2003 Jeep Laredo Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLETELY STALL BUT IT SEEMED TO ALMOST SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

CUSTOMER HAS A 2003 JEEP GC LAREDO. CONSTANT COMPLAINT OF LOW BRAKE PEDAL. REPLACED PADS (APPX 1/2 WEAR LEFT) ROTORS TRUE AND WITH IN NORMAL LIMITS. CALIPER SLIDES FREE AND NO EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN OILS ON ROTORS. NO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES. ADJUSTMENT WITH IN NORMAL LIMITS. CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES LOW PEDAL 2/3 TO THE FLOOR BEFORE RESISTANCE. ON LOOSE GRAVEL ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES PRIOR TO VEHICLE SLOWING. SPEEDS DOES NOT MATTER HOWEVER, SPEED MUST BE GREATER THAT 20MPH FOR ABS TO ACTIVATE. NO CODES ARE PRESENT ON THE COMPUTER. CUSTOMER REPORTS SHE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR "AS LONG AS SHE CAN REMEMBER". *TR

WE HAVE HAD FAILURE OF TWO WINDOW REGULATORS. THE FIRST, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, COST $500 IN 2008. THE SECOND, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, WILL PROBABLY COST A BIT MORE. BY THE LEVEL OF CHATTER ON THE INTERNET IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A MAJOR AND CONSISTENT PROBLEM AMONG JEEP OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. I PITY THE OWNERS WITH FOUR WINDOWS GOING OUT. I AM ALREADY HALF WAY THERE! *TR

HEATER CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING. ONLY HAVE DEFROSTERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,486.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AROUND 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88971.

"DEATH WOBBLE"JEEP BEGINS TO SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR AT ABOUT 40 MPH, DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR SOMETIMES SWERVING WILL HELP IT STOP. WE HAVE REPLACED FRONT TIRES, BALANCED THEM. HAD AN ALIGNMENT, REPLACED TIE ROD AND STEERING ARM AND ALSO TRACK BAR AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS STILL THERE. SEARCH ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE A MODEL BUT NO ONE CAN REALLY NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE HARM TO THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS OR TO OTHERS IN CARS AROUND THE JEEP WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" APPEARS SINCE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN OR SWERVE TO MAKE IT STOP.

I WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN I RAN OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ONLY WHEN I SLOWED TO APPROX. 10 MPH IT CEASED. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE GARAGE SINCE FEB. 3, 2014 AND HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $3000 AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END REBUILT AND HAVE REPLACED ALL THE BUSHINGS IN THE REAR END. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE OF THEM TO REIMBURSE SOME OF THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT OVER THE LAST 3+ MONTHS. IF I HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR, I WOULD BE IN THE POOR HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO REPLACE. *TR

NOTICED VEHICLE MAKING A SQUEALING SOUND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. HAD BRAKES CHANGED AND THE CALIPER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED TO TO PISTON BEING DISLODGED FROM THE RING. ROTORS WERE GROOVED OUT ALSO ON THE OUTER EDGE. I NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSPECTION ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A CONTINUANCE OF THIS INVESTIGATION? *TR

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AT 32,000K STEERING BOX REPLACED AