1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Rotor Problems
- 345
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 345 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- rotors replaced · 28 records
- brake rotors · 25 records
- front rotors · 21 records
- applying brakes · 18 records
- rotors pads · 18 records
- steering wheel · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 43 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Rotor
Vehicle experienced problem with vibration whenever brakes were applied at 40 or more mph. Vehicle taken into dealer, and dealer informed consumer that both front rotors were warped. Feel free to provide further details. *ak
ODI 863342
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Rotor
Front brake rotors failed at 11875 miles, 18264 miles, 30815 miles, 38037 miles, 42688 miles and the 6th time at 47312 miles. Early failure begins with slight pulsation feel when brakes are applied and gets progressively worse as milage increases and more brake applications occure. Steering is affected if not attended to immediately. If the rotor heats so high it could possible break causing severe problems. *ak
ODI 760305
Rotor
Have had rotors turned twice.third time dealer replaced everything,now six months later brakes are shimmying again. Know of two more jeeps with identical problem. *ak
ODI 726333
Rotor
Front brake rotors are warped this causes steering to shake. Rotors have been replaced twice. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further information. *ak
ODI 892230
Rotor
Rotors have to be replaced every 8000 miles. Vehicle at dealers for 5th rotor change since purchase. *ak
ODI 879292
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Automatic Transmission · Rotor
When driver pressed on the brakes vehicle bounced. Likewise, rotors needed to be changed, also, transmission has been humming within the first 5000 miles. Dealer said transmission needed to be replaced, but they didn't replace it. They just replaced some of the parts. *ak
ODI 858977
Rotor
Since i've had this vehicle the rotors have been replaced twice, resurfaced twice, and the dealer can still not fix the problem. The warping of the rotors sends a pulsation through the steering system causing the steering wheel to shimmy left and right. The car only has 32,000 miles. I do not ride the brakes, in fact i sold my last car with 75k miles on the original rotors with a pad replacement at about 60k miles.…
ODI 739899
Rotor
Brake rotors warped with mixed city and highway driving within the first few months of ownership.
ODI 723541
Rotor
The rotors continue to warp causing the vehicle to vibrate when applying the brakes. The manufacturer has been notified repeatedly and is blaming the warping on driver. *ak
ODI 754880
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Window Devices And Controls · Rotor
Since puchase of vehicle there has been a vibration when applying brakes. Took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced rotors. *ak consumer states that recall 00v136/man recall 879 explains the problems vehicle is experiencing, however consumer has been charged for all repairs. After running vehicle with a/c on for longer than an hour, the a/c stops cooling, a/c was blowing through defroster vents, found miscalibrated…
ODI 8015095
Rotor
The front brake rotors have severly prematurely warped twice on this vehicle causing the severe handling problems while trying to come to a stop. I was out of town at the time of the first incident and put the vehicle in the shop myself. The front rotors were resurfaced to aleviate the problem. Ten thousand miles later the same thing occurs again causing severe handling problems when braking. This time the vehicle…
ODI 738243
Rotor
With only 35000 miles on vehicle, consumer has had it serviced four times for brakes and is needing to have it serviced again, consumer was informed that the brake pads seemed to have been designed or assembled with too tight clearance, causing rotors to warp from the heat generated during braking. *slc
ODI 561889
Rotor
The front rotors were replaced and resurfaced twice. *ak *jb
ODI 10011281
Rotor
When the brakes were applied at highway speed the vehicle shimmied. Every 6 to 10 thousand miles the rotors were replaced. *mr the warped rotors caused the front end to shimmy when braking at higher speeds. Chrysler was not willing to remedy the problem. *sc *jb
ODI 10066674
Rotor · Vehicle Speed Control
Rotors have warped after about 7000 to 8000 miles resulting in lurching when trying to stop vehicle. Front rotors have been replaced twice and all rotors resurfaced 4 times by dealer, 3 times under warranty and 3 times at my expense. As rotors get bad, stopping distances increase and vehicle is difficult to control when stopping from highway speeds. Vehicle has only been driven in florida, and has not been driven in…
ODI 759255
Rotor
Front brake rotors replaced 4 times and turned 1 time in less than 1 year, manufcturer issued a tsb on this problem, yet says that consumers warping is due to "excessive wear". *et
ODI 784587
Air Conditioner · Differential Unit · Gasoline · Rotor · Vehicle Speed Control
Repeated problems with ac/heat being erratic, will take vehicle in for 4th time. Vehicle shuddered, fixed by changing fluid. Weather seal fell off. Brake shudder fixed by replacement of rotors, etc. Engine stalled fixed, but the rev up and lurch at stop is not yet. Setting another appointment with service. *ak
ODI 714733
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Rotor
While traveling at higway speed of 50 mph consumer started to brake and noticed steering wheel shaking, and vehicle started to vibrate. No accident or injuries have occurred. Vehicle has experienced pulling to one side while braking. Consumer stated that about every 7ooo miles rotors needed to be replaced. *ak
ODI 876572
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Rotor
We have experienced a recurrent problem of a hard shimy/ shaking when applying the brakes suddently at speeds of 50mph and above. The dealer has repaired the problem 4 times since we purchased the jeep in december 1998. We are currently in the process of trying to get the dealer to repair the problem for the 5th time. We are concerned about the safety of our jeep, as well as all those other jeeps with the same brake…
ODI 742509
Rotor
Dealer turned rotors at 13,000 and again at 27,000. On the rotors it states the minimum to be turned is 24.5 mine have been turned to 24.27 and 24.31. My understanding this does not allow the heat to disipate and they could crack.*ak
ODI 723468
Rotor
I have ongoing problems with the front brake rotors warping. When applying the brakes, the front end begins to shake/shimmy as does the steering wheel.the first time i took my vehicle in for this was on 7/14/99 with 6,492 miles. The dealer was familiar with the problem because other vehicles were serviced for the same thing. The fix was to turn the rotors to bring them back to spec. The problem occured again and on…
ODI 762514
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Rotor
Excessive wear of brake rotors;. At 1,349 miles of wear both front rotors were replaced. 13,949 miles, both front and rear rotors needed to be replaced. Dealer notified, but would not replace the rotors because the warranty was up. Consumer traded this vehicle in for another. *ak *ml
ODI 857582
Rotor
Severe and dangerous brake rotor pulsation has occurred twice in less than 35ooo miles, requiring replacement rotors (dealer did not cover).*ak
ODI 751493
Rotor
Front brakes shutter, causing steering to wobble, almost uncontrollably. Garage machined rotors but problem came back within 1500 miles. Rotors are warping under mostly highway usage with very little traffic/city usage. Makes stopping or slowing very difficult on highway or ramp.*ak
ODI 715426
Rotor
Am on my fourth set of front rotors. They start vibrating at about 4,000m and just get worse. Dealer helpful but chrysler needs to supply rotors that can do the job, not pizzas. *ak
ODI 724725