2001 Jeep Laredo Owner Complaints

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

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME SEPARATED FROM SLIDE MECHANISM AT THE HEX BOLT. APPEARS TO BE VERY THIN METAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10290491

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

117,031 mi

I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELT LIKE IT WAS TIPPING. I ALSO NOTICED A NOISE AND MOVEMENT WHEN I GOT INTO THE SEAT OR TURNED A CORNER WHILE DRIVING. I REMOVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT MOUNTING POINT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTED TRACKS. I REMOVED THE TRACKS FROM THE SEAT FRAME AND FOUND WHERE A WEDGE SHAPED PIECE OF THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN AWAY AT THE MOUNTING HOLE ALLOWING THE SEAT TO ROCK. I FOUND NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE SEAT FRAME RADIATING OUT FROM THAT SAME MOUNTING HOLE. I ALSO FOUND A CRACK THE TOP OF THE SEAT FRAME POSSIBLY CAUSED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. TO REPAIR THE FAILURE I WELDED THE WEDGE SHAPED PIECE BACK TO THE FRAME. I ALSO WELDED THE CRACKS RADIATING OUT FROM THAT MOUNTING HOLE. I NOTICED THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES AT ALL FOUR POINTS WERE MUCH LARGER THAN THE MOUNTING STUDS ON THE FLOOR MOUNTED TRACKS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FLARED NUTS USED TO MOUNT THE FRAME TO THE TRACKS DIDN'T SEEM WIDE ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY COVER HOLES AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO PREVENT FAILURE. I REMOUNTED THE FRAME ON THE TRACKS USING LARGE WASHERS UNDER THE ORIGINAL FLARED NUTS TO SPREAD THE STRESS OVER MORE OF THE FRAME SURFACE. DURING THE ORIGINAL INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE OTHER FRONT MOUNTING POINT HAD STARTED TO DISTORT AROUND THE NUT. I FLATTENED THAT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE WITH A HAMMER. MY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT IF THAT OTHER MOUNTING POINT HAD FAILED DURING A REAR END COLLISION IT COULD HAVE ALLOWED THE SEAT TO PITCH BACK OR BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTED TRACKS WITH RESULTING INJURIES. IF IT HAD BECOME DETACHED DURING NORMAL OPERATION IT COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282539

Incident

Aug 31, 2009

Mileage

138,812 mi

2. BRACKET ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING DRIVER INSTABILITY AND HINDERING SAFETY. 3. BODY SHOP WILL ATTEMPT TO WELD BRACKET (COST ESTIMATE $150); HOWEVER, WE ARE UNSURE IF THIS WILL REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277546

Incident

Jul 15, 2009

Mileage

89,800 mi

WE HAVE A 2001 JEEP LAREDO AND THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEALS AND BEARINGS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. BEARINGS START MAKING NOISE AT AROUND 35 MPH. THE SEALS FAILED AND CAUSED OIL TO GET ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BE INEFFECTIVE. THE FIRST TIME THIS WENT OUT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 75,000 MI. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AT APPROX. 82,000 MI. THIS HAS COST $1100.00 TO FIX THE FIRST TIME AND IS AT THE DEALER NOW FOR THE SECOND REPAIR WHICH WILL COST AT LEAST $1500.00 TO REPAIR BEARINGS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE AND/OR LININGS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10275166

Incident

Jun 20, 2009

THE BACK DOORS OF MY 2001 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE L WILL NOT OPEN! *TR

NHTSA ID

10274657

Incident

Jun 22, 2009

Mileage

91,000 mi

I WAS ON THE INTERSECTION AND I TURN TO THE LEFT, THEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, MY CAR SLIDE AND I WAS TRYING TO MANIPULATED BUT I COULD NOT AND MY CAR ROLLOVER. MY CAR IS TOTAL LOSS BECAUSE THE ROOF IS TOTAL DAMAGE. MY CAR IS A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10264388

Incident

Mar 23, 2001

Mileage

80 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE PROCEEDING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SEAT COMPONENT COLLAPSED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CRASH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEAT COMPONENT DETACHED FROM THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $636 FOR REPAIRS AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY COMMON FOR HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. HE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE NEEDED PARTS FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS INFORMED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE PARTS WAS SO WIDELY NEEDED THAT THEY COULD NOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 171,000.

