Don't everyone freak out. But this is very concerning. FCA has yet to make a statement. http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/videos-show-the-jeep-renegade-has-a-scary-problem-under-1787687990
What's interesting in the video with the red Renny, is that as the rear wheels come off the ground they are still spinning ... as if the rear brakes are not even on. Once the drag from the road is removed from the rear wheels, as the rear comes up, the brakes would have instantly stopped the wheels from moving, but in the video the rears keep spinning.
You forget the anti-lock braking system. Under braking, if the wheels stop, the brakes are immediately released on the stopped wheels. They're supposed to keep turning, at least a little, until the vehicle comes to a full stop.
Maybe. But thinking about it, if the wheels came off the ground they'd first have to stop spinning, or lock, before the anti-lock would kick in and release the brakes. Then the wheels would have to start spinning again, with the brakes were still on, the wheels would stop again and then the anti-locks would kick back on. To me, looking at the video, the wheels never stopped or changed rotational speed. I think considering the distance traveled and the length of time the wheels the are off the ground, video would show the wheels spin, stop, spin, stop, etc. So you may be right, but I'm not too sure it was the anti locks that allowed the rear wheels to spin freely. It's like the rears weren't working at all.
Modern computerized systems have become somewhat predictive in nature; I'm saying this despite the fact that the last time I ran into an anti-lock issue was in a '96 Camaro where all four locked up on ice while still traveling at roughly 15mph. Adding GPS-type technologies that can sense the vehicle is still in motion at a higher rate of speed than the wheels, especially when two wheels clearly have good traction, would have the system feathering the rear brakes even before the tires lift off the ground. I admit I don't know the full details of the modern system and I'll also admit that I'm still not the strongest fan of anti-lock systems, but I have seen the newer systems perform far better than the old under some strange driving circumstances. I won't say I'll fully trust them until I run into the same kind of situation where they scared me half to death and they perform correctly. By the way, I like your pick of Latitude. I happen to like orange though mine is kind of a reverse of yours; Granite Grey with orange detailing as a 75th Anniversary edition. Planning to add just a few more orange highlights (more of a Burnt Umber color, but still orange shaded.)
