This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Rear brakes extremely weak/ non existant in 2wd mode. Notice the problem most when backing down hill in 2wd and brakes applied - vehicle will slide alot even at very low speeds. In 4WD the stopping distance is fine. This vehicle has ABS and we tried disabling it (at the dealers - a dealer tech pulled relay) and problem still there. I jacked up rear of car & in drive at idle speed the rear tires would not stop even with full brakes applied. The parking brake works fine & must be used in conjunction with brake pedal to stop when backing down a hill, otherwise vehicle must be in 4WD for brakes to work properly. Has been in shop twice, they replaced proporting valve on last trip but this did not help. The first time they fried my onboard computer & had the Jeep in the shop for a month. This has done it since day one. The dealer keeps saying nothing is wrong.
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- Eagan, MN, USA