2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 244 complaints for the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 244 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 27,000 miles 125 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 7 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 125 complaints that include mileage. 86% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	51
20k to 40k miles	30
40k to 60k miles	27
60k to 80k miles	6
80k to 100k miles	4
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 125 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Driving down main street and it was dry road conditions and went to apply brakes and pedal would not engage at time. Had in past pulsing pedal, but no brakes at all this time resulting in a rearend collision with the car that had stopped in front of me.

Reported at 100,364 miles, November 2007 CrashInjury

I purchased a new jeep grand cherokee laredo in may of 2001. In july 2005, I noticed a pulsation in the brake pedal when decelerating from highway speeds greater than forty MPH. The dealer said the rotors were warped, and recommended replacing the front brake rotors and brake pads. The cost would be over $300.00. The car has 13,00 miles. But it is over 3 years old, so repairs are not covered under any warranty. This problem is very common, and appears to be linked to the calipers as well as the rotors.

Reported at 12,900 miles, July 2005

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Jeep models