NHTSA ID

10247571

Incident

Oct 20, 2008

Mileage

171,000 mi

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. OUT OF NOWHERE IN 48 DEGREE WEATHER, MY WINDOWS SLID INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH LITTLE TO NO HELP WITH RESOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246187

Incident

Oct 10, 2008

Mileage

59,000 mi

MY 2001 JEEP ACCELERATES WHEN STOPPING AND HAS A SLOW TAKE OFF WHEN ACCELERATING. I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE JEEP ACCELERATED. I HAD TO AGAIN APPLY THE BRAKES. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STOP. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON AND A GAS CAP WAS REPLACED WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED BUT NOW THE ACCELERATIONS HAVE STARTED AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR CLOSE TO ANY OTHER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE JEEP WILL JUST TAKE OFF. ALSO, THE SHIFT GEAR SLIPS EASILY I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT TOUCHING THE SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. HAS ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS BEEN FILED CONCERNING THE ACCELERATIONS WHEN STOPPING IN THE 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES? *TR

NHTSA ID

10241924

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

Mileage

73,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STARTING FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. NO ONE WAS OPERATING THE WINDOW CONTROLS. THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $350. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS WINDOW WOULDN'T STAY UP. THE ARMATURE HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR $400. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221448

Incident

Aug 7, 2006

Mileage

122,000 mi

THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATE THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER OVERHEAT, HAVE NO HEAT OR PROVIDE A/C COOLING ONLY WHILE DRIVING AND NOT WHILE SITTING IDLE. I'VE HAD REPAIRS AND COOLANT FLUSHES. THE REPAIRS LAST ONE WEEK AND THEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND THE ISSUES START ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221445

Incident

Mar 11, 2007

Mileage

124,000 mi

BLEND DOORS DRIVERS & PASSENGER. REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR TWICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215550

Incident

Aug 30, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

2001, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO, BLEND DOOR FAILURES OF HEATER SYSTEM. FAILURE RESULTED IN NO HEAT OR DEFROST SITUATION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER FORCING DRIVER TO STOP ALONG MOTORWAY. VEHICLE INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THE HEATER SYSTEM "BLEND DOORS" FAILED. NOT SURE WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOW NOT BEING DRIVEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. REPAIR QUOTES HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE AND BEYOND FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE WITH JEEPS UTILIZING THIS HEATING SYSTEM AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AS REPAIRS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO ABSORB AT THIS TIME. FAILURE TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD LEADS TO A SERIOUS DRIVABLE PROBLEM FROM FOGGING WINDOWS.*CN

NHTSA ID

10213344

Incident

Oct 15, 2007

Mileage

49,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,131 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE STALLED AND HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE JEEP DEALER STATED THAT THERE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE STALLING. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,131.

NHTSA ID

10212990

Incident

Dec 20, 2007

Mileage

138,120 mi

BLEND DOOR FAILURE ON MY '01 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 79000 MILES RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS. HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION SINCE I GOT THE NEW CAR AND JEEP KEPT SAYING "IT WAS NORMAL" THEY EVEN HAD A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES WHICH MY CAR MISSED BY 65 DAYS. I ALSO SEE TOO MANY BLEND DOOR ISSUES THAT JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS VS. ME PAYING $850.00 FOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212654

Incident

Dec 19, 2007

Mileage

79,182 mi

I OWN A 2001 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP LAREDO 4X4. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EIGHT WAY SEAT. THE HINGED ACTUATOR THAT THE SEAT IS MOUNTED TO HAS FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE. I PERFORMED TESTS THAT REVEALED CRACKS IN THE WELDS AND IN THE COMPONENT PARTS THEMSELVES. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH JEEP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT MODEL AND THE SEATS. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THE FEEL ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212591

Incident

Jul 20, 2006

Mileage

75,000 mi

FIRST THERE WAS ONLY HEAT ON DRIVER SIDE, NOW NEITHER SIDE IS EVEN BLOWING ANYTHING. WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212144

Incident

Sep 18, 2007