Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Jeep Liberty

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated after purchasing and driving from the dealer bi auto sales (1431 church st, bohemia, NY 11716) an abnormal noise was heard, the brakes failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was informed that the brakes were replaced. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred as the vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The contact stated that the failure has occurred at least five times. The contact state that failure was do to the brake calipers not working correctly. The contact stated that while driving she was alerted by another driver that the driver's side front tire was on fire. The contact had to extinguish the flames and had the vehicle towed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the diagnosis was the brake calipers had failed. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle fails to start. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.

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Purchased vehicle used in January 2020. Five days later, the first dtc illuminated, and it has been an absolute nightmare ever since. So far I have replaced the purge valve, water pump, serpentine belt, radiator, alternator, pcv valve, tensioner assembly, front brakes, left exhaust manifold, door seals, sway bar bushings/links - all within the first 10,000 miles. Brake caliper pistons seized and locked, causing brakes to smoke and overheat, discovered exhaust leak only after developing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. Even after all of that, the vehicle still sounds awful and has serious performance issues. I fully expect that the engine will be toast any day, and I still have almost three years worth of payments left on it.

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Noticed heat and smell coming from rear left wheel. The first time it happened the brake caliper froze, I had it changed in 2014. Also on the same wheel I had to changed 2 times the abs sensor, one time in 2015 and again 2017. My mechanic observed the brake hose (rear left wheel) malfunctionned which in turn is melting the brake pad which is smudging onto the rotor. He explained that the brake fluid is boiling due to the brake hose. Jeep is 43,000 and this will be my second brake job. I need to change brake hose, pad, caliper and rotor on both side to make it safe to drive. Please help me find if there is a problem with the brake hose that has been reported by others owners of Jeep Liberty 2011. Thank you very much. The brake hose is back ordered and we were told it will take about 2 to 3 weeks for the part. It is scary!.

Rear caliper is locking up causing the burn to that pad and the rotor . Vehicle was in motion.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving smoke was present coming from the rear passenger side. Upon inspection it was discovered that the smoke was coming from the rear passenger wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that brake caliper had ceased. The caliper was replaced and the failure was remedied. The contact indicated that the vehicle later experienced the same failure involving the brake calipers on both the front driver and front passenger sides. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 80,000. Jft.

The rear brake calipers and pads are not lasting. I have to replace them every 20. 000 miles never had a vehicle that eats through brakes like this one does.

The brake line from the metal tubing connected to the disc brake caliper assembly disconnected from the rubber tubing portion of the brake line suddenly during braking. This resulted in the 2002 Jeep Liberty running into our garage door. My experience has been that normally these brake lines are a press-fit assembly so that they may leak, but not fail catastrophically like this. This appears to be a manufacturing defect. Fortunately, the accident occurred pulling into the driveway and not at an intersection with another vehicle. This was a poor design and is unsafe!.

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Jeep started to shake. When taking your foot off the gas pedal, auto almost came to a stop. Went straight to repair shop. Caliper assembly was replaced on rear passenger side. Second caliper malfunctioned on June 30, 2014. Parts have been back ordered since July 1, 2014. Chrysler is producing bad parts and although no accidents are reported yet, they will be. This should not be happening on a vehicle with less than 50,000 miles. Webb site has 100's of people with same problem that re-occures within a short time. Please check into this for all Jeep owners.

I have to keep replacing the rear brake pads every 9000 miles. The dealer could not find out why and said many do it. I called the mfg and they were no help either. I have to replace the rear pads every 9 to 10000 miles. I bought cross drilled rotors and super pads the last time and I think they are wearing out also. I been told by a speed shop the brakes are too small in the rear for the weight of the vehicle. The esp system puts too much pressure to the rears to keep the front from nose diving. Thats why they stopped making them. It is a safety problem as my brakes could go. No one can help me why they keep wearing out. The calipers , pads, rotors been replaced by me and yet after 31000 miles I replaced the pads 3 times already and no one can tell me why other then it is a flaw in the design of the 2010 Jeep Liberty. . .

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Nearly a complete, sudden loss of braking. Barely able to stop when proceeding thru a drive thru lane. If this was any normal driving speed, serious injury would have resulted. Complete loss of braking fluid in reservoir. Not a slow leak!! problem was determined to be a rusted brake line on the front passenger side. Driver side was just as rusted. The resulting hole was so large that the fluid would gush out in a 1/8 inch stream. It appears the brake line attached to the brake caliper is extremely prone to rust at the joint between the rubber and metal portion of the hose. There should be a recall on this item, especially in areas of the country prone to corrosion issues.

