Take your jeep to the dealership immediatly! You risk death or injury if you do not!
This is a known issue and there is a recall on this.
Seriously...this happened on my wife's jeep and when I discovered what was making the noise, it scared me out of my wits!
Basically what happens is that corosion causes the hub and the brake rotor to break. The rotor no longer is connected to the hub!
Usually this happens only on one side, but the added strain to the other rotor causes that one to break soon after the first one does.
Please, have ths checked!
Here are the details below.
Ed
web/gadget guru
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 00V136000 - Get Details
Recall Date: 05/10/2000
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ISC:ROTOR
Units Affected: 589000
Recall Date:
05/10/2000
Summary:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.
Consequence:
THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.
Potential Units Affected:
589000
Notes:
Jeep Cherokee 879