2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: brake failure

Filed Mar 23, 2026 · Engine, Fuel system · MN

Car has died while driving 4 times in the last 3 years. Complete loss of power WHILE driving. Lost of power steering, loss of brakes while driving. Chrystler is saying recall was resolved by previous owner but it is still happening. EXTREMELY dangerous. I have paid out of pocket to replace the TIPM (over $3000) and I was not told about the fuel pump relay issue associated and connected with this recall.

Filed Jan 9, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · CA

Greetings, after 3 dealership attempts to correct the TIPM - the federal safety agency 19V813000 recall, my Jeep still stalled 4 times at highway speeds. I narrowly averted being rearended several times. I am terrified to drive the vehicle! I have yet another dealership appointment Friday, January 12, 2024 to correct the issue. Previous visits could not reproduce the problem or show any code errors. There were no warnings at all during these malfunctions, only the loss of braking and power steering did I realize the vehicle had stalled. Are there any remedies afforded to me at this point from Chrysler? The vehicle has only 124,000 miles. I've been extremely lucky that I haven't crashed or injured another party to date, but I fear it could happen at any time since this is my only transportation to and from work.

Filed Dec 1, 2021 · Brakes, Steering · IA

While trying to make a turn the power steering and brakes did not work. The vehicle did not stall. After stopping I shut the vehicle off and restarted it and it was working, This happened 3 times in about 2 weeks. I have the vehicle in to the dealer trying to find the problem.

Filed Apr 30, 2021 · Brakes, Engine · 175,000 miles · TX · fire

I was driving on the freeway at 50 MPH with my family in the vehicle when I pressed the break pedal I realized my brakes didn't worked the pedal went all the way down to the floor with no stop at all when I pull over to the side with emergency brakes my truck started smoking from front of engine I opened the hood and it exploded in my face almost burn inside this vehicle thank god we made it out alive from the jeep grand cherokee laredo

Filed Apr 18, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 124,000 miles · VA

2011 grand cherokee overland 5.7 v8 approx 124000 miles stalled when turning left through intersection slowing from 50 to 25 MPH. Steering and brakes failed. All recalls have been performed. This was supposedly fixed with p54 (fuel pump relay). Fortunately I was not towing my boat. This issue seems to have spanned many years and is extremely dangerous.

Filed Jul 16, 2018 · Airbags, Brakes · 52,832 miles · NJ · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the brakes failed to engage. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a building. The vehicle was then shifted into park, but the engine began to rev. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a police tow yard. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 52,832.

Filed Nov 28, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · 122,813 miles · MN · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 60 MPH and attempting to make a sudden stop by depressing the brake pedal, the brakes failed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of two other vehicles. Prior to the crash, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard, but the vehicle did not stop or slow down. In addition, the air bags did not deploy and the driver sustained a concussion and back injury, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 122,813.

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Fuel system · 65,000 miles · PA

Vehicle while in motion , suddenly cuts off , no power , no brakes , dashboard lights all come on indicating all cautions I.e., engine light , airbags seat belts . Radio goes out and comes back on. This happens while driving and once while backing out of a parking space.

Filed Feb 17, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · NC · crash

2011jeep grand cherokee overland had stalled in the middle of an intersection losing power steering, no brakes, and no warning lights on dash telling me anything about jeep being turn off. Very scary! I hit the curb and almost hit the atop sign.

Filed Oct 1, 2016 · Brakes · WI

My wife complained about her brake pedal going farther down and car takes longer distance to stop. A couple times she said the brake pedal went all the way to the floor so she pumped the pedal and said she was very lucky it stopped right before she would have hit something or someone. Brake light then would come on while driving down road without even touching the brake pedal. Afraid to drive it we brought it to dealer. They ended up replacing the brake booster at my expense. We had a recall done previously on the booster because the booster would get water in it so their fix was to put a guard over the already damaged rusted booster. If tested good at that time, they washed their hands of any damaged like rust that would eventually cause severe damage and cause the booster to do this. That's like putting shingles over a bad roof that leaked and is rotted. Can you imagine the accidents that could and eventually will happen. I am sure some have happened already. The number one thing on a vehicle you do not try to short cut is brakes!!!!

Filed Apr 20, 2016 · Brakes · 54,197 miles · MD

I just read an article in the may 2016 issue of trailer life magazine involving ford f-150 and there brake failure issues. The exact problem happened with my jeep. I was pulling our camper (unloaded), down the highway at a speed of 60 MPH when the brake light came on and the brake pedal of my jeep went straight to the floor. I got safely pulled over to the side of the road to check the fuid level. The master cylinder reservoir was low but not empty. I managed to get home, about 6 miles and the next day took the to jeep dealer where they found that the brake booster had developed a vacuum leak (they said) causing complete failure of braking system. Dealer replaced brake booster, did a complete brake job, replaced all rotors and flushed system. $1350 later I was back on the road. Until I read this article I thought it was an isolated incident. Hopefully it is a coincidence.

Filed Feb 1, 2016 · Brakes · 110,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 15 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the brakes failed to completely stop the vehicle. The contact had to depress the brake pedal with full force in order to stop the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact recieved notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.