JEEP LAREDO · model year

2000 JEEP LAREDO

105 NHTSA complaints, 3 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2000JEEPLAREDO carries 105 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 3 crashes, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 LAREDO is seats with 12 filings, followed by electrical system (7) and engine and engine cooling (7). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 29 investigation files overlapping the 2000 LAREDO, and 3 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

105
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

105 filings

Crashes Reported

3 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SEATS12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN5
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS4
STRUCTURE4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR2

Recent Complaints

20190316ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SEAT NOT GOOD, REAR BOTH AXLES

20190316SEAT BELTS

SEAT NOT GOOD, REAR BOTH AXLES

20190316SEATS

SEAT NOT GOOD, REAR BOTH AXLES

20180318ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BRAKE LIGHTS ISSUES HAVE CHANGED BULBS CUIRCUT BOARDS NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH,BUT STILL CAN'T GET BRAKE LIGHTS TO WORK ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK NO ISSUES.

Mileage: 175,000

20170203UNKNOWN OR OTHER

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO WITH AN R TITLE. I WAS JUST TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK EXPLODING UPON IMPACT. JEEP RECALLED THE JEEPS ON THE ROAD & HAD A TRAILER HITCH PUT ON BY LOCAL GARAGES. DOES OUR VEHICLE FALL UNDER YOUR RECALL? CAN WE GET A RECALL, SO WE CAN HAVE A HITCH PUT ON? DATE OF PURCHASE BELOW:

20150828STRUCTURE

I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT HAVING SOMEBODY CRASH INTO THE REAR OF MY JEEP. THE REAR BUMPER IS RIGHT NEXT TO FUEL TANK. THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL TRAILER HITCHES ( FOR ADDED PROTECTION ) ON SOME OTHER YEAR JEEPS BUT NOT MINE !! HOW CAN THIS BE FAIR WHEN THEY ARE ALL BUILT THE SAME WAY. PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX ALL OF THESE DANGEROUS AUTOS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 30,000

20140117FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,772.

Mileage: 113,772

20130318SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRACTURED AT THE FRAME MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRACK TO THE SEAT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

20111221SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE BASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WELDING OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,665.

Mileage: 143,665

20110215SEATS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOUNT SHEERED OFF COMPLETELY AND THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

20101222SEATS

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE ON 2000 JEEP LAREDO. AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

20100804SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULSATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

20100219SEATS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT OF MY 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE BRACKETS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RAILS ON THE BRACKETS HAD TORN APART. THESE SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF SOME TYPE OF DURABLE METAL BUT THEY BRACKETS ARE VERY POORLY CONSTRUCTED AND THE METAL IS NOT THICK ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE WEAR AND TEAR OF REGULAR USE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR REPLACEMENT BRACKETS BUT, INSTEAD OF FINDING PARTS, I FOUND A SERIES OF COMPLAINTS BY DRIVERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEP. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WAS CORRECTED IN THE NEWER JEEPS BUT IS STILL AN ISSUE FOR ANYONE WITH JEEP MODEL PURCHASED FROM 1998-2004. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

20091204ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

I TOO BROUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN 2008, IT IS A 2000 4L 6I ALSO, SAME ISSUES, THE WEEK AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR THE ENGINE BLEW, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SENT IT TO THEIR MECHANIC SHOP AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID IT WASN'T THE DEALERS FAULT, THEY TOLD ME THAT A ROCK HIT THE FAN AND PUT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ENGINE... I SPENT CLOSE TO 1200 GETTING THE ENGINE REBUILT. CAR RAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, I HAD TO KEEP A BOTTLE OF COOLANT IN MY CAR AND THE COOLANT WOULD RUN OUT EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. THEN IN OCT THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN, MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED UNTIL I CAN FIND A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. MEANWHILE I AM STILL PAYING A CAR PAYMENT AND HAVING TO WORK TO GET MONEY TO FIX MY CAR...UGHHHH. *TR

20091204ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I TOO BROUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN 2008, IT IS A 2000 4L 6I ALSO, SAME ISSUES, THE WEEK AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR THE ENGINE BLEW, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SENT IT TO THEIR MECHANIC SHOP AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID IT WASN'T THE DEALERS FAULT, THEY TOLD ME THAT A ROCK HIT THE FAN AND PUT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ENGINE... I SPENT CLOSE TO 1200 GETTING THE ENGINE REBUILT. CAR RAN FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, I HAD TO KEEP A BOTTLE OF COOLANT IN MY CAR AND THE COOLANT WOULD RUN OUT EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. THEN IN OCT THE ENGINE BLEW AGAIN, MY CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED UNTIL I CAN FIND A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. MEANWHILE I AM STILL PAYING A CAR PAYMENT AND HAVING TO WORK TO GET MONEY TO FIX MY CAR...UGHHHH. *TR

20090924SEATS

FRONT SEAT BROKE OFF - NO ACCIDENT, JUST EVERYDAY USE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

20090916STRUCTURE

MY 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BEEN SWAPPED-IT SEEMS TO BE A SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR ONES IN MY AREA , THE VEHICLE PASSES AS THE ONE I PURCHASED BUT SEVERAL THINGS ARE DIFFERENT, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I HAVEN'T WENT TO THE POLICE ABOUT THIS MATTER, BECAUSE I NEED SOMEONE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIFICS IN THIS MODEL/MAKE VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO PROVE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE JEEPS IN MY AREA, I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING AROUND IN A STOLEN VEHICLE THAT THE VIN #S HAVE BEEN CHANGE ON, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED, THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP EVEN REMEMBERS CERTAIN THINGS BEING DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE NOW. *TR

20090910SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD IT "FIXED" SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT ONLY WORKS FOR A DAY OR TWO. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND HAD TO EXPLAIN IT WAS THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT JEEP'S AROUND THE SAME AGE AS MINE ALMOST ALL HAVE A MISSING BRAKE LIGHT. ALMOST ALL ARE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

20090910ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAVE A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I HAVE AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED TWICE. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHAT WAS DONE BUT I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CARS. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHAT IT COULD BE BUT ALL I FOUND WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUNK TONS OF MONEY INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM ON THEIR 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. I AM CURRENTLY ADDING ANTI-FREEZE DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

20090809ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAVE OWNED A 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW AND I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE JEEP STALLING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN ALL THE STEPS TO GETTING THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, I HAVE HAD A TECH PUT IT ON A TESTER, I REPLACED THE PARTS THAT THE TECH TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE BUT STILL THE JEEP STALLS AND NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY JEEP EVERYDAY TO AND MOST OF THE TIME FROM SCHOOL. I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT IS GOING TO STALL IN TRAFFIC AND MY CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE INJURED OR WORSE. IF I OR A TECHNICIAN CANNOT FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO. IN THIS ECONOMY PEOPLE JUST CANT GO OUT AND GET A NEW CAR. AND I CANT CONTINUE BUYING PARTS THAT I DON'T NEED. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX WHAT EVER THIS IS BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT IS JUST A WAY FOR PARTS STORES TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF PEOPLE. *TR

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2000 JEEP LAREDO have?
The 2000 JEEP LAREDO has 105 NHTSA complaints, 3 crashes, 1 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 JEEP LAREDO?
The most-complained component for the 2000 JEEP LAREDO is SEATS with 12 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Is the 2000 JEEP LAREDO safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.