2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Service Brakes Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
After a few minutes when the car is parked and stationary on an incline in our driveway, it will roll about 3-4 feet and then stop on its own, all while vehicle is in park. This does not happen every time it is parked on an incline, seems to happen randomly.
ODI 11309202
Service Brakes
My wife, (xxxxx), was driving this vehicle. She was in a drive-thru, moving at low speeds when the brakes stopped working. Robin was able to roll to a stop in the parking lot. I responded to the scene to inspect the vehicle and observed that the brake pedal assembly had become disconnected from the brake booster plunger rod, completely disabling the brakes. Upon further inspection, it was determined that there is a…
ODI 11252296
Service Brakes · Wheels
On parking lot on reverse brakes completely shot down fills lake your hit on object and fills low down how save is this?
ODI 11210039
Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other
When i purchased the vehicle, i was told it was flat towable behind a motorhome. After purchase i then had to spend $500 to have a wiring harness installed to prevent death wobble of front steering/wheels. The second time i towed the vehicle, the back brakes locked up destroying tires, rims, and other unknown items at thisw time.
ODI 11202762
Service Brakes
While driving on the freeway at 60 mph and slowing for a turning car ahead, the cars emergency braking turned on and tried to stop the car. This has occurred twice this week.
ODI 11101286
Service Brakes
Front brake pads and rotors required replacing at 23,000 without warning. An inspection at 17,000 miles was normal. Tire wear is normal and at 30,000 vehicle is still on its original tires. The vehicle has no warning system of brake pad wear
ODI 11111450
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle was stationary, transmission was placed in park and power was completely off when it began rolling downhill while unattended. Emergency brake was not set. Vehicle was parked on a slight incline.
ODI 11056190
Service Brakes
The vehicle would not back up with my boat attached, has a rear stop feature that was engaging, went to my system setup screen to defeat the feature, it would not let me, i would remove the check and it would come right back on. The dealer knew there was a reflash for this condition, but it was a yellow arrow, so they were not allowed to fix it unless i complained about that particular system, he said fca had…
ODI 11030458
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
Takata recall. Was driving with kids and wife i began coming to a stop and was going about 10 to 15 mph when the car stalled out. It shut off and the steering wheel locked up along with the break pedal was nonoe functional as well as the gas pedal and the gear shift. The car would not go back into park and left me in the middle of the road for about 4 minutes. I finally got it into park and then it wouldn't start…
ODI 11115695
Electrical System · Ignition · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Service Brakes
2017 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to problems with the ignition, analog speedometer and tire pressure. *ld the consumer stated she was involved in a car accident in which the brakes failed. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 11079308
Forward Collision Avoidance · Service Brakes
I had the car for about 35 days. I was driving home from work on a side street and my brakes failed. I applied the brakes as i was coming upon a 3 way stop sign. My breaks jammed,and failed to stop. I hit another car and we both walked away with minor injuries. My jeep was totaled. All airbags deployed and i had all front end damage. I feel their is either a problem with the break modulator, or the auto stop feature…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11054974
Service Brakes
18 days after purchasing my grand cherokee the car suddenly felt like it was dragging something and having a difficult time moving. It felt like the emergency brake was on, but the was not light indicator. When we pulled over the wheels were red hot and when we dropped water on it to see how hot it was the water sizzled. We engaged and then disengaged the parking brake just to make sure it wasn't on for some reason.…
ODI 10958797
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.