NHTSA Complaint #770620 — 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	770620
Vehicle	1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date of Incident	September 10, 2002
Date Filed	December 12, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WV

Consumer Description

4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE ON SNOWY INCLINE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF 4 WHEEL LOW , LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE SLID BACKWARDS AT LEAST 75 TO 100 FT. INTO AN EMBANKMENT. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, I WAS COMING UP SNOWY DRIVEWAY THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD VEHICLE IN 4 WHEEL LOW AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MAKE IT UP HILL AND SLID BACKWARDS ON ME, AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO MY DRIVING HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY IT OCCURRED AGAIN AND REALIZED THAT VEHICLE HAD KICKED OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND ONLY REAR WHEELS WORKING. PREMATURE WEARING OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, SHIMMY AND SQUEAL WHEN APPLING BRAKES. DT

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