2001 Jeep Laredo

MY 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REPLACE THE SEAT AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ONE. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SEAT BROKE LUCKILY I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY AND SITTING COMPLETELY STRAIGHT OR I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT SEVERAL DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS AND JUNK YARDS HAVE TOLD ME THEY BREAK SO OTHER THEY NEVER CAN GET ONE INTACT. I HAVE LOOKED FOR OEM PARTS WHICH IS MY FIRST CHOICE AND HAVE FOUND THIS ITEM NOT AVAILABLE IT. THE BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT IS NOT VERY SUPPORTIVE AND SEEMS TO BE VERY POORLY MADE(THIN METAL) I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I GREW UP AROUND SEVERAL. I AM STILL HOPING TO NOT HAVE TO GIVE MY JEEP UP BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND A SEAT. WE ALSO OWN A 1998 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYWHERE NEAR THE PROBLEMS AS WE HAVE HAD WITH THE 2001 I SERIOUSLY THINK THE 2001-2003 WERE MADE POORLY AND JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT IT AND RECALL THE PROBLEM ITEMS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD HEADLAMP, TAIL LIGHT AND THE GAS TANK RECALLS CORRECTED ON MY JEEP BUT NEXT TO THE GAS TANKS BLOWING UP IN REAR END COLLISIONS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE ALSO BY A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP HAD THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE CORRECTED" WHICH I HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT UNTIL ANOTHER PERSON AT THE SHOP WHO HAD THE SAME YEAR JEEP SAID I HAD THIS FIXED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HE SAID IF I REALLY WANTED TO KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS TO GOOGLE IT AFTER I DID I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE MY JEEP. I LOVE MY JEEP FOR MANY OF ITS QUALITIES BUT IF I COULD AFFORD TO I WOULD GO GET A DIFFERENT YEAR JEEP. I DID NOT KNOW THIS SITE WAS HERE UNTIL MY BROTHER TOLD ME SO I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS ARE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE NOT REPORTED IT. I AM GLAD IT IS HERE I WILL DEFINITELY RESEARCH MY NEXT VEHICLE ON THIS SITE, UNFORTUNATELY I AM DISABLED

NHTSA ID

11010839

Incident

Jul 1, 2017

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHEN I AM FILLING THE GAS TANK, IT CONTINUALLLY CUTS OFF AND SPITS BACK GAS. ALSO THE BLINKERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTINGLY. THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE ON THE INTERNET. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704174

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO LIMITED HAS BEEN OVERHEATING IF WE IDLE FOR MORE THAN 1-2 MINUTES. AS LONG AS THE RPMS DON'T GO OVER 2000 IT WILL HAPPEN. I WENT ON A TRIP LAST MAY UP A CANYON. DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES TO THE CANYON AND ALL WAS FINE. WHILE GOING UP THE CANYON SPEEDS STAYED BELOW 20 MPH BECAUSE WE WERE FOLLOWING MY IN-LAWS AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DUST THE AC WAS OFF I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS RAISING. WHEN I NOTICED IT, I GUESS IT WAS TOO LATE. I STOPPED THE JEEP AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD COOL DOWN. AS I LIFTED THE HOOD. THE TOP POPPED OF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND SPRAYED COOLANT EVERYWHERE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS GOING FAST AGAIN. I PUT MORE COOLANT IN IT AND IT STILL OVERHEATS AT DRIVE-THRU'S AND IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. IN FACT WHEN I GOT IT REGISTERED THEY LEFT THE JEEP RUNNING AND THE COOLING SYSTEM RESERVOIR TOP POPPED OFF THEN. THEY TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL AND ADD COOLANT ASAP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT LOOKING AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I REALIZE THAT THIS IS SERIOUS. THE ELECTRICAL IS ALSO SHODDY. I THINKS IT'S BECAUSE THE COOLANT HAS LEAKED ALL OVER THE WIRES. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE COOLING THOUGH. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR CAR OVERHEATING IN SLOW//STOPPED TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524654

Incident

Jul 30, 2012

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGERS HEATED SEATS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V117000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) DID NOT INCLUDE HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,050.

NHTSA ID

10445602

Incident

Dec 1, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THE BASE HAS BROKEN AND NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER OR CHRYSLER. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE SEATS I HAVE LOOKED FOR MONTHS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER HE QUOTED ALMOST 800 TO REPAIR IF THEY COULD FIND THE PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360385

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

Mileage

55,000 mi

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. LEAKING COOLANT. REPLACED WATER PUMP AND HOSES. CONTINUED TO LEAK, OIL PRESSURE DROPS AT IDLE AND RECENTLY COOLANT HAS BEEN FOUND MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE HEAD IS CRACKED AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN JEEP HEADS CAST AROUND 2000.

NHTSA ID

10322240

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALSO SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE IS LOOKING AT IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME THOUGH IS THAT IT IS JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE I AM IN TRAFFIC. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT IS HAPPENING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT NOW. I DID FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OUT THERE AND THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER TO FIND OUT IF THAT IS REALLY THE PROBLEM. NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT AT CHRYSLER. I JUST WANT ANSWERS SO THAT I CAN GET IT FIXED. I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315246

Incident

Dec 30, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE SEAT OF MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BROKE RIGHT OFF THE FLOOR. I CAN NOW LIFT THE SEAT RIGHT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313904

Incident

Jan 24, 2010

Mileage

143,000 mi

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