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2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 20 complaints for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 37% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

As I was stopping at local arby's restaurant for lunch, my 2008 jeep wrangler sahara unlimited started smoking from under the hood. It smelled like electrical wires burning. It ignited before I could exit the vehicle and within a couple of minutes it was totally engulfed in flames. There were several witnesses who saw the fire. I immediately called 911 and within minutes the fire department arrived and put out the fire. The jeep is a total loss.

Reported at 67,000 miles, April 2015 Fire

I have had vehicle for 2 weeks,have driven it less than 200 miles,right rear brake locked up and would not release,when I got home wheel was hotter than fire and smoking.I replaced rear pads,they had about 3/16 of inch pad left. Piston in caliper compressed easy so put pads on and drove about 15 miles and came home only to find rt rear smoking again. I am assuming now its the emergency brake,which I have never used being an automatic.

Reported at 17,000 miles, January 2012

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