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Park Brake was set and parked against the curb. Jeep started to move on its on with no one in the driver or passenger seat. It rolled over the curb and started over the hill pulling me along side it as I was reaching for an empty bottle in the floor board causing me injury.
Had right front brakes, caliper and rotor replaced two times in the past 6 months. Same problem. At times, brakes feel like they are stuck and will not release. Standard transmission and there is no roll back on inclined driveway. Drove it 5 miles home when it started messing up. The brake light and ABS light came on. Got home and the brakes were smoking. Didn't drive it for three days and the same thing started to happen. Having to do a hard break is dangerous-the brakes will not catch and it jerks to the left. Drove it back home. Went maybe 15 miles and this time when I stepped on the brakes, it went all the way to the floor. The brake pads are missing, Caliper is stuck. Rotors are half of being brand new. All three items-pads, caliper, and rotor were replaced 1 month ago. I have the receipts. This is the second time the brake pads fell out at $350 a pop. Mileage is approximately 55,500 for a 2016 Jeep Sahara.
My 2016 Jeep Wrangler that has 48K miles was running and in park. After about 20 minutes of being in the park position my ABS and Traction Control Light came on. I took my Jeep to my local Autozone to have the code read and it came back with C1032 and C102B. I had the sensor replaced and ensured that the connections were clean of any debris. Once sensor was changed it took about 20 minutes to clear the ABS and Traction Control light from the dash. I drove my Jeep later that night and all seemed fine until I attempted to stop at a speed of 5-10mph. At that time the ABS kicked in on my vehicle but no warning lights illuminated. I once again checked the newly changed sensor along with the wiring to ensure there was no breaks in the connections and I found none. Not sure why my ABS engages at at such a low speed after a new sensor was installed.
My wife was involved in an injury accident 12/02/2023 due to failure of the ABS Module not activating and the Air bag system not deploying. She was cut off by a hit and run driver. She slammed on the brakes went into an uncontrollable skid lost control on the Highway went off the road tumbled end over end 4 times no air bag deployment. No ABS or Air bag warning lights were on both systems failed.
This Jeep is a right hand drive wrangler. Airbag light, traction control light came on, and my horn quit working. Cruise control quit working, and then my antilock brake system was malfunctioning. I couldn't figure out why. So I went to both the Jeep dealership, and the local autozone where they scanned my Jeep for codes, and it's saying a bad clockspring. They said there is a known recall for 2016 models, but mine isn't included. They said to figure out why this Jeep is not included.. Why is my Jeep not included in the already known recall for the bad clock springs?
- Mansfield, PA, USA
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Front driver side brake calliper locked while driving causing the vehicle to stir hard to one side and the wheel to overheat. After replacement, a few weeks later, the back left did the same this time causing the vehicle to pull, drive hard and smoke to be emitted from the wheel. Now several months later the front passenger side needs to be replaced too.
This in regard to my 2016 Jeep Wrangler. For the second time in less than 37,000 miles I have had a wheel speed sensor go out. (The first time, as I reported on an earlier NTSB complaint form, was the left front speed sensor.) This time it was the right rear speed sensor. I was driving in traffic when the ABS and Traction Control lights came on, along with my Jeep Wrangler braking on it's own. The lights would clear, only for it to have it happen again a few miles down the road. I took it in to a repair shop and their computer scan reported the right rear wheel speed sensor failed. I had the right rear speed sensor replaced which cured that problem. I have had wheel speed sensors fail twice in less than 37,000 when I have never experienced it even once in any other vehicle. Having your vehicle brake unexpectedly on it's own in Florida traffic is scary!
2016 Jeep JKU 78,000 miles NOT driveable because front end wobbles and steering wheel vibrates. Increasing to 60 MPH stops the wobble. This happened to me twice and someone else driving my vehicle. Had new tires installed and front end aligned - thought it was fixed but then the problem became worse. I just got back home after a 20 mile drive and the shaking and wobbling was horrific. I did not feel safe in this vehicle. Upon returning home the right front wheel began smoking so I grabbed a fire extinguisher just in case. The right front wheel was extremely hot to the touch. After cooling off and no fire, I conducted a visual inspection of the right front brake caliper and noticed it had circular markings on caliper in 3 different areas. I am not going to drive this vehicle again until the dealership can fix it.
I am reporting a dangerous brake part on all of the later model wranglers. The front brake lines collapse because of a clamp holding the brake line. This happened to our 2016 Jeep Wrangler willys edition it is garaged and only has 25,342 miles. The dealer wanted 2700 to redo all of the front brakes. This is a cross section of both hoses below. I bought the replacement lines and they have the exact same defect. Poor engineering here. The metal should not clamp the hose but be rolled around it so the hose has some clearance. I do not know who to report this to but I paid the dealer $180 to lie to me about it needing calipers rotors and hoses. Took it home and I diagnosed the issue. Spent around $200 for new hoses and my labor to change them out and bleed the system. I have temporarily put on the oem lines but am looking for some better aftermarket alternatives as the replacement is crimped and will fail soon. The left front caliper seized up locally. Right one was bad also. So glad it seized near our neighborhood.
