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Jeep Grand Cherokee Service Brakes, Electric Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset
6
Years with records
1999–2008
Stored years

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 8 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi3
1–30k mi1
150–400k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 2, 2011 · 150,902 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes, Electric

    Dashboard lights and service electrical brake system come on and off while driving. When the dashboard flickers all gauges shut down while driving. Major safety hazard. Researched on internet and this is a global issue with 2005 jeep grand cherokees. *tr

    ODI 10373743

    2005 records in this system

  • January 15, 2010 · 45,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes, Electric · Traction Control System · Unknown Or Other

    I recently purchased a newer model used vehicle that has started to present some serious concerns that the dealership where i purchased it cannot figure out the problem and discounts my complaint. My vehicle's motor acts as if is going to stall on take off from a stop position. I have attempted on 3 separate occasions to have the problem serviced by the dealership's service department; however, the dealership tells…

    ODI 10341444

    2008 records in this system

  • November 8, 2008 · 111,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Electric

    Vents in my grand cherokee started blowwing uncontrolable air, and brakes have warped every 15,000 miles. *tr

    ODI 10251015

    2001 records in this system

  • September 27, 2008 · 27,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Kickstand/Center Stand · Service Brakes, Electric

    Purchased 2006 jeep grand cherokee new. Within first 6 months have been taking it bake to the dealer for intermittent lack/stalling. This happens while driving at different speeds and mostly making slight turns or when i begin to turn as well as up and down hill. This has been going on for the last 2 yrs,but most recently has happened alot more offend. I have taken it to the dealer with no result each time. Within…

    1 injury

    ODI 10244382

    2006 records in this system

  • May 13, 2008 · 38,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Electric

    Update: the braking system, primary and emergency, failed at approximately 6:30 am 5/13/2008. My wife was unable to bring the vehicle under control traveling down an unpaved hill and had a head-on collision with a boulder. We have called the attorney and we are awaiting a call bck at this time. Chrysler and scheid are going to wish they never heard of me now. They can shove their bs "repurchase" offers up…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10227615

    2006 records in this system

  • April 15, 2007

    Service Brakes, Electric · Software

    I bought my 2006 jeep grand cherokee laredo 4x4 used at 40,000 a year ago this month. Shortly after owning it it started stalling while in motion or stopped in gear such as a traffic light. When sitting still, coasting and slowing down, the vehicle would die. The instrument panel did not light up and everything seemed normal until i took my foot off the brake to accelerate or just accelerated from a coast (such as a…

    ODI 10221116

    2006 records in this system

  • May 17, 2005 · 44,297 miles

    Service Brakes, Electric

    Vehicle feels like it's riding while the parking brake (?) is engaged, at times only, not always. There just seems to be a sort of resistance noticed. It's been going on for about a year now and, although i've been telling my husband of it during this entire time, he just noticed the other day that, while en-route to a nearby location, upon arrival, the rear passenger-side tire area was smoking a bit. He said it was…

    ODI 10121744

    1999 records in this system

  • June 6, 2003

    Service Brakes, Electric

    My vehicle brake lights keep going bad ,either one go out then eventually the other one goes out, we change both light assembly and bulbs, they last for a while then, eventually goes out again. We have tried calling the dealer, nothing done. *tr

    ODI 10268331

    2000 records in this system