2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Service Brakes Problems
- 259
- 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 259 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- service brakes · 77 records
- brake booster · 60 records
- brakes hydraulic · 38 records
- brake pedal · 34 records
- brakes service · 34 records
- electrical system · 28 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 45 |
| 1–30k mi | 38 |
| 60–100k mi | 34 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
While operating the vehicle on the highway during rush hour (slow traffic) we lost all braking power from the vehicle. Thankfully, we were able to get out of the situation without any harm, however at higher speeds we would have gone into a terrible accident. The vehicle was part of a recall for the brake booster in 2014, and was checked by a jeep dealer at the time. When we lost braking, the brake pedal became…
Crash reported
ODI 10825450
Service Brakes
My brake booster replacement for a recent recall had failed, and i was unable to stop getting off an exit on a major highway. I had to coast through a school zone and pull in to a local parking lot, having my car stop as i ran in to a snow bank. I had to have my car towed to a local car shop to assess the situation, then fight with chrysler to have them tow my car to the original dealer who sold me the car. I have…
ODI 10823612
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the brake warning indicator illuminated and the brakes failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. .....updated 02/10/16 *bf *cn
ODI 10820090
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, it seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the push start button and fob failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the tpm module needed to be replaced. The…
ODI 10823547
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle took an abnormally long time to stop. In order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop, the brake pedal had to be depressed excessively and the vehicle jerked as if it drove over a speed bump. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing; however, details of the brake failure could not be provided. The…
ODI 10823029
Service Brakes
Driving about 45mph on city street during first snow storm of the year. Approaching red light, engaged brakes, heard anti-lock start to kick in, then heard a popping noise, and then near complete loss of brake power. No accident. Need to push brakes extremely hard in order to get even the slightest braking ability. Car was bought used as a cpov from dealer in late 2014. Was not informed of potential brake issue.
ODI 10806147
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to stop the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. The vin was repaired previously under nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes), but the failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10788336
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Vehicle engine shut off during right turn in busy intersection without any warnings. Unable to turn or control vehicle. Also the brake on lights come on in the consul during normal operation. Based on other jeep model recalls, i believe the problem may be related to the tipm-7 module. The vehicle is a grand cherokee overlander 4wd. Vehicle was able to be restarted and has not had another failure, however, this is an…
ODI 10786868
Service Brakes
In august of 2014 i noticed a firm response from my brake pedal when starting the car. I brought it to the dealer, grava in medford ma, and they told me they fixed it and that it was covered under recall p14. I later learned they only replaced the brake booster pump shield and not the booster. In october of 2015 i had a sudden loss of brake power when my brake booster failed and had to have my car towed to the…
ODI 10808062
Service Brakes
I had my jeep in some time ago for the brake booster recall but over the last few months, i have begun to notice a sound of air when i am pressing the brake pedal. Some information that i have found seems to denote this as an issue with the brake booster failing. I need to know if this means that this was not fixed when i took it in for the recall repair as this seems to be getting worse as time goes by. The date…
ODI 10853555
Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep cherokee. While driving down an incline at 15 mph, the brakes failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. A year prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 10781512
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. After the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v540000 (service brakes, hydraulic), the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. Six weeks later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake…
ODI 10865313
Service Brakes
The dealer completed the brake booster inspection and i nserted a shield for the brake boosters recall in december of 14. After that date, the brakes were not stopping the vehicle during hard stops because proper brake pressure was not present. September 8 2015 the dealer replaced the brake booster because it was not operating correctly. The brake booster should have been replaced on the initial visit as i was…
ODI 10763026
Service Brakes
On 9/5/15, i applied my brakes as i was approaching a red light at approximately 40 mph. Initially i felt the brakes grab but then the brakes gave out causing me to swerve to avoid a car in front of me and then using the other lane of traffic to finally get the vehicle to stop in the middle of the intersection by applying my emergency brake. Obviously, quite a harrowing situation for myself in addition to the other…
ODI 10763728
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, hydraulics); however, the part to do the repair 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 experienced a failure with the brakes and the alternator.…
ODI 10865428
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000(service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10787943
Electrical System · Interior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) and 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) however, the parts to do the repairs were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue.…
ODI 10836955
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving down a steep hill, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle. The contact crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The driver sustained five fractured ribs as well as a fractured right ankle. The passenger sustained a concussion. Medical attention was received. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10776591
Power Train · Service Brakes · Steering
Day 1....car just stopped out of no where a picture of a battery showed up and the car just stopped and shut down on its own day 2....took car in to get a new battery because that was totally dead but on day 3...the battery did not fix the problem the car once again shut down on me and this time it was in the middle of the freeway i was stuck for a couple of hours cant even jump the car cuz it still wont start it so…
ODI 10725977
Service Brakes
We bought the 2012 jeep grand cherokee from serra chevrolet in madison tennessee on 5 16 2015 we noticed on drive home brakes were making noise and brakes were all way to floor and spongy i called chrysler and they said there was a recall on brake booster and fuel pump why did this dealer not check those recalls out this is a very unsafe vehicle to operate due to brakes not operating properly the dealership is…
ODI 10716927
Service Brakes
I had just taken off from a traffic signal stop and the brakes failed. I was miraculously able to get over to the side of the road without hitting any other vehicles and bring the vehicle to a stop. I had my 2 week old infant in the back seat with me and this was an extremely traumatizing incident. Most infuriating on this incident was that i already took the vehicle in to get the brake recall repaired on 7/26/14 to…
ODI 10716471
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v634000 (electrical system), 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic), and 14v391000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10712590
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10705601
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) and 14v391000 (electrical system) however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the vehicle repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The…
ODI 10701769
Service Brakes
As i was backing out of my driveway today my brakes failed, and when i say failed i mean i had no brakes at all. I cannot tell you how frightening this was. I managed to stop the car by shifting it back into park. I was able to do this because i was not going very fast. Since 2/12 (time of purchase) until 8/14 i have received 3 recalls (cylinder misfire, brake booster and sun visor wiring) on this brand new vehicle!…
ODI 10700979
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