| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292815 | Incident Date: Apr, 26 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH BELOIT | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: LAREDO | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GW58N0XC | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 09 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Bought jeep grand cherokee used from a dealer with 34.600 miles on it - brakes seemed fine then. soon after brakes started squealing and then vibrating - the latter became really violent by the time i had 52,000 miles on the vehicle. i replaced the front pads and the rotors with used ones that were turned. the vibration stopped but the rears were squealing by then. i turned the rotors and replaced the rear pads at 58.000 miles. at 60,000 miles it is beginning to vibrate again and the squeal is very pronounced again. i have since learned that this is a common problem with this year and model...to the point where they should have been recalled long ago. this is a safety issue: i almost lost control at 55 mph when i had to hit the brakes somewhat forcefully. the dealer told me a fix will cost $800.00 just for the fronts to solve the warping brake rotor problem. i understand that there is no backing plate on this vehicle so that when it rains cold water splashes directly on the hot components. it certainly appears to be a design issue, so i wonder where the ntsb has been on this one...? chrysler is just waiting it out so it doesn't have to do anything about it - especially a 4-5 year old vehicle now. |
