Brake Light On Problems of Jeep Grand Cherokee - part 2

Both brake light lamps appeared to be blown. Plastic around the lamps are scorched and discolored to brown. The black plastic under the contacts on the larger light housing assembly have melted and dropped away lower than the contacts on the light assembly socket can reach, therefore continuity is broken and neither light will work. Plastic under the contacts is now deteriorating and cracking due to the heat of the bulb or too much current draw. This lamp is also the nighttime running lamp so it will be on constantly during the evening hours. It concerns me that the plastic around this lamp is defective and cant take the heat to the point that l/r brake light system fails. Other bulbs and sockets in use in this assy. Don't appear to be affected. Is there a fire hazard?.

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My Jeep brake lights are defective. When I press the brakes, the tail lights turn off and do not glow. They have been repaired multiple times without success. Can Chrysler please recall the defect??? thanks.

The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the brakes failed while the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the brakes were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.

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The contact owns a 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact was driving approximately 20 mph when the brake was depressed and a loud squeaking noise emitted with the brake warning light illuminating intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four times for the similar failure. The technician stated the constant squeaking noise was a normal occurrence. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,272.

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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee rear brake lights out because of defective design. Brake lights stop working when headlights turned on. Brake lights work fine when headlights off. Problem design is in the tail light assembly. When you remove the light socket for the tail/brake light in the light assembly, you will see 3 silver contact points inside the black plastic ring. Two are grouped together and there is one that is opposite of the two. The one by itself is the ground; the other two are the contacts for the tail light and brake light. The problem lies with the ground connector. You should notice that the ground contact is depressed into the plastic and the plastic itself is slightly warped down. Most cars have light sockets with their wiring attached. The socket twists into the lamp assembly. On the Grand Cherokee, the socket does not have the wiring attached. Instead, the wiring goes into the lamp assembly and the socket has three electrical contacts that, when twisted into the assembly, will make the contact. What seems to be the most frequent malfunction is that the electrical contacts (which make contact with their respective electrical paths when they are inserted into the assembly) are pressed tight to ensure good contact with the assembly. . . And on many taillights, the plastic ring containing the respective paths often begins to separate from the fatigue of the contacts pressing so hard. Of the three contacts (rear tail light, rear brake light and ground), the ground is what most commonly loses its contact due to fatigue cracking. This is a serious safety issue because often drivers are unaware that there is a problem. It only happens when the headlamps are on, so if checked in daylight, the problem often goes undetected. Only when another driver or the police point it out does it looked at. This is a widespread problem that occurs for nearly every 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It is not an issue of will it happen, rather when is it going to happen!.

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The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact was notified by another driver that his brake lights were out. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that when he depressed the brake pedal, the brake lights and parking lights failed. The failure was caused by an electrical defect. The manufacturer stated that they cannot help with the brake failure. The current mileage was 185,000 and failure mileage was 184,000. Updated 02/01/08. Updated 02/01/08.

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: the contact stated the illumination of the instrument panel flickered and failed on three separate occasions. The service brake warning light illuminated each time. On two of those occasions, the brake pedal went mushy, but began operating after the brake pedal was pumped several times. The headlights failed to illuminate on the last occasion while traveling 45 mph. The vehicle was returned to the service dealer three different times for service, but the problems continued. The manufacturer sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle.

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My vehicle brake lights keep going bad ,either one go out then eventually the other one goes out, we change both light assembly and bulbs, they last for a while then, eventually goes out again. We have tried calling the dealer, nothing done.

Brake lights come on even though brake pedal is not being depressed.

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Rotors have been replaced three times this year, April, August and December. Each time brakes started pulsating. Second incident the brakes actually started seizing up while driving on highway. When the vehicle was stopped and turned off, the brake lights were still on, indicating that the brakes were still engaged. Dealer never questions replacing rotors each time and each time they are under warranty and at no cost to consumer. I worry about the safety factor of will these brakes be at peak efficiency when I really need them.

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The day I took delivery of vehicle I told lithia Jeep the brakes were squeeling & felt as if they were dragging at slow speeds. They said this was normal during the break-in period. These problems did not get any better so at each service (3,000 miles) I asked the service dept to check the brakes for problems & each time they said the brakes were within specs so they made no repairs. Now several times a week the abs & brake lights come on. I have taken vehicle in several times for this problem but the service dept can't find what the problem is so this brake problem remains uncorrected as of today. I am very uneasy because I do not know if there is a brake problem or not so I do not drive the vehicle any more than is absolutely necessary, and when I do I drive with one hand on the emergency brake lever at all times.

Brake light frequently lit when brakes appled, dealer says rear rotors need replacing at only 27000mi,pulsating when brakes applied.

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Abs light, and brake light came on, indicating a brake malfunction. Wiring to the right wheel speed sensor was cut by lower control arm. The vehicle has electrical and suspension problems. Driver and passenger side power windows inoperative. Fuel pump failed. Vehicle is leaking transmission fluid due to pan gasket failure. Fuel is leaking from fuel tank due to defective fuel sending unit seal. Abs light, air bag lights are on and a/c blinkers are not working due to ignition switch looses. Vehicle makes noise due to power steering gear assembly failure.

Consumer was driving approx. 20-25 mph when applied the brakes on a slight decline the brakes went to the floor. Vehicle tipped over and slid two car lenghts, then hit the lip of a driveway/rocks a tree, and began rolling over.

The vehicle experienced multiple problems. The horn failed. The interior lights failed. The door locks were inoperative. The abs light and the brake light came on and remained on. The vehicle overheated when at idle for more than a few minutes. This problem has been addressed more than three times with no resolution. The brakes vibrated and this has been a problem since the first year of purchase. The consumer has requested Jeep to buy back the vehicle. Mr scc.

The vehicle experienced the following problems: no horn, interior lights, or door locks, the abs/brakes lights were on, continuous overheating when idled, despite repeated brake work, they were still a problem, the dashlights didn't get bright as normal, hissing noise in the brakes (booster was replaced), blower motor was inoperative along with mode position (replaced blower motor resister wiring harness), front pinion seal leaked and was replaced, there was a broken bolt in the rear stabilizer bar (removed), when the vehicle was placed in drive from park, it shifted hard (replaced driveshaft), the control module was replaced, the brakes pulsated on numerous occasions (TSB was completed), the blower module was replaced, all gauges stopped working,all warning light would come on, the engine temperature climbed higher than normal (replaced the fan power transmitter), the windshield wipers had become inoperative, and the arm had broken (replaced the rear arm). The consumer requested the dealer to back the vehicle. Mr scc.

There has been no accident- the abs brake light comes on at infrequent times, took to dealer (adams Jeep- annapolis, MD) they said cab unit is bad (an electronic control box) $700 to repair, we did not have it repaired, I feel that this type of unit should not fail and wanted to check into recalls, dealer said there are not any on this repair. Brakes seem to work as normal otherwise. Should this safety item be looked into? please address all contact to matt schaaf- as I handle all the maintenance on the vehile for donald. Ps- your website is a great source, thank you. Matt.