Auto-Breaking Issues

[Diefenthalj1]

I was driving down the highway around 60 mph in the rain, and my new Gladiator Rubicon came screeching to a halt. I was in heavy traffic, and there was a semi behind me that had to swerve around me to avoid slamming into me. Luckily, the break released and I was able to quickly accelerate and avoid a potentially fatal accident. My guess is the rain triggered the auto-breaking. I have since turned off this feature. Has anyone experienced any issues with the auto-breaking feature?

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[LongTimeListener]

I was driving down the highway around 60 mph in the rain, and my new Gladiator Rubicon came screeching to a halt. I was in heavy traffic, and there was a semi behind me that had to swerve around me to avoid slamming into me. Luckily, the break released and I was able to quickly accelerate and avoid a potentially fatal accident. My guess is the rain triggered the auto-breaking. I have since turned off this feature. Has anyone experienced any issues with the auto-breaking feature?

That sounds terrifying. Either Jeep hasn't calibrated it properly, or an auto-off function isn't working correctly. For instance, my wife's Mazda CX-5 has auto-braking. In heavy rain, it turns off because it can't "see" the road well enough. A little warning appears on the instrument cluster. This, to me, is the correct technical solution to the problem of rain interfering with the system.

I hope Jeep gets it sorted for you.

 

[teneck83]

Same thing here. It does it every day on my way to work at the same location. But never to complete stop

 

[Diefenthalj1]

You can turn it off with the settings. I did.

Same thing here. It does it every day on my way to work at the same location. But never to complete stop

 

[teneck83]

It happens without being without cruise control being engaged

 

[JeepCares]

It happens without being without cruise control being engaged

Hello teneck83,
We are sorry to hear about your concern. If you have not already done so, we would suggest addressing this with your local Jeep dealer. If you decide to go this route and would like additional assistance, please reach out to us privately.
Laura
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[teneck83]

Can you give guidance as to how to disable this feature?

 

[trez63]

Same EXACT thing happened to me in the rain last week. I just posted about it before seeing this post. Absolutely terrifying. I'll make an appointment asap and turn the feature off in the meantime.

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