On thursdsy 5/13/2021 at approximately 5:15-5:20pm, I was dropping my daughter off to work and I got back on the road then through the U-turn to get back on the other side. I proceeded to enter the roadway initially about 10mph and all of a sudden, the Jeep accelerated to almost 80 mph and I smashed the braked and it would not stop at all. The RPM's were steady going up. I pulled up the emergency brake right before I almost rear ended the car in front of me at the light getting ready 6O go through the intersection. I was on the brake at the same time. Once the car finally came to a stop, the engine was still reved up. I put in park and turned the vehicle off with the ignition. I then restarted and was scared the rest of the way home. The vehicle was in motion when this happened. There was nothing under the brake. My floor mats were flush and flat and the acceleration was so scary. I feared for my life. I have not driven it since. I called the dealership and they told me to bring it in the next morning, Friday the 14th at 10 am but that theu would not be able to look at it until 7-10 days. I did not bring it as this was unacceptable. I will call back and speak with someone else for results. The tech even told me that this happened to his brother that also have a Jeep. There isn't a recall for this that I've found. Someone will lose their life because of this malfunction. This is a very serious safety hazard.
Between 41,258 miles and less than 43,000 miles, front brake calipers locked up. Husband thrown forward toward windshield -- without applying the brakes -- at city driving speed but was saved by his seatbelt from going through the windshield. It also felt like the brakes were very grabby earlier on that trip and more acceleration was needed to make the car travel forward as the wheels seemed not to move freely, like they were being held back. Rotors severely scored, couldn't be machined. Both front calipers, rotors, hoses, pads, lines, fluids all required replacement according to koons tysons Jeep in vienna, va. In a 2 second goggle search of Jeep owner's forum brake complaints, there are over 300 similar brake caliper and locking up complaints for 3rd generation Wrangler vehicles between 2007 and 2017. The dealership shared with us that the new parts they used for our front brake repair are the re-engineered oem parts designed by Jeep and that this is a common issue with the original front brake parts that shipped on these vehicles from the factory (yet there is no recall to date -- if Jeep re-designed the original parts, they clearly know there is a safety issue here, plus they supply the Jeep owner's forum??). we were given an invoice of $1,500+ for the front brake repairs. We contacted Jeep customer service who denied knowledge of this front brake safety issue. They asked the dealership to work with us to discount the price as warranty expired at 36,000 miles, but Jeep did not do anything for us directly. Jeep did acknowledge on the phone that they may need their recall division to look into this safety issue. We also happened to discuss this issue with our son, who then told us he had the same brake issues with his 2016 Jeep Wrangler unlimited which had to have 3 brake repairs for this issue before he got rid of it because he was afraid to drive it.
Vehicle has only 20,000 miles on it. Garage kept. Brakes failed. Needs new brake pads, new rotors, and new speed sensors. $850 worth of work. This is ridiculous for a car with such low mileage. Will never buy another Chrysler product.
I have gone through over 4 sets of mud terrain tires over the last two years that are unevenly worn and no one knew why. Most recently, the rear right tire had a sidewall gash and had a flat tire, we began smelling smoke and ended up taking the Jeep into brakemasters and was told the entire rear differential was failing and falling apart. We had the rear diff replaced, brakes, rotors and paid $5000 out of pocket and as I was driving from home to tucson the other day to my maternity appointment, the back right tire began screeching while not braking and began sizzling and burning with oil coming out from the tire. I immediately stopped at the nearest brakemasters and they said that an entirely new rear differential is needed. Not only could the Jeep have caught on fire with this safety issue but I kept losing control of the steering in the middle of the city with a 2 year old and one on the way. I am hoping to see some sort of resolution on this and to be communicated with other Jeep owners of this safety issue.
Brakes seized up with only 37,000 miles. It required a full frontal brake rebuild. The mechanics said this shouldn't have happened with such low mileage and year. Because they were "seized" up, it caused everything to heat up and ruined the calipers, pad and rotars. It was unsafe to drive when we took it in to the mechanic.
The brakes keep getting locked up. I"ve had the car since May 2020 and have had the car towed twice and the front and back brakes done twice as well. Not to mention, today I had to have it towed again and still dont know what the "fix" will cost
The Jeep Wrangler has 37K miles and the front passenger side break caliber locked up. When this first occurred/identified the vehicle was in motion on the highway doing 70 mph. When breaking the Jeep made a strong pull to the right almost sending the vehicle off the shoulder of the road..
When I crank my vehicle and place it in drive the ABS and traction control lights come on and the breaking system begins to lock down the brakes and causes the vehicle to jerk to a stop. This is happening while I am on the public roadway. The downhill breaking engages when all of this is going on. Sometimes it will clear itself off and the vehicle operates normally till the next day.
2016 Jeep Wrangler sport with only 20,000 miles has, for second time in one year, a faulty ESC system and it malfunctions causing the brake system to activate, loss of power, and sudden steering changes. Nissan brothers had supposedly fixed this issue the first time...
In last 4 years or so of ownership the rear brakes have gone bad twice. Service was performed at fair oaks Jeep Dodge Ram in chantilly, va. This seems excessive. Reporting in case others are experiencing same issues.
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- Jackson, KY, USA