle shakes, the dealer replaced the rotors and front brake pads consumer believes there is a problem concering premature failure of the brakes.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Front wheels shimmy violently when braking at 40-50 MPH causing the car to be hard to control. This is caused by rotor overheating and warping due to design defect. There was 75% pad remaining at 15,000 mile service, I have towing package, and I have never towed anything. Therefore my driving habits are not to blame. This is an extremely unsafe design defect that does not provide sufficient cooling. This is a known problem that jeep is ignoring.
At 10000 miles there was shaking in front end whenever consumer applied brakes. Dealer turned warped rotors. This took care of problem for about a week. Dealer wants consumer to pay for new front rotors, warranty only covers 12000 miles.
While driving about any MPH would step on brakes pedal and steering wheel will start vibrating. Brakes pads had been replaced before at 11000 miles, and at 25000 need to be replaced again. Please provide more information.
The front discs wear out prematurely. I will be bringing my vehicle in for the second time in a to get the rotors replaced. The brakes first warped at about 15000 miles. Then again at about 28000, possibly sooner. Dealer replaced first set of rotors no charge. My father drives the identical vehicle and he is experiencing the identical condition, although he has not had to replace the rotors like I have. I have never had to replace rotors prior to 70000 miles or so on previous cars.
We returned the grand cherokee because while we were driving and hitting the brakes, the steering wheel started to shake. The dealership told us that the rotors were warped. They weren't covered under warranty because we had more than 12000 miles on it. The rotors were warped, but the brakes were excellent. We feel that the rotors should have been covered. We've only had the new jeep a little over a year. How can rotors get warped that quickly?????
Rotors are warped causing steering wheel shake at high speed braking. Dealer wants to turn rotors at a cost of $180..
Consumer had put vehicle in park while it was idling, consumer saw that vehicle was going in reverse and tried to jump in to stop it, however it ran into another vehicles door and stopped. Rotors have been turned before warranty ended due to vehicle was jerking while braking, consumer also states that the hotline is worthless, she stated she could not get through and then when she did, she was on hold for 15-20 minutes.
Vehicle suddenly exhibited violent shimmy when applying brakes, surprising the driver, and creating vehicle control difficulty. Dealer charges $30 just to check for possible safety defect.
I have contacted jeep via 1‑800‑992‑1997 3 times and left messages with erin @ x7110. She returned the first call but I was unavailable. The second call was disconnected and she did not return the call again. The third message has not been returned. Jeep has refused to help me in any way and I am trying to see what avenues I have through the government. I would appreciate someone from the federal safety agency contacting me about what protection under the law I have. I am willing to work with jeep but they are not willing to work with me. It takes an average of 30 minutes just to get through to their 800 number and the person who is handling my account is never available when I call. I would appreciate some help. No safety defect listed.
When brakes are applied it is hard to steer and vehicle starts to vibrate. To stop vehicle consumer has to ease up on the brakes. Dealer will inspect vehicle.
Vehicle shakes hard when braking. Also, /had to replace fuel pump at almost 22,000 miles
I am having to replace rotors on my jeep grand cherokee for the third time in 30,000 miles. When I removed the front tires to rotate them, I could grab the rotors and effortlessly move them quite a few centimeters. I am in fear of having a catastrophic failure and will be requesting that jeep take back my vehicle and pay off the remainder of my loan. I would never have purchased this vehicle had I known or been told by the dealership that there was a major problem with the braking system. I feel jeep has put my family's lives in danger in order to make a buck.
Brake rotors are problem not corrected by dealers,transmisson same,unsafe vehicle.
The brakes began pulsing and the vehicle shaking when stopping. It got worse each week,. I finally took it in for repairs. 23,000 miles is too soon for a complete replacement of rotors on any vehicle! Jeep should replace them as defective.
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