NHTSA Complaint #11185689 — 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE

MY JEEP CHEROKEE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE HAS COME ON BY ITSELF AND IT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SWITCH TO BE REPLACED. LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOW THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE MODULE BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500 PLUS. DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP CHEROKEES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AND IT IS UNSAFE. TO DRIVE. LOOKING ON THE JEEP WEBSITE THEY HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT COVERS THE EXACT ISSUE - ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE MODULE CONNECTOR WATER INTRUSION. THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CLAIM IS DUE TO WATER DAMAGE AND IT IS IN A SPOT WHERE I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE ANY WATER CAN GET IN.*DT *TP