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1995 Jeep Wrangler brakes problems

75 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1995 Jeep Wrangler, which is 29% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
75 29% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
19 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 1995 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 9% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 11 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 19 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving the lights were dimming on and off just before the engine shut down in the road. The engine began shifting, the battery partially melted, and the battery cable burned. Also the brake lines were all bent back due to the engine shifting approximately 4-6 inches. Consumer has called al. Miss. Az. Il. (52059100r) is the part number, ny. Says there are 243 consumers waiting for parts due to same defect. Chrysler says they cannot find a manufacturer for the parts.

April 1998 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the parking brake failed to engage. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Two dealers informed the contact that the part was not available to be repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 02v041000 (parking brake). The manufacturer was notified of the failure who stated that the recall expired. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Reported at 95,000 miles, March 2015

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