2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes problems

Filed Apr 11, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 187,000 miles · CA · crash

One monday the 6th driving north. It was raining. So, I had full 4wheel drive engaged. A car cut me off. I was on the transition from the 5 n to the 55n. A car from the left lane cut into my lane to try and exit onto 4th street. To avoid an accident I slammed on the breaks and veered right. But the car would not stop. I pushing down on the breaks as hard as I could. The car was still accelerating and did not slow down. Trying to obtain control over the vehicle I "fishtailed" from going right back to left and hit the side of the car and then hit the center divider. The car kept accelerating and I hit the center divider and flipped around. I was then facing opposite traffic towards the divider. I threw the car into park and held the breaks strong. The back wheels were still spinning out. I look down and the keys were not in the ignition. Luckily, I had a spare key in the center console and shut it down. I found the keys on the ground but not anywhere near the pedals. I talked to the dealer and they said they had never heard of it. The only thing they could verify is that the key could come out wile the car is still on. According to them this happens as the key wears down or gets old.

Filed May 11, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 155,500 miles · GA

The engine cranks and runs fine but after you drive for a while the engine shuts off. It happens while you are driving or coming to a stop. It is random. It usually starts back up and runs fine until next time. When the engine dies, you do not have steering assist or brake assist. It is very hard to steer it off the road. A woman may have a hard time steering it or stopping it. I don't let my wife drive our jeep much at all. It doesn't matter if you are driving in the city or on the freeway when it decides to shut off. Our jeep is a 4wd with automatic transmission.

Filed Apr 19, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · 134,000 miles · IN · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2002 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 35 MPH, the brakes failed without warning and the vehicle crashed into an electrical pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact's daughter sustained a broken rib, broken pelvis, three fractures to the left hand, the back shoulder bone was sticking out, and her spleen was bleeding. Medical attention was required. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags). The contact had an appointment with the dealer to get the air bags replaced, but the crash occurred prior to arriving at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · NY · crash · 6 injuries

I filed original oct 4 2016 the federal safety agency complaint and also objected to restriction the federal safety agency imposed upon complaint (2000 characters in total, and total mb of attachments 5mb or less) because oct 4 2016 complaint is insufficient, incomplete. The federal safety agency investigation requires more information from me (reports, testimony, dozens of critical police photos) necessary for the federal safety agency investigation of my complaint. On oct 4 2016, I demanded the federal safety agency investigation unit contact me by email, so that I may document data my submission to the federal safety agency, as part of my complaint. To date, the federal safety agency refuses, it has done nothing to investigate because the federal safety agency stonewalls me for information. The federal safety agency investigation units endangers public safety with deliberate lack of data, resulting in bogus non-investigation. On oct 11 2013, 2002 jeep grand cherokee laredo, VIN no [xxx], had vehicle malfunction event, unintended acceleration, high speed start, high impact and high energy collisions, defective btsi (brake transmission shift interrupter), no brake throttle override, no safeguards to stop vehicle, high rate of speed crashing over and over, in throttle wide open, no software or hardware upgrade to stop or prevent unusual acceleration while in park, inability to brake vehicle to stop at such high rate of speed. Tires vaporized, chunks of rubber broke, metal rim remnants of tire skidded sidewalk and street, in series of horrific collisions, documented by photos and reports which the federal safety agency deliberately refuses to acquire from me as part of my complaint, to manipulate the outcome of bogus and deliberately flawed pseudo-the federal safety agency investigation. Due to height mismatch square box jeep and subcompact cars, jeep was battering ram against subcompact cars effectively without impact bars (bars to low) in such malfunction event, wreck subcompact cars, endanger lives and health of occupants of small cars who absorb impact (instead of distributed forces via impact bar), grave collisions. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *

Filed Oct 21, 2016 · Brakes · 115,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the ABS indicator suddenly illuminated and the braking system malfunctioned. When the brake pedal was depressed to stop the vehicle, the pedal traveled to the floor and the vehicle failed to immediately stop or slow down. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Oct 4, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · NY · crash · 5 injuries

See attached diagram. I was driver of car stopped at red light . Jeep grand cherokee (VIN # [xxx]) engine revved at high throttle, while btsi in park. The driver may be hard of hearing, may have been distracted to hear the noise or know comes from her car, may have had windows shut and been insulated from the sound, but she changed gear from park to drive as the tires were spinning as observed by witnesses who saw or heard those tires spinning while the car was in stationary position. Jeep speed forward about 70 feet to rear-impact my car and crush the rear of car inward. It distorted frame from rear to front or car, and rear impact caused damage to front of car. Prior to impact, my foot depressed hard on brake because I braced or stiffened hard for impact, when I heard the squeal of tires of stationary car nearby, and people leaving a carnival were nearby. After jeep crushed my car inward, it accelerated again against my car and my efforts keep the brake pedal down, and it propelled my car forward, and then continued on its path of destruction. It wrecked my car, itself, another car, and collided with a another two cars, it hit pedestrians, caused fatality, caused injuries, knocked down parking meters, skidded dozens of feet, broke off its front tires in chunks, skidded its metal rim because that was all that was left of the tire, skidded pieces of rubber of tire, and finally got stuck after last impact, while its engine revved and its tires spun, causing yaw scraping of tires on sidewalk. _police dept found the btsi defective, and the skid marks show that the brakes were ineffective or inoperable as jeep's engine continued to accelerate. Jeep driver ran from it after it got stuck because she thought it would explode. The wheels stopped spinning when the motor got shut. Sudden uncontrolled acceleration, ineffective braking, defective btsi ..updated 01/04/17 *bf information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Filed Jan 11, 2016 · Brakes, Lights · MS

I have had ever light on my truck fixed and I still have not found the right thing. And I am seeing am not the only truck that is have that problem.

Filed Jul 28, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 175,000 miles · IN

The engine stopped while driving took it to a mechanic and they said all fluids were filled it was just a "bad engine" I paid 2700 dollars to have engine replaced . The truck still wasn't running right it was having trouble starting took it to the mechanic and he changed the fuel pump 700 dollars . The truck still dose not run right ive had brake lines replaced that broke with no impact or accident ive been told the master cylinder needs replaced there is no brake pressure my wiring is messed up and now both my brake lights are out ive checked fuses and bulbs the truck takes several tries to start it its in the shop more than I drive it its dangerous and I never know if its going to stop in traffic or if people behind me know when im trying to stop I have 6 kids I drive to school every day and I worry about their lives every time we have to get in the jeep I feel like buying this vehicle was a huge mistake

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Brakes · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Aug 18, 2014 · Airbags, Brakes · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received recall notifications for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 06e011000 (fuel system, gasoline), 06e022000 (service brakes, hydraulic), and 12v527000 (air bags). The dealer stated that the parts needed to complete the repairs were not available. The contact received the recall notices months ago. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.