--- description: Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs may be at risk for brake corrosion, Chrysler said Wednesday, making it harder to stop title: Chrylser Recalling 870,000 SUVs Over Brake Defect image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Automotives](/tag/automotives/) ## Automotives Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chrysler Recalls 870,000 SUVs Over Brake Defect by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 2, 2014 12:50 PM CUT by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 2, 2014 12:50 PM CUT Chrysler said Wednesday it will recall 870,000 SUVs in order to fix a defect in the brake systems caused by corrosion. The company said in a statement customer complaints had spurred it to launch an investigation into excessive brake pedal firmness, discovering that certain vehicles’ brake boosters can become corroded through water exposure and become compromised. The affected vehicles include the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs, model years 2011-2014\. Chrysler said it would bear the cost of replacing boosters and equipping them with a shield for water insulation. The defect has resulted in one accident but no injuries, Chrysler said. ([Interactive: Has your car been recalled from the road?](http://time.com/45235/gm-recall-model-interactive/ "undefined")) The recall comes in the midst of a [scandal](http://time.com/46483/gm-recall-ignition-switch-1/ "undefined") over General Motors’ recall of 2.6 million vehicles with ignition switch defects, a potentially fatal malfunction that the company was aware of for a decade before announcing a recall. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/46629/chrysler-defect-suv-brake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/46629/chrysler-defect-suv-brake/"},"headline":"Chrysler Recalls 870,000 SUVs Over Brake Defect","datePublished":"2014-04-02T12:50:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:05:24.516Z","description":"Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs may be at risk for brake corrosion, Chrysler said Wednesday, making it harder to stop","url":"https://time.com/46629/chrysler-defect-suv-brake/","keywords":["Automotives","Chrysler"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/automotives/","name":"Automotives"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/46629/chrysler-defect-suv-brake/","name":"Chrysler Recalls 870,000 SUVs Over Brake Defect"}}]}] ```