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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.

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

There is a constant problem with the rear calipers on the 2004 Jeep Liberty the have been replaced 3 times in the matter of 2 years. The dealer says they overheat and need to be replaced.

When changing brake pads, I noticed a bubble on the side of the brake line. All 4 brake lines were involved. The bubble was on the rubber portion of the line close to the caliper. I made an appointment with the local dealership to have the lines replaced. Their inspection identified a fifth line with a rupture also. All were replaced. Since this is a safety component I asked if Jeep was replacing the parts and was informed it was not covered by them or my extended warranty. This vehicle is a 2006 Jeep Liberty and had 48,870 miles at the time.

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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.

-the contact stated that she owns a 2004 Jeep Liberty with failure mileage 35,000. The contact was having problems with the left rear caliper, rotor, and brake pads. She took the vehicle to the dealer, and they charged her for the repair. The failure and current mileage were both 35,000 miles. Spoke with consumer need to resend form. 10/16/07 * lj.

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. . .

Original message follows: ------------------------ us customer service - Chrysler brand site brief description: fixing my recall almost turning out deadly losing control of my front brakes comments: today my wife and I picked up her Jeep Liberty after having the front ball joints replaced (it was a safety recall) from kona auto center in kailua kona, hi. Kona is 45 miles from my town of kamuela. My wife drove the car home and every time she stepped on the brakes, the front brakes made a loud clunk, louder each time. She also noticed a rattling sound. When she came to a traffic light in town. The car almost didn't stop. She had to down shift and even had to use the emergency brakes to keep from rear ending the car in front of her. I test drove the car there was something very wrong. I started to drive back to kona. I to had to down shift and use the emergency brake to stop. If I touched the brake, the front brakes would make a loud bang and then would rattle, with no stopping power. Half way back I had to stop. I crawled under the car and found to my amazement that one bolt on each front brake caliper was missing and the other bolt was only finger tight. I called the kona auto center and spoke with the service manager jeff. I told him I was on my way and how dangerous my situation was. Jeff met me as I arrived. He asked me what I wanted. I told him I just wanted the two bolts put back and torque all the hardware and the brakes checked. I also told him to tell all his employees that any time they touch/disconnect any brake system they better pay attention. My family lives depend on them. He offer me some free servicing, but I told him that his kona shop has already lost my business. I typically do all my own maintenance. I would think I could trust the dealership, but now I know better. . . Please check into this and email me back. VIN: 2w176146, mileage: 78000, servicing dealer: kona auto center.

: the contact stated while attempting to apply brake pressure at various speeds the vehicle vibrated. This occurred without warning during normal braking on normal roads. The manufacturer was alerted however no inspections have been made. The calipers caused the rotors to warp. Updated 06/19/06.

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: the contact stated there was a constant grinding noise alerting the driver there was a problem with the rear brakes. The vehicle was inspected by a service dealer who determined the right rear caliper, both rotors and brake pads needed to be replaced in order to remedy in order to remedy the problem. The replacement remedied the problem on the right side, but the grinding noise is now present on the left side. The vehicle has been returned to the service dealer for inspection, but has not been repaired.

I had to replace rear brakes after just 12,000 miles on my brand new 06 Jeep Liberty. Those brakes should last at least 80,000 miles. The service manager told me that they did not find anything wrong with my brakes, so they installed back the old calipers and the old rotors. They have replaced just the brake pads, but not under warranty. They consider that "a normal wear". There is a mechanical problem that wears the rear brakes that fast and the dealer does not want to fix it. Thank you!.

- the contact received recall letter 06v288000 for the lower ball joint on a 2003 Chrysler Jeep Liberty. She was put on a waiting list on 11/21/06, but the contact has not heard from the dealer. The contact stated that in October 2003, she began to have brake problems. The contact stated she was having difficulty putting the vehicle in reverse gear because she would hear grinding noises which, happened intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to dealer for repair on 10/13/05, and the failure was diagnosed as the left rear caliper freezing and causing the left rear brake pad to damage the rotor. Updated 1/30/2007 -.

At 30. 890 miles rear brakes locking up, extream hot temps. Burning smell and smoke coming up through the back wheels. The caliper was coverd but I got slamed with a bill of $500. 00 for the cutting of the roters and replacing of pads. This system is 4wheel disc-anti/lock. I have 39. 000 miles and the others side of is doing the same thing. The dealer at ocean Jeep just called and said I have to pay $100. 00 deductable on this repair. This was my first brand new car, and I dont have anything good to say.