2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MORE HE PRESSED THE BRAKE, THE MORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY CONTACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY SITS UNREPAIRED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. *DT*JB

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the brakes. The contact stated that the vehicle was not braking normally, and braking distance was extended while coming to a stop. The contact stated that the ABS warning illuminated after driving over a bump in the road. The contact stated that the failure was a recurring failure. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to several independent mechanics to be diagnosed. The contact stated that the calipers, rotors, and brake pads replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that recently after adding brake fluid to the brake fluid reservoir, there were signs of a brake fluid leak coming from the rear passenger’s side wheel well. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 260,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A GREATER AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E022000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOBBLED HORIZONTALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS INFORMED BY CORPORATE TO NOT INSTALL THE PART AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. THE CONTACT FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

BRAKES MAKE WHEEL SHAKE EVERY TIME THEY ARE APPLIED. CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP POORLY. *TR

ABOUT 3,000 MILES AGO THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSE WHEN APPLIED DURING HIGHWAY TRIPS. THIS GREW WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. NOW THEY PULSE EVEN IN THE COLD WEATHER IN DECEMBER IN CT DURING SHORT TRIPS (2-3 MILES). WHEN THEY PULSE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY (AS DOES THE WHOLE VEHICLE) ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND ON LONGER TRIPS. I WILL NO LONGER ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT ON HIGHWAYS. TODAY I WENT TO ACTION MOTORS (JEEP DEALERSHIP IN DANBURY, CT) AND DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH TWO SERVICE MANAGERS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND THAT WHEN BRAKES GET "HOT' THEY OVERHEAT THE ROTORS AND THE ROTORS WARP. ACTION MOTORS WANTED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT MY COST. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO JEEP RECALL ON THE ISSUE. I MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS THE IDENTICAL ISSUE THAT JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES HAD IN 1999 THROUGH 2003 AND WHY DID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN (DOES JEEP NOT REALIZE THAT BRAKES GET HOT WHEN THEY ARE USED). THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY REASON THAT JEEP OFFERED FREE REPAIR TO THOSE MODEL YEARS WAS THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF A "LAW SUIT" AGAINST JEEP. THEY ALSO TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ON ALL MAKES OF CARS AND TO EXPECT IT. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY MANY YEARS OF DRIVING AND NONE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS OR ANY MILEAGE. SEEMS SOMEONE OR MANY MUST DIE BEFORE JEEP ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE JEEP REPAIR MY BRAKES AT MY COST. I NO LONGER TRUST THEIR INTENTIONS OR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT ANY "RECALL" DIRECTED BY NHTSA THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. THE BRAKE REPAIR WILL HAVE TO BEEN DONE VERY SOON TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO OPERATE. SHAME ON JEEP. *TR

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED I HAVE HAD TO GET THEM REPLACED OR RESURFACED EVERY 8,000 MILES THIS IS A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I FIND THAT THE BRAKES START TO PULSATE EVERY TIME ITS TIME TO REPLACE OR RESURFACE ROTORS . I HAVE TO PAY OUT MONEY EACH TIME THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS CAN SOME ONE TELL ME IF CHRYSLER HAS A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PLEASE HELP *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP, AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO APPEARED TO EXPERIENCE A MILD INCREASE IN SPEED INSTEAD OF THE ABS UNIT ACTIVATING. DURING THE FAILURE, SHE CONCLUDED THAT WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED, IT MALFUNCTIONED AND PREVENTED HER FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

I HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTORS EVERY 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR.AND ALSO REPLACE THE BRAKES WHY DO THEY FAIL SO OFEN

2004 JEEP WITH 42K MILES- THE BRAKE PEDDLE HAS ONE INCH OF LATERAL MOVEMENT. THE DEALER PLANS TO REPLACE THE PEDDLE ASSY. FOR ABOUT $1,000. MY FOOT HAS SLIPPED OFF THE PEDAL WHEN MY SHOES WERE WET. I AM TOLD THAT IT CAN NOT BE TIGHTEN UP ONLY REPLACED. TO ME THIS SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DESIGN ON THE BRAKE LINKAGE, AND NOT DUE TO NORMAL WERE AND TEAR. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE; THEY PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. I AM AFRAID THEY MAY NOT GRIP SOMETIMES AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

A ONE FOOT HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE AT THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE IS BADLY RUSTED AND THE FITTINGS ARE LEAKING. *TR

PURCHASED A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2WD A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. WITHIN 3500 MILES A UNBEARABLE FRONT END SHAKE STARTED TO OCCUR. WITHIN THE NEXT 2K-3K MILES THE FRONT END SHAKE BECAME EXTREMELY INTENSE AND IS STILL ONGOING. WHEN SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE REACHED, VERY INTENSE FRONT END PULSATIONS OCCUR WITHOUT FAILURE EACH AND EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE ENCOUNTERED SUCH AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THANKS DAIMLER/CHRYSLER! I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER DODGE/JEEP/CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AND WORSENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES ON 05/2006. THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AGAIN AND THE REAR ROTORS AT 47,000 MILES SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONT ROTORS. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN ON 04/2007 AT 59,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 4,000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,700.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ROTORS REPLACED ON THE JEEP DUE TO WARPING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR.*AK

I PURCHASED A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM CAR MAX ON 3-17-07, AND WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD THE JEEP ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKING 6 TO 7 TIMES. RUNNING THROUGH STOP LIGHTS AND SIGNS. I WAS ALMOST HIT. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S FRONT ROTORS WERE WARP DUE TO POOR CALIPER DESIGN. HE NEEDED TO UPGRADE THE OE-UM ON THE BRAKE CALIPER AND DISC. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WITH DRY WEATHER HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE THE PEDAL PULSATED ABNORMALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE PARTS WERE DIFFICULT TO FIND. HE RETURNED FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THEY DID NOT DO ANY THING TO VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29500, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30300.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE, ROTORS, AND THE BRAKE PADS ON THREE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.