2018 Jeep Cherokee Brakes Problems

Doing some investigation into this vehicle, it revealed that the current design of the rear compartment does not provide adequate protection against water intrusion. There are several points of entry through which water can seep into the electronic components, including the improperly sealed connector to the EPB.

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

The electronic parking brake module failed due to corrosion and moisture in the rear driver side inner wheel well where it is mounted causing my parking brake to become stuck thus making the car undriveable. I had to have the car towed to my nearest repair shop, where it sat for 4 weeks due to part back order from dealer.

On several separate occasions my automatic parking brake engaged without me engaging it. It will engage and will not disengage unless car is restarted. On one occasion I was travelling approximately 20 MPH when the brake engage and caused the car to stall.

The brakes are locked up and will not disengage one week after coming home from the store in the rain. I was lucky enough to have it parked in my garage when I found out. I had a mobile mechanic look it over and I was told that the electronic brake control module needs to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in park(P), the electric parking brake engaged independently. The contact was unable to release the parking brake.

[XXX] noticed parking brake was engaged and (P!) warning light was on, I had not turned parking brake on. I pushed brake pedal and parking brake to disengage. Next day it was on again when I started car.

My 2018 jeep Cherokee emergency park and brake got stuck and wouldn’t release and I had to take it back to the dealer ship I got it from . We repaired it 11/20/2023 at classic Chrysler in NC had to wait almost 2 weeks because they had to order a part in . They replaced the parking brake switch/module.

I see no open recalls on this issue however I did find a class action lawsuit related to this issue. My emergency (Parking) brake engaged and will not disengage. I stopped to get gas yesterday and upon re-entering the vehicle two lights appeared, the service parking brake message appeared on the screen along with the brake light.

Water is leaking from body seems and shorting out parking module. It has happened twice.

While driving down a major highway with speed around 55mph on a busy Friday afternoon, my check engine light came on, which caused my ABS light, my traction light, and also my parking brake light to come on. I took the vehicle to the dealer on the 12th, and was told my brakes were fine, I only have 25000 miles on the vehicle at this time.

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped and idling, the parking brake erroneously activated and the vehicle had to be turned off and restarted to deactivate the parking braking. The contact indicated that the failure had occurred on multiple occasions and no warning lights or messages were displayed.

while driving at about 50 miles per hour the emergency brake alarms along with several other alarms on dash came on. This happened one time before and car was service and a part replaced to correct the problem. This is less than 1000 miles before this incident.

Less than 57,000 miles on vehicle. January 3, 2026. Parking brake engaged and froze.

Braking system engaged while driving at ~40mph. Emergency brake also appeared to engage. Once completely stopped, vehicle brakes were locked up and vehicle had to be hauled for service.

On two different occasions I was stopped at a red light with my foot firmly on the brake, and the car all of a sudden started moving forward. This caused me to barely be able to stop before hitting another vehicle. My foot was still on the brake even though the car was moving forward.

The right side emergency brake engauged on its own after stopping had to reset the emergency brake to move again

Brake module system in rear left panel got submerged in water and corroded. Ultimately, leaving us with a locked parking brake that we can't disengage.

The parking brake pops on when I'm driving done the road!!! Often times when I start my car and put my car in Reverse or Drive and remove my foot from the brake the parking brake pops on and I start sliding down the road until my car stops!!!

The rear brake calipers stuck on and wore the rear brake pads and rotors out in the first 50,000 miles. The front brakes barely show signs of wear.

Front right brake pad/rotor failure when stopping vehicle. Appearance of significant localized brake pad material is cemented to the rotor in one location causing failure of right front tire to brake properly. Vehicle delivered after purchase with 272 miles, noticed on first trip that the system "pulsated" when stopping.