While driving, front brakes started shaking causing an extended stopping distance. Please provide additional information.
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes complaints
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While applying pressure to my break pedal front wheels began shaking violently. Nearly lost control of vehicle while driving at high speed on expressway. Took vehicle to jeep dealer and was told there is a product problem with front rotors, calipers and pads and that manufacturer has issued an upgrade kit. Dealer said he sees this on many, many grand cherokees. I had just had my pads replaced 14,000 before this incident. Jeep dealer could not work on my vehicle for a week so I had to have new rotors and pads put on by another repair facility. Called chrysler-jeep consumer hotline. Asked if they were aware of this problem and if they knew about the nhsta summary bulletin number. I was told if I persisted in seeking an answer to that question I would be disconnected. I asked again and was disconnected. What kind of stone walling is happening here? Please check into this incident. I have read of other where rotor had broken off and caused wheel to lock up. Ts
Front brake rotors have warped, causing deminished stopping distance, and control of vehicle during braking (steering wheel shudders). Dealer will not cover under warranty, even though we purchased an extended warranty up to 96000 miles.
The rotors on the front warp and we have them re-surfaced and they end up warped again in a month or two. After contacting the dealer, I was informed of a kit to reduce the pressure exerted on the rotor but they want the customer to pay for the kit. So if they have a kit to correct this problem they know they have a problem. Dt
When driving at 50 MPH, consumer states if you apply the brakes the steering wheel shakes violently. This is causing consumer to loose control. Consumer was told by a mechanic that the problem is with the front brake rotors and calipers. Please provide any further information. Ts
At 35,350 miles, experiencing a strong vibration when braking at highway speeds. Also hearing excessive squeaking from brakes at low speeds. Front rotors need replacement, but only covered under waranty for 1yr/12000mi. If not replaced, risking further deterioration of braking system, however daimler chrysler has issued no recall on the system. Dt
Consumer states that the rotors wore out. Dealer notified repaired and replaced 8 months later problem reoccurred. Causing the vehicle to shake. Mr the consumer also stated that the vehicle would vibrate violently whenever brakes were applied-new rotors installed, which were suppose to fix the problem, and a year later the problem happened again, more severely. There's a shimmy in the front wheels when braking-per invoice. Different specialists have raised the issue and trying to get to the root of the frame out of alignment. Scc
Consumer states that the vehicle would vibrate and pulled to the left when brakes are applied at 30 or more MPH. Dealer notified and informed that the front rotors and the calipers have to be replace. Nlm
Consumer states that the brakes on the vehicle are not working properly.contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything.
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While applying brakes, the steering wheel would shake, the dealer stated that the rotors were warped and needed to be replaced, dealer would not replace the rotors unless the calipers were replaced as well.
When driving and applying brakes vehicle will shake and shimmy very hard. Consumer believes that rotors are defective, the dealer found that the rotors were warped and replaced them under warranty, there is an odor and humming sound coming from the A/C when turning on the system, the deler has been unable to duplicate the problem, the vehicle experienced low idle while in gear, the dealer found it necessary to flash the PCM, exhaust manifold was loose causing it to make a rattling noise.*ak
When brakes are applied front end of vehicle will vibrate due to warped brake rotors. Contacted dealer, dealer resurfacedrotors, but problem reoccurred.
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Vehicle started shaking when brakes were applied. Dealer said that rotors were warped and had to be resurfaced. This happened at 18,000 and is now happening again at 28,000 miles. There is definitely a defect in the rotors and jeep should replace them at no cost to the consumer.
While driving, consumer applied brakes and without warning brakes made noise and skipped. *ak the rear axle seals were leaking. Left front out side mirror was loose. The right front window rattles. The rear hatch light was inoperable. The brakes pulsated and the rotors were resurfaced. Shock absorber makes noise when hitting slight bumps. The vehicle rattle in front at 15-30 MPH. The front tires were wearing out due to misalignment. The vehicle was hard to start after warmed up.
I went to midas(brake specialists) and they told me the failure was due to failure on the rotors, they also explained that the majority of these cherokees have the same problem even if there are new vehicles. After this I went to the dealership and they indicate me that the problem exists but it was covered by the warranty for the first 12,000 miles. This car doesn't even have a year. Please help!!!
