# 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1535953` · 2019-02-01 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 350
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING MY 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN COLORADO.  THE ROADS WERE NOT ICY OR COVERED IN SNOW.  TRAFFIC CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN FRONT OF ME.  I PUT ON THE BRAKES, PUSHING DOWN ALL THE WAY AS FAST AS I COULD.  THERE WAS CLOSE TO 2 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS TAKING FOREVER TO STOP.  IT ULTIMATELY DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  BOTH THE VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED AND I BROKE MY HAND.  THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS BRAKING IT FELT LIKE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED A LOT QUICKER BUT IT JUST WAS NOT STOPPING.  I SAW THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 2019 JEEP CHEROKEES.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*