1993 Jeep Cherokee Brakes Problems

I OWN A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE AND THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP ON JULY 4, 2017, WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING STARTED, WITHOUT ANY HARD BRAKING. THE NEXT DAY THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED. TODAY, 9/28/2017, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER CAR BEING STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK, A SHIMMY DEVELOPED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK A FEW MILES LATER, THE CALIPER WAS LOCKED AGAIN AND WAS SMOKING. IN 1998, WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER'S 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE (NOT THE SAME ONE I NOW OWN), THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED ONTO THE TIRE AND CAUSED A LOT OF SMOKE. I ASSUMED IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AT THE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS WILL GO WRONG WITH OLDER VEHICLES IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BEING USED AND BECOMING WORN, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON POINT OF FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR THAT STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE STILL RELATIVELY NEW. BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THING TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, SO I FEEL THIS MERITS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STRONG AND RELIABLE, AND I STILL SEE SO MANY OF THEM OUT ON THE HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. I CLICKED "NEXT" AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, "WAS THERE A FIRE?" I AM GOING TO CLICK YES BECAUSE THERE WAS A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE BUT WANT TO CLARIFY HERE THAT THERE WERE NO FLAMES THAT I SAW.

NHTSA ID

11030321

Incident

Sep 28, 2017

Mileage

230,350 mi

DT: THE OWNER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT END SHOOK. OWNER CALLED DEALER, WHO STATED VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A WEEK LATER. OWNER KEPT CALLING DEALER. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWER. THEN, OWNER CONTACTED A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS JUST A BAD TRUCK. ABOUT WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, GOT PULLED OVER AND RECEIVED WARNING ABOUT THE TAIL LIGHTS BEING OUT. THEN IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE TAILLIGHTS. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO PUT IN A SWITCH, BUT OWNER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SWITCH. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND GRINDING UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE VIBRATING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED JEEP. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. IN FEBRUARY THE OIL PLUG CAME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER'S MECHANIC AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10130268

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN BACK. IT IS LOCKED IN PLACE. I HAVE TO PULL THE WIRE OFF THE DISTRIBUTOR & THE BATTERY CABLE TO KILL IT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMES ON. ALSO, THE HEATER, WS WIPERS & RADIO WILL NOT COME ON. MY BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DOWN CONSTANTLY, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PULL UP ON IT EACH & EVERY TIME (THE LAW HAS STOPPED ME FOR THIS). MY BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AT TIMES. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH ALL LINKING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10058330

Incident

Feb 13, 2004

Mileage

117,610 mi

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE ITS ON. ALSO THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED OUT. *TS EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON FELL OFF. BRAKE CAN NO LONGER BE DISENGAGED. VEHICLE PARKED AND NOT IN USE. *TT

NHTSA ID

8023325

Incident

Nov 12, 2002

Mileage

76,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NHTSA ID

8020537

Incident

Aug 12, 2002

LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR BROKE/SEPARATED AROUND THE HUB. DRIVER WAS JUST ABOUT TO ENTER INTERSTATE BEFORE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES ROTOR SEPARATION CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *YH

NHTSA ID

8018473

Incident

Sep 9, 2002

BRAKES ARE CORRODED. EVERY THOUSAND MILES BRAKES ARE REPLACED, AND THEY ARE WARPED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003357

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING WHILE IN PARK WITH HAND BRAKE ENGAGED. SUDDENL VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS ABOUT 70FEET BEFORE HITTING A UTILITY POLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

897421

Incident

Sep 24, 2001

DISC BRAKE ROTORS; VEHICLE ALMOST HIT A CHILD BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.*AK THE BROKEN DISC BRAKE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON DISC BRAKE BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE LIST. *YH

NHTSA ID

889911

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND PADS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY RECALL 98V005. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557008

Incident

Oct 19, 1999

WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE STILL TRAVELED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK BRAKES WERE WORKING PERFECTLY BUT THE ENGINE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE, OVER POWERING RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID

870596

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER WAS DENIED FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR AND IS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

NHTSA ID

553922

Incident

Nov 9, 1998

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V340000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 747/ FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER STATED EARLIEST DATE THAT HE COULD SERVICE VEHICLE WAS SOMETIMES IN SEPTEMBER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THE THAT DEALER'S LOCATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

867306

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BY THE MANUFACTURER. *MJS

NHTSA ID

552971

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND TREMBLES, AND PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

863974

Incident

May 1, 2000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SIDE STREET WHEN SHE JAMMED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING BRAKES, THEY MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKES, AND THEY WERE FINE. ALSO, THERE WAS A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE GLASS WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, THROWING GLASS INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

861273

Incident

Feb 22, 2000

EA 99 01, 4/BRAKE ROTOR DISC/HUB: ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HUB SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS ARM ASSEMBLY DAMAGED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

860476

Incident

Feb 28, 1999

RADIATOR/HEATER HOSES LEAKING AND IN POOR CONDITION. NLM

NHTSA ID

551887

Incident

Jun 21, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720453

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-340). *MJS

NHTSA ID

551000

Incident

Jun 28, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER COULD HEAR A NOISE, LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL ON THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

855524

Incident

Mar 7, 1996

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V-340). *MJS

NHTSA ID

550518

Incident

May 26, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-340) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO BRAKES, REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS. *MJS

NHTSA ID

550398

Incident

Jul 27, 1996

WAS GOING ON OFF RAMP WHEN THE WEBBING SEPARATED FROM DISC HUB. THE RING ON HUB BROKE ON RIGHT & LEFT FRONT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AFTER BRAKES APPLIED. WHEELS WOULD VIBRATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPAIRED PROBLEM. OWNER HAS ROTORS. *AK

NHTSA ID

853959

Incident

Nov 18, 1999

BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING ACCIDENT; MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHECKED BY INSPECTOR AND FOUND TO HAVE LEAK THAT ALLOWED ALL FLUID TO ESCAPE WITHOUT ANY WARNING

NHTSA ID

711913

Incident

Aug 20, 1999