Brake Disc Caliper problems of the 2005 Jeep Liberty

On Sunday, March 6, 2011, my 2005 Jeep Liberty experienced a tire blowout that was associated to a Jeep confirmed faulty rear set of brake calipers and rotors. I have taken my car in on four previous occasions regarding a "loud scraping and grinding" noise from the rear tires and a burning odor. On all occasions, the car was taken to a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep dealership and was informed that there was no issue. After the incident on March 11th that drove me off the road and in to a ditch, I contacted the Jeep corporate offices. My case was escalated to a special investigations team who dispatched a field engineer from Jeep. The engineer assessed the Jeep on that Friday and took photos for corporate. After ~5 days, I received a call from the legal department at Jeep corporate who informed me that, indeed, the issue that I have been attesting for the past four months was a critical issue and did involve brake calipers and rotors that were fused together and could lead to a "fire and possibly and accident" after a rude conversation with the agent who indicated that I "was pissy", the legal department indicated that in order to receive repairs, I would need to remove any liability form Jeep by verbally authorizing the repair. They would not provide any written documentation regarding the case. Since then, Jeep has held my vehicle and will not provide any updates. The dealership that has my vehicle and all supporting areas are bound to confidentiality to the legal department and I have been without a car for 8 days. Most intriguingly, I have a service contract that covers this issue and Jeep refuses to repair the issue, indicating that this is a legal issue and a member of their team "will return my call" which I hear every day. From this, I have determined that this is a larger issue that Jeep refuses to acknowledge and leaves me no recourse than to explore other avenues to get my car back (repaired) and to follow-through on their contractual obligations for a safe car.

Rear left wheel caliper up. 37,000 miles in the car with brand new pads and rotors installed 200 miles ago.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the contact noticed a burning smell from the left rear wheel area. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the caliper had locked up. The vehicle was repaired under warranty. However, the failure occurred again so the contact took the vehicle to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the caliper had seized up again and the rotors was worn. The contact planned to take the vehicle to the dealership for repair. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. The current mileage was approximately 50,000.

I own a 2005 Jeep Liberty it has 30000 miles on it . . Was driving one day and I heard back brakes squealing . . . Every time I put on brakes the squeal got worse ad the brake pedal got lower and lower. . . Called the dealer and they adv me brakes are no longer under warranty after 12000 miles and a diagnostic would cost $59. 99 . . . I took the car to a midas automotive shop and they discovered the problem was with the caliper . . . It had seized the left rear brake pads and rotors and a piston in the caliper was completely locked making the brake unable to unlock properly ant that is where the grinding noise was coming from. . . The caliper was damaged and the caliper as well as the brake pads and rotors were replaced . . . (all parts were recovered) the left rear wheel had rust damage due to the flaking of the brake parts . . . When these things were explained to the dealer he advised that the caliper was covered under warranty but I would have to call chrylser to get a refund. . . When I called chrylser and spoke w/ kathy (senior staff agent) and steven(floor supervisor) @ 800-521-9922- they refused to believe this problem happened . . . Saying a Chrysler dealer was the only ones who would be able to diagnose this type of problem properly . . . They would need one of their certified tech's to witness this type of problem. . . I advised them I have all the parts and they refused to do anything or admit there was a problem. . . (they refused to give a refund because the work was not done at a Chrysler dealer) they also advised me to call the dealer because the misunderstanding came from them. ,. . I am writing you with this complaint because I feel it needs to be known that major brake parts wear out on a SUV after 30000 miles and this needs to be investigated. . .