2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 97 complaints for the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 97 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 76,000 miles 78 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 19 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 78 complaints that include mileage. 36% 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	21
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	3
60k to 80k miles	14
80k to 100k miles	12
100k to 120k miles	6
120k to 140k miles	8
140k to 160k miles	4
160k to 180k miles	3
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 78 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 19 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

While trying to stop, while my foot was on the brake pedal, the engine started racing and was not able to stop, I ended up hitting the car in front of me, 2 car passengers went to the hospital with minor injuries. Contacted jeep and car was checked by factory expert at local dealer , nothing defective was found with brakes . This has happened 2 times before this accident. Fortunately, I was able to stop.

Reported at 19,300 miles, June 2007 CrashInjury

Experienced low brake fluid warning in 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited with 2,400 miles. Brake fluid was was topped off when tyhe warning indicator went off. Total brake failure occurred the next day while driving.

Reported at 2,400 miles, May 2005

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Jeep models