There are 7 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2002 Jeep Wrangler in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 7 of 7 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED ALONG FRAME RAIL CAUSING LINE TO SPLIT AT WHICH TIME BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT AS WELL AS BOTH REAR BRAKE OPERATION FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN MY JEEP WRANGLER ON THE HIGHWAY I BRAKE AS USUAL AND NEXT THING I KNOW THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD A TOTAL BRAKE LOSS FAILURE. I PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT REGAIN STOPPING POWER. I SWERVED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST REAR ENDED A TRUCK. I MANAGED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN MY JEEP WRANGLER. NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE...LUCKY ME. THE REASON FOR BRAKE PEDAL LOSS WAS DUE TO RUST WHICH ATE AT THE BRAKE LINE OVER TIME AND THEN FINALLY THE BRAKE LINE GAVE OUT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES IN MY JEEP WRANGLER. VERY PRICEY REPAIR. WISH I WAS INFORMED OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE PROBLEM. THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE! *TR
CORROSION ON THE REAR BRAKE LINES CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BRAKES. THIS IS A TEN YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR
PULLING OUT FROM GAS STATION AFTER FUELING UP, ALMOST KILLED A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ACROSS MY PATHWAY BECAUSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST ALL BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY DUE TO PREMATURE BRAKE LINE CORROSION INDUCED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE AND LOSS OF THE ENTIRE BRAKE FLUID. THE JEEP WRANGLER HAS A 82,455 MILE IN IT. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD JUST A YEAR BEFORE INSPECTED (AND PASSED AS OK) ITS BRAKE SYSTEM BY A QUALIFIED DODGE SERVICE STATION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UPON THE CURB TO STOP IT AND THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E022000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
2002 JEEP WRANGLER COLLIDED WITH REAR OF PASSENGER VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 -35 MPH. WHEELS BRAKED AND RELEASED ON WET PAVEMENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER'S FACE HIT WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN BROKEN NOSE. FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CRUSHED.*AK
PROBLEMS WITH 2002 JEEP WRANGLER BRAKING SYSTEM.* MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE BRAKES, BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THEM. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN FINDING A RESOLUTION TO BRAKE PROBLEM. *CB *JB
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.