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2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1033912
Internal NHTSA #	10560281
Manufacurer	Chrysler Group LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2011
File date	04/01/14
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am second owner of a 2011 jeep grand cherokee that at the time of the following incident had just under 35k miles but was 2 months over the warranty period. The temperature the morning of jan 4, 2014 was between -2 & -4 f. I started jeep and proceeded to drive to end of block. When depressing and/or releasing brake i heard an air leak from under the dash. I returned home and parked the car. The next day the outside temperature had gone above 5 degrees f. The car no longer made the air leak sound. I dropped vehicle off evening of jan 6 to local mechanic. Temperature on jan 7 dropped to 5 f. Mechanic indicated air leak condition was noted and indicated issue was power brake booster. They suggested i contact jeep to see if they would make repairs. I had discussions with chrysler/jeep and jeep dealer about issue. I did not mention that i had taken the vehicle to a mechanic. I advised them that indications were a bad power brake booster and that i felt this was a latent failure that would only show up at subfreezing temperatures. Chrysler/jeep indicated since auto had 35k miles but exceeded 36 months, the vehicle was not under warranty and jeep would not diagnose or cover cost of repair without me paying. I had replacement of power booster done by the local mechanic on jan 15. They determined there was water in the booster. It was their diagnosis that the booster had a leak that allowed water to enter. When temperature dropped to those noted, the booster would exhibit an air leak. I have subsequently searched the condition on several chrysler vehicle internet forums and have found that this booster failure condition is described almost identically to what i encountered. I have a concern that this is a design issue and the problem is not detectable unless the temperature drops below a certain degree. This could result in a power brake failure.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	34900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OCEAN CITY, NJ
VIN pattern	1J4RR6GG4BCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	15
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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