2002 JEEP LAREDO

101 complaints filed with NHTSA.

101
Complaints
7
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR15
AIR BAGS9
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS6
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN5
SEATS5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY2

Recent Complaints

20110531CrashSEATS

DRIVER SEAT MADE SLIGHT BUMPING NOISE WHEN MOVING SEAT BACK AND FORTH ON A DAILY BASIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I WAS THEN INVOLVED IN A VERY LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. AT IMPACT OF COLLISION THE DRIVERS SEAT COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF OF THE BRACKET. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN! I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. IM NOW FIGHTING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO FIX THIS SEAT. THEY ARE STATING THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A SEAT TO BREAK LIKE THIS FROM A LOW IMPACT COLLI

Mileage: 130,000

20090831FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON MY WAY TO WORK ON MONDAY MORNING AT AROUND 5:15 AM, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM MY JEEP'S HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I TURNED AROUND AND PROCEED TO HEAD BACK HOME. WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES THE SMOKE TURNED INTO FLAMES AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE (ON A LOCAL STREET). I JUMPED OUT FROM CAR AND THEN CALLED THE POLICE. ONCE FIREMEN CAME THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE JEEP IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

20090826FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH NO PROBLEMS SUDDENLY BURSTS INTO FLAMES AND BURNS. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

20080306CrashAIR BAGS

TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 0600 HRS ON 03 JAN 2008 WITH A BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE (AROUND 8 DEGREES F) AND HAD SNOW FLURRIED THE NIGHT BEFORE (NO MORE THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATED). AN 18-WHEELER DRIVING CENTER LANE OF A 3-LANE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED (65 MPH LIMIT, TRUCK DRIVER ~40 MPH). I WAS ALSO IN THIS LANE CRUISING AT 65 MPH AND ALL THOUGH IT VISIBILITY WAS ONLY LIMITED DUE TO DARKNESS (NO SNOW, ETC.), I DID NO NOTICE, NOR DID MY PASSENGER, THE SEMI IN FRONT OF US. DEPTH PERCEPTIO

Mileage: 110,300

20080306CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 0600 HRS ON 03 JAN 2008 WITH A BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE (AROUND 8 DEGREES F) AND HAD SNOW FLURRIED THE NIGHT BEFORE (NO MORE THAN AN INCH ACCUMULATED). AN 18-WHEELER DRIVING CENTER LANE OF A 3-LANE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED (65 MPH LIMIT, TRUCK DRIVER ~40 MPH). I WAS ALSO IN THIS LANE CRUISING AT 65 MPH AND ALL THOUGH IT VISIBILITY WAS ONLY LIMITED DUE TO DARKNESS (NO SNOW, ETC.), I DID NO NOTICE, NOR DID MY PASSENGER, THE SEMI IN FRONT OF US. DEPTH PERCEPTIO

Mileage: 110,300

20060503CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WITH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE IGNITION WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 45,800

20051119CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

MY JEEP LIBERTY '02 REAR WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH ON A WINDY DAY(50 MPH WINDS) WHEN THE WIND THREW MY BACK END INTO THE GUARD RAIL WHEN APPROACHING AN OVERPASS.THE JEEP HIT THE BACK END ON RAIL FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT END THEN ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN CROSSED THE OVERPASS BEFORE ROLLING OVER ONE COMPLETE TIME THEN FINALLY LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP ON TOP OF THE RAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE OVERPASS. MY JEEP WAS HIT ON EVERY SECTION OF PANELS ON EVERY SIDE PLUS LOST

Mileage: 39,000

20050509CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

DT: 04-29-04 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT,PRIOR TO THAT HAD BEEN TO A FLOWER NURSEY WHERE A LOT OF DIRT AND GRAVEL WERE ON GROUND AND THEN TO A SHOPPING CENTER. DRIVING A SLOW SPEED APPROACHING STOP SIGN, REGULAR WEIGHT IN VEHICLE. APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE WHICH SEEMED TO GRIP AND THEN STARTED TO SLOW AND THEN LOST FUNCTION ON BRAKES. APPLIED STEADY PRESSURE TO TRY TO STOP BEFORE THE INTERSECTION, APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FROM THE INTERESECTION TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE WHICH WAS PRESSED TO FLOO

Mileage: 51,465

20040817CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN "RIGHT". I TOOK IT IN A FEW TIMES TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS IN 2 ACCIDENTS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND REAR ENDED EACH VEHICLE. WHEN I BRAKED AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. IN AUG. 04, I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY (2002 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO - 26000 MI) I FINALLY TOOK IT TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS BRAKES

Mileage: 248,000