Jeep Wrangler Brakes problems

0.25 vs. all vehicles Within ±30% year on year

89 of the 5,957 complaints about the Jeep Wrangler (1.5%) concern Brakes, making it the model's #9 problem area. That share is 0.2× the Brakes share across all tracked vehicles.

89Complaints · Brakes

1.5%Share of complaints

0.25×vs. all vehicles

26Last 12 months

15.7%Share involving a crash or fire

0Related recalls

Analysis

26 Brakes complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 24 in the 12 months before — up 8%.

14 of these reports (15.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 0 deaths mentioned.

No recall campaign addresses Brakes for the tracked model years.

By model year

Year	Complaints	Share of complaints
2018	42	2.3%
2019	15	2.0%
2020	7	1.1%
2021	10	1.0%
2022	5	1.2%
2023	3	0.8%
2024	7	0.7%
2025	0	0.0%
2026	0	0.0%

When complaints were filed

Last 12 months: 26 · Previous 12 months: 24

What owners report

Vehicle gas/brake pedal to close causing the other to be applied by mistake causing accidents

Brakes · 2026-05-28 · ODI 11740654 · Crash
I was pulling into my garage with my foot on the break going very slow, all of a sudden the jeep jumped forward smashing into my garage wall into the family room. Filed a claim with insurance company for both damage to car and damage to home.

Brakes · 2026-02-03 · ODI 11715403 · Crash
FCA US sent me a written warranty extension (15 years/150,000 miles) for the instrument panel cluster on my vehicle, covering a blank EVIC display with no digital speedometer, fuel level, temperature, odometer, or PRNDL.

Brakes · 2026-10-12 · ODI 11770524
The left front brake line has failed and needed replacement on 2 occasions. The brake line gets a restriction that causes the vehicle to veer to the right under braking.

Brakes · 2026-09-17 · ODI 11764931
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, one of the brake calipers locked up, causing the vehicle to veer from side to side during acceleration.

Brakes · 2026-09-17 · ODI 11764943
2018 Jeep Wrangler rubber brake lines collapsing internally, trapping hydraulic fluid pressure, and causing front brakes to overheat/lock up. Happened last year on my driver's side. It completely locked up my caliper.

Brakes · 2026-09-02 · ODI 11761498

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.

Related recalls

No recall campaign addresses Brakes for the tracked model years.

Problem areas · Jeep Wrangler

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