2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Service Brakes Problems
- 11
- 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 11 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
When reversing, active stop randomly applies full brake pressure without detecting an obstacle and brings the vehicle to a hault.
ODI 11301711
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
On january 23, 2018, leased a 2018 jeep grand cherokee vehicle from criswell located at [redacted], gaithersburg, md 20871. Since that time, i have experienced an extraordinary number of technical and mechanical issues with the vehicle including a major safety concern: 'brakes locking when attempting to start vehicle (i was advised on 7/3/19 by a service advisor at criswell, that this could potentially happen while…
ODI 11242319
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
As im driving, the car complete dies on me, no power, no brakes, no steering, nothing is working, this is the 3rd time this is happening, im not safe in this car, i drive my kids,
ODI 11193812
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle becomes very unstable (eg, it wobbles ) when i step lightly on the break at speeds of 60 mph and above. Also, this vehicle has a high risk of rolling over ( i lightly moved the steering wheel to avoid collision with a reckless driver that almost hits my car sideways on the highway, and the car lost control nearly rolling over. The vehicle was in motioned on florida's turnpike.
ODI 11171590
Service Brakes
I purchased a 2018 jeep grand cherokee limited in september 2018. With barely 1,400 miles on it, the brakes failed when i was in bumper to bumper traffic for two straight hours on 287 in rockland county, ny. I had my foot on the brake as the road was closed due to a truck fire. Suddenly the brake completely depressed to the floor and the car rolled into a mac truck. I had front end damage in the amount of $1,100,…
Crash reported
ODI 11162285
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
In september of 2018 in an elevated grocery store parking lot, immediately at the moment of a low speed front collision that bent part of the front bumper, the engine rpm spiked extremely high. I then carefully put my foot square on the break and applied pressure before putting the vehicle in reverse so i could park in order to check the damage. As my foot was firm on the brake, while shifting into reverse the…
ODI 11218346
Service Brakes
Scrapping/grinding coming from the wheels. Sounds like the disc rotor dust shield is rubbing against the rotor. I heard this is a known issue. Let's see what the service department says.
ODI 11130507
Service Brakes
I was driving this vehicle on a city street at 33 mph.there was a car in the intersection running a red left in front of me.i applied the brakes and the vehicle stuttered 3x and then sped up out of control and launched me into the car that was in the intersection. There was a collision..
Crash reported
ODI 11120816
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Sudden unintended acceleration of my jeep grand cherokee leads to total loss on on march 30 , 2018. This is my story: i bought my jeep grand cherokee 2018 trailhawk from the orange park chrysler, jeep, dodge, ram dealership aka darscars of jacksonville at [redacted] [redacted] on october 21, 2017 under a three year lease agreement with ally auto finance ([redacted]. On march 30, 2018 with approximately 3700 miles i…
Crash reported
ODI 11084771
Forward Collision Avoidance · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Driving the auto and applied the brakes at a red light and the brakes only partially engaged and the auto went through the red light. Drove up to the next light as the car was just about to stop it accelerated forward into the truck in front of me. There is a safety feature called "forward collision warning" which should apply the brakes and did not work (instead of braking with the jeep safety feature the auto…
Crash reported
ODI 11079986
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 35 mph uphill, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. As a result, the vehicle traveled across the highway and crashed into an embankment. The abs and skid control indicators illuminated. The front passenger and driver side air bags deployed. The contact sustained rib injuries, which did not require medical attention. A police…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11097639
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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