SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
248,000
Speed
35 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN "RIGHT". I TOOK IT IN A FEW TIMES TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS IN 2 ACCIDENTS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND REAR ENDED EACH VEHICLE. WHEN I BRAKED AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. IN AUG. 04, I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY (2002 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - 26000 MI) I FINALLY TOOK IT TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS BRAKES ON THIS MODEL - THEY SEEM TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT FROM THE START. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DROPPED ME - TOO MANY OF THE SAME ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, AND AM NOW PAYING HIGH RATES, AS A RESULT. *JB