Jeep WRANGLER brakes problems
1,806 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
15,330 owner complaints analyzed
92 distinct recall campaigns
39,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1987 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 8,413 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
1,806 of 15,330 complaints match this topic (11.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11055305 · 2017-12-18 (December 18, 2017)
I ORDERED PRONTO BRAKE DRUM PART NUMBER BD80003. THE PART NUMBERS ARE CASTED INTO THE PART. THE DRUMS WERE DIFFERENT AND ONE OF THEM CAUSES THE WHEEL TO FREEZE. THE SOURCE OF THE PARTS FOR THE RETAILER SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE RETAILER RESHIPPED THE PARTS 3 TIMES, EACH TIME THE DRUMS RECEIVED WERE DEFECTIVE. I WAS FORCED TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER BRAND.
Owner-reported narrative. 212,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11055305 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 8021145 · 2002-10-18 (October 18, 2002)
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR SCC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8021145 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10319262 · 2010-03-12 (March 12, 2010)
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 1988 JEEP WRANGLER. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A FEW WEEKS. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, IT FAILS AND RELEASES. EVERYTIME IT WOULD HAPPEN, IT WOULD HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY AND I WOULD SIMPLY RE-ENGAGE IT, EXCEPT FOR THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAD MY JEEP PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL, THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED AGAIN AND DISENGAGED. MY JEEP, THEN, ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE IN MY BACKYARD. THIS HAPPENED JUST THE OTHER DAY AND IT IS…
Owner-reported narrative. 98,261 miles reported. Look up ODI 10319262 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 731804 · 2000-09-18 (September 18, 2000)
THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY JEEP HAS A TENDANCY TO DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, IT DISENGAGED IN A PARKING LOT AND CAUSED MY JEEP TO ROLL BACK ONTO A NEW FORD MUSTANG, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND APPEARING ON MY INSURANCE RECORD AS A FAILURE ON MY PART TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 731804 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 763903 · 2002-07-07 (July 7, 2002)
HAVE REPLACE PARKING BRAKE ASSY TWICE SINCE PURCHASED. CRASH WAS INTO MY HOUSE WHEN PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED IN DRIVEWAY. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 763903 at NHTSA ↗