Brake Antilock Wheel Speed Sensor Problems of Jeep Wrangler

Vehicle has only 20,000 miles on it. Garage kept. Brakes failed. Needs new brake pads, new rotors, and new speed sensors. $850 worth of work. This is ridiculous for a car with such low mileage. Will never buy another Chrysler product.

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Rear passenger side abs wheel speed sensor failed in September, 2019 at 23,469 miles and repaired at a cost of $310. 31. Rear driver side abs wheel speed sensor failed in March, 2020 at 26,835 miles and repaired at a cost of $244. 41. With each failure, vehicle's abs, traction control system, and cruise control became inoperative and would intermittently engage the vehicle's brakes while driving at low and high speeds.

Immediately after entering the roadway (right turn) and at approximately 5 mph the brakes applied without warning or human intervention. When this situation occurred 2 dash warning lights appeared, the �esc activated� and the �abs�light activated. This creates an unexpected situation for those vehicles traveling behind and not expecting the vehicle in front of them to suddenly brake. Jeep has indicated the failure of a wheel speed sensor to be the cause of this sudden braking.

After sitting idle all night, started vehicle in morning and abs and esc lights came on. I was unable to accelerate as the rear brakes were being engaged by a faulty sensor. I shifted into neutral and back to drive and lights went out and back to normal operation. I pulled out onto the main thoroughfare and the Jeep stuttered upon acceleration and felt like it was losing power before it stopped. Both lights came back on. After shifting back to neutral, I was able to get back onto the street and to the dealer for service. This is the second time this condition occurred in this vehicle. In July of 2016 the right rear wheel speed sensor was replaced by fitzgerald Jeep in clearwater. Codes c1035 and c1049 were present at the time of the repair. This faulty sensor could have caused an accident with injuries, at best, or a fatality/fatalities at worst. The computer program that allows a faulty sensor to override the drivers action is a malfunction that needs to be addressed.

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While making a left turn at a t-intersection, from a full stop, across on-coming traffic passing left to right on a two-lane road, I pressed the accelerator. Jeep began rolling forward into the intersection when anti-lock brakes initiated without any depression of brake pedal, slowing acceleration to an idle coast. I depressed accelerator to floor, but the engine did not respond and continued to coast through the intersection. We could feel the abs weakly grabbing and letting go, and there was a grinding noise coming from the front wheels. The caution tone sounded and the Jeep displayed an abs caution light and traction control caution light. We coasted across the intersection and pulled over to the side of the road, very narrowly avoiding a side-impact collision with on-coming traffic from our left and a rear-impact collision with traffic coming from our rear. Obdii scanner shows rear abs speed sensor bad. Internet search shows many same or similar incidents with Jeeps at approximately 40,000-50,000 miles. Jeep has approximately 43,000 miles.

I was driving with my children in the Jeep to a dental appointment driving 45 miles per hour. I hear a cling clunk sound and abs light comes on and then a loud bang and Jeep does not want to go. I pulled over right away I smell a awful smell. So I shut my truck off. Called my husband and leave my truck and get a ride to dental appointment. We called a tow truck next day to have it towed to auto repair shop. I get a call two days later stating my emergency break system had faulted and engaged it's self snapping my axel, speed sensor and break rotor. All of these things were ripped and everything will need to be replaced due to emergency break system failure. If I had been going on the high way at high way speeds I could have flipped my vehicle with me and my children. This issue needs to be replaced by the manufacturer do to it being faulty emergency brake system.

Vehicle notified it had a fault in the abs/esc system via the yellow warning lights illuminating on the dash. Occurred after starting the car after sitting overnight. Vehicle drove normally at first and assumed this indicated the systems had a fault and were thus disabled. However, vehicle started to lose power, stumble, and not accelerate when moving from dead stop. Including stop lights, stop signs, crossing divided highways and intersections--turning and straight travel. Pavement conditions were dry/level, no wheel spin occurred. 3 occasions over 2 days resulted in near accidents. Once after turning right from a stop sign, accelerating through first gear and rear brakes begin to cycle while power is cut from engine. Car behind had to swerve around so as not to collide. No warning or indication that this would happen. Next event was crossing 2 lane divided highway from center turn lane. Again sudden and unexpected loss of power and braking automatically applied to rear wheels. Lesser events have occurred as well. Vehicle thinks it needs to engage the esc system. I argue that the esc system should go inactive when a fault is detected, not cut power and auto apply brakes during normal driving conditions. This is a software problem and needs to be updated (quality of the components not withstanding). This is a major safety concern for me as the car is un-driveable, even to dealer for repair. Moreover, even after repair the fault still "lives" within the car should it have a similar component fail in the system. Contacted dealer to arrange repair, vehicle has 40,600 miles (never off road). Dealer stated it is likely a rear wheel speed sensor, common failure, not under warranty, and confirmed that this was common behavior for this type failure. Contacted fca on issue and logged case, claim they have never heard of this, could not explain.

While driving in normal city conditions the "esc" light illuminated followed by the "abs" warning and the "hill decent control" flashing. I was nearly at my intended destination so I continued then parked at my destination. Once I finished with my business, I started the vehicle and noted the "esc" and "abs" lights on steady, as I turned right onto the city roadway the "esc" started flashing and the vehicle would not accelerate, rpm's decreased, but the engine did not stall. I eased off the accelerator and it seemed to stabilize, then as applied the accelerator again, same thing, vehicle hesitated and would not accelerate. I turned right, off the roadway, onto a side street at which time the "esc" and "abs" lights extinguished and the normal operation returned. The entire scenario occurred two more times during the next 3 miles of city stop and go driving, after which the "esc" and "abs" lights remained on steady and the vehicle no longer had acceleration issues. I was able to get the vehicle home safely with the "esc" and "abs" illuminated steadily. Plan to take to warranty repair facility, suspect faulty wheel speed sensor, but unable to know which wheel sensor has failed.