| Issue ID | 550436 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10128441 |
| Manufacurer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 06/06/05 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONEN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Events : vibration when braking. Consequences : begining of loss of control problems because of the vibration in the steering wheel and vehicle.. This is a new car with 6000 miles. Rotors replaced because of warpage at 6000 miles. Dealer said there is no cure for this problem except to put new rotors on every 6000 to 10000 miles. You only know of the problem when it too late and the vibration begins. There were also two other people at the dealer when i was there with the same problem. I have a friend that has replaced his rotors 4 times in 34,000 miles. This has been a problem since 1999-2004. Without control of your brakes you have no control. Please look into this. It is a widespread problems in jeep grand cheorkee's. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1J8GW58N54CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 02/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 55 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | FIELDS JEEP |
| Dealer's telephone number | 1-847-446-5100 |
| Dealer's city | NORTHFIELD |
| Dealer's state code | IL |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 60093 |