SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PULSATING OF BRAKES WHEN APPLIED TO COME TO A STOP. ASKED DEALERSHIP 2X TO CHECK. FIRST TIME WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE, SECOND TIME THEY TOOK OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND EXPERIENCED THE PULSING. INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT ALL 4 ROTORS WERE NOT WORN DOWN, BUT WERE WARPED. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY BEING HEATED UP BY FREQUENTLY STOPPING SHORT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER AN ISSUE WITH REPLACING ROTORS AFTER 2 YEARS, NOT DUE TO THE LIFE OF THE ROTOR, BUT WARPING. I HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME JOB FOR 23 YEARS AND DRIVING THE SAME ROADS. I DO NOT FREQUENTLY STOP SHORT OR RIDE MY BRAKES. IF ANYTHING I UTILIZE THE FEATURE OF DOWN SHIFTING AS NOT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS OFTEN. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY ISSUES BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRST MODEL BECAUSE IT WAS BASED ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THE BRAKES ON THAT MODEL. *TR
2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP COMMANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. SMOKE ALSO EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT LATER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE COVERING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A LOCAL BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,420. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF UPDATED 07/10/12