Rotors are not working correctly, and brakes make noise when being applied. Also, there is extended stopping distance.
Vehicle has 18k+ miles. When braking at speeds over 45mph, the steering wheel shakes/vibrates. I have not yet taken the vehicle to the dealer, but judging from all the similar complaints that have been logged, it sounds like the rotors are warped. It sounds like this has been an ongoing problem for jeep grand cherokees. I think it's unacceptable for this problem to occur at such low mileages. We've had a lot of other cars before and have never had this problem with them.
Miller jeep in lebanon, nh says this is a common problem with 2001/2002 jeeps. Technical service has issued a service note that brakes are not limited to 12,000 warranty previously stated. However jeep has refused to replace the problem brake system. If this is a common problem, why can jeep get away with selling defective systems with no replacement policy?
I believe the rotors to pre-maturely warp on the jeep cherokee. I brought them in for a "courtesy" servicing, but they soon warped 4,000 miles later. Problem is vibration at highway speeds when applying brake.
When I went to start the vehicle I stepped on the brake pedal the pedal went clear to the floor. I started the car and stepped on the brake again to shift the brake pedal again went to the floor. I pumped the brakes and the pressure came up. I took the car to the dealer, and they said they could not find any codes to indicate what happened. The brakes do pulse sometimes when you step on them. Thank you.
While driving 40 MPH and without warning vehicle will vibrate violently. Dealer has been notified, and has also repaired vehicle 3 different times. However, vehicle is out of warranty.*akdealer wanted consumer to have after market parts put on at consumers expense. Every time vehicle has been in for repair, the mechanic claims they found the problem but the vehicle still vibrates.
Consumer states that when applying the brakes the vehicle will start to shake, the stopping distance has increased also. Contacted dealer.
When applying brakes at 30-40 MPH vehicle pulsated, at higher speeds vehicle began to shake. Dealer determined that front rotors and calipers needed to be replaced.
Front brake rotors are wearing out excessively. Dealer wants to turn them instead of replacing. Feel free to provide any further information.
Rotors were completely worn out. Took vehicle to the dealer, and dealer stated that it was a design problem. Rotors warped, and the vehicle shimmied, and shakeed very badly. Please provide any further information.
The vehicle is "hopping" up to stop signs/stop lights. The steering wheel shudders when applying brakes at 50-60 MPH. The differential was faulty from day "one", and has been disassembled and reassembled/ parts replaced up to four times. It will be fine for awhile then the whinnying/whistling/groaning progressively gets worse until I fear for my safety and take it back to the dealer for repair again. I believe this repair is faulty from the factory. *ts *jb ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****761448
The rotors became warped causing vehicle to wobble and steering wheel to shake where consumer can not hold steering wheel. Dealer contacted.
Just before 10,000 miles, the brakes started to shudder with every braking motion. It steadily got worse. I checked a few websites, called chrysler and discovered the problem was no doubt the rotors on the anti-lock braking system. The chrysler phone rep all but admitted that they had heard of this in other years of grand cherokees and the websites confirmed that. I took it in on february 15, 2002, to the dealer. They confirmed that the rotors were bad and replaced them. They did not charge me because I had just hit 10,000 miles, but indicated that the warranty would not cover future such failures. From my website reading, I learned that a recurrence was highly likely. Within the last ten days, I have noticed the shuddering of the brakes coming back -- as before, I expect it will get worse and I will need another rotors replacement. I am now at 12,488 miles so these rotors are failing fast. It seems a safety issue because I am not sure if the brakes will hold particularly at higher speeds, it's very disconcerting to have the vehicle shake as you brake. I have driven for thirty years, had several new cars and never had a problem like this before ever. I do not ride my brakes, have a perfect driving record, and know from the websites that this is a real problem with grand cherokees of more recent vintage. I anticipate the dealer will tell me I have to pay next time, and I feel this would be wrong. Not only should the warranty cover it, but chrysler should fess up that there is a brake rotor defect and fix it. I do not relish the thought of having this happen over and over again, and it definitely is a huge negative while driving - the brakes seem like they could fail. My long phone conversation with the chrysler rep in february LED me to believe that chrsyler would act on this. So far, no news. I would like to have the problem fixed once and for all. Thank you.
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