Two problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Ecm has a fault circuit board per dealer and needs replacing . Causes completer power failure and engine will quit running , all electrical goes out -- no lights at night or emergency flashers -- and power brakes fail to work . This happens at any time , stopped or on the road .
Brake failure; driving on normal road conditions, when approaching a red light and applying the brakes, the pedal collasped and did not stop the vehicle. Dealer is not able to duplicate problem.