1996 JEEP LAREDO Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

10 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic

10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

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All Service Brakes, Hydraulic Complaints (10)

Aug 20, 2004 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE VEHICLE HIT A FENCE.THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WERE SHAKES THAT HAD GONE AWAY. THE CONSUMER SLOWED THE VEHICLE WHEN SEEING BUMPS, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE AGAIN ON THE BUMPY ROAD, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP. THE STEERING HAD GONE OUT AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A FENCE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 142,000

Feb 26, 2002

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Jun 19, 2000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKES. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT IT HAD BEEN DONE. ROTORS WERE CRACKED. CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #879 CONCERNING BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Oct 13, 1999

ABS PUMP FAILED. MJS

Oct 2, 1998

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOOSE PRESSURE CAUSING DRIVER TO PUMP BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.

Sep 1, 1998

VEHICLE STEERS TO THE LEFT/EXCESSIVE NOISE WHEN BRAKING/REAR WIPER ONLY OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY/BUTTON ON GEA RCHANGE LEVER JAMS ANDEXCESSIV ELEFT FRONT TIRE WEAR.

Jul 27, 1998

OWNER LOST BRAKES WHEN APPLYING THEM. CAUSE OF PROBLEM CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE FUILD. DEALERS HAVE ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

Jul 27, 1998

OWNER LOST BRAKES WHEN APPLYING THEM. CAUSE OF PROBLEM CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE FUILD. DEALERS HAVE ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

Aug 29, 1997

BRAKE FAILURE.

Feb 12, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED.