1994 Jeep Wrangler Brakes Problems

PARKING BREAK SELF RELEASES. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THE RECALL WAS DONE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO AND IS THEREFORE NO LONGER COVERED. HOW CAN CHRYSLER NOT COVER THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY BEGIN ROLLING DOWN A SLOPE WITH NO WARNING. THE BREAK WILL HOLD FOR A FEW MINUTES OR EVEN LONGER AND THEN RELEASE.. IF THIS REPLACEMENT PART IS OF THIS FAULTY A DESIGN WHY CAN IT NOT BE NOT BE REPLACED WITH A MORE DEPENDABLE ONE. IS THERE A REPLACEMENT "KIT" FOR THE RECALL? FURTHERMORE I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP/SENSOR GASKET AT TOP OF FUEL TANK AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL. I REPLACED THAT GASKET TWICE WITHOUT THE DEALER ADVISING ME OF THE RECALL. AS I PREPARED MY BOAT FOR LAUNCHING THE BREAK RELEASED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE LAKE, NEARLY RUNNING ME OVER. A NARROW ESCAPE.

NHTSA ID

10860848

Incident

Mar 13, 2016

Mileage

100,800 mi

DESPITE MY JEEP WRANGLER HAVING BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY PARKING BRAKES RECALL # 02V- 041000, THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THEY TIGHTEN THE PARKING BRAKE AND EACH TIME IT EVENTUALLY SLIPS AGAIN. I NO PARK MY CAR IN GEAR WHICH KEEPS IT STATIONARY BUT EVERY TIME I AM NOT PARKED IN GEAR MY CAR ROLLS AWAY. MANY TIMES THE BRAKE IS ON AND SUDDENLY COME OFF BUT PLENTY OF OTHER TIMES THE CAR MOVES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE ONLY REASON THIS CAR EVEN PASSES INSPECTION IS THAT THE BRAKE IS TIGHTENED AND IMMEDIATELY TESTED. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THE BRAKE IS BACK TO IT'S USUAL NON HOLDING SELF. *NM

NHTSA ID

10162891

Incident

Jul 19, 2006

1994 JEEP WRANGLER HAD FAULTY PARKING BRAKE EQUIPMENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE JEEP ROLLING INTO A WALL AFTER PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE ACCIDENT AND PAID FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE AND HE IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. (RECALL #02V041000)*JB

NHTSA ID

10118939

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS ON A SLIGHT DECLINING RAMP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING INTO A TREE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10051874

Incident

Dec 17, 2003

Mileage

112,000 mi

LTR FM NILA ANN HAMILTON (CA) OWNER OF A 1994 JEEP WRANGLER SEEKING TO BE REIMBURSED. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY HIT A WALL/FENCE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SELF RELEASED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *MR RECALL# 02V041000 *SCC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MONTHS LATER REGARDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *JB *CB

NHTSA ID

10046565

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF WHEN IT ROLLED DOWN THE CONSUMERS DRIVEWAY AND HIT A WALL. THE VEHICLES REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE REAR BUMPER BENT ON IMPACT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD RELEASED ITSELF. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALL AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT (RECALL # 02V- 041000). *MR *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10021528

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED ITSELF. *MR SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10014891

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE IN PARK AND HIT A WALL. BLEW OUT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND BENT THE REAR BUMPER ON IMPACT WITH THE WALL. *DT

NHTSA ID

10009763

EMERGENCY BRAKE RECALL ON ALL 90-94 JEEP WRANGLERS, BECAUSE THEY CAN RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

NHTSA ID

10008453

Incident

Dec 5, 2002

EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED ON ITS OWN, VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. IT HIT A WALL, THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM ROLLING INTO TRAFFIC.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10007258

WHILE IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED. CAUSE IS UNKWOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

8023980

Incident

Jul 28, 2002

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. DELAR WAS CONTACTED. TS

NHTSA ID

8021664

PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGE WITH NO WARNING, MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND DAMP. *AK

NHTSA ID

766306

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON ITS ON . DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. *YH

NHTSA ID

8012987

Incident

May 1, 2002

PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND ROLLED INTO THE STREET. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012305

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME UNDONE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD.*AKI

NHTSA ID

8010185

Incident

Jan 3, 2002

PARKING BRAKE RELEASES WITHOUT WARNING. IF SETTING BRAKE AND WALKING AWAY, BRAKE WILL POP OFF AND ROLL IF NOT IN GEAR. VEHICLE IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

759403

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT ON A MODERATELY FLAT SURFACE. THE APRKING BRAKE HAD BEEN ENGAGED. I WAS ALERTED BY LOCAL SECURITY THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ROLLED OUT OF IT'S PARKING SPOT. IT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER PARKED CAR. THIS PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN "FIXED" ONE TIME BEFORE. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD ON ANYTHING MORE THAN A FLAT SURFACE. IT'S BEEN FIXED REPEATEDLY, BUT WITHIN DAYS OF BEING FIXED IT WILL "POP" AND BE TOO LOOSE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

752570

Incident

Jun 13, 2000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS SEPARATED FROM DISC. *AK

NHTSA ID

746908

Incident

Jun 13, 2001

PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER HELD VEHICLE WHEN IN NEUTRAL, ON 3 OCCASSIONS THE BRAKE HAS RELEASED AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

560823

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. *AK

NHTSA ID

737678

Incident

Dec 11, 2000

BOTH FRONT DISCS ARE BADLY PITTED AND RUSTED. FOR A NEWER VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT THIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF JEEP CHEROKEES MANUFACTURED BEFORE 1995,SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WRANGLERS HAD A SIMILAR RECALL THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF. *AK

NHTSA ID

719308

PARKING BRAKES FAIL TO SECURE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS.

NHTSA ID

544870

Incident

Oct 28, 1998

DURING ROUTINE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE OUTSIDE EDGE WAS THINNING TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH WRANGLERS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ROTORS WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULD NOT BE MACHINED AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AT THE TIME OF NEXT STATE INSPECTION 9/9/99. REPAIRS WERE QUOTED AT 300.00 FOR REPLACEMENT AND LABOR OF THE TWO ROTORS. *MJS

NHTSA ID

700099

Incident

Oct 10, 1998

EMERGENCY BRAKES DOES NOT WORK WHEN PUT ON.

NHTSA ID

536786