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2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 40 complaints for the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
40 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 81% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles16
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 26 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 81% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep grand cherokee. After switching to the park position and exiting with the engine running, the vehicle suddenly drove forward and struck a second vehicle. The contact sustained an injured right arm. Medical attention was not required. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. Also, while driving at various speeds, the collision avoidance system randomly activated and caused the braking system to abruptly stop the vehicle.

Reported at 1,000 miles, February 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 65 MPH, the front alarm braking sensor illuminated and the vehicle came to a complete stop. The failure recurred five times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

Reported at 15,000 miles, September 2014

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