0.57 vs. all vehicles Too few recent reports to judge
96 of the 2,798 complaints about the Jeep Cherokee (3.4%) concern Brakes, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 0.6× the Brakes share across all tracked vehicles.
96Complaints · Brakes
3.4%Share of complaints
0.57×vs. all vehicles
7Last 12 months
6.2%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Brakes complaints peak with the 2019 model (50, 3% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2023 model (1). 7 Brakes complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
Owners most often describe: “brake”, “emergency”, “engaged”, “disengage” and “rotors”. 6 of these reports (6.2%) describe a crash or fire, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 18V523000 (2018-08-09, model years 2019).
History of the vehicle in the shop for braking issues, on 08/09/2024; 2 vehicles in front braked for an animal on a busy road, and saw braking. Was at around 30mph and started to brake, car in front had an emergency brake event and came to a sudden stop.
Brakes · 2024-09-29 · ODI 11617129 · Crash
Vehicle is a 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk with approx. 23k miles as of 4/28. A NH state inspection failed on 4/28/22 at 3 PM due to front rotors being "very delaminated and pitted" and front brake pads wearing unevenly as a result of the rotor delamination.
Brakes · 2022-04-29 · ODI 11462777 · Crash
the parking brake comes on when driving shutting down the car..this happened yesterday and has happened once before
Brakes · 2026-08-28 · ODI 11760205
I was leaving the parking lot of a grocery store - I was probably 100 yards from where I parked to the exit to the road. My [XXX] and [XXX] were in car seats in the back. I went to merge into traffic going left out of the parking lot.
Brakes · 2026-07-14 · ODI 11750419
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 25–30 MPH on the highway, the brakes locked up, and the vehicle failed to move. The "Service Brakes" message illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure.
Brakes · 2026-07-09 · ODI 11749251
My vehicle has been in the shop over 6 times due to the malfunctioning of the EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM. Less then 2.5wks after I purchased this vehicle, I started experiencing my E brake randomly engaging while driving it down the road.
Brakes · 2026-05-14 · ODI 11737975
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Campaign 18V523000 · 2018-08-09 · Model years: 2019
Summary: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Dodge Grand Caravan and Jeep Compass, 2018 Dodge Journey, and 2019 Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U86.
How common are Brakes problems on the Jeep Cherokee?
96 of the 2,798 complaints about the Jeep Cherokee (3.4%) concern Brakes, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 0.6× the Brakes share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Jeep Cherokee model years have the most Brakes complaints?
By model year, Brakes complaints peak with the 2019 model (50, 3% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2023 model (1).
Is there a recall for Jeep Cherokee Brakes problems?
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 18V523000 (2018-08-09, model years 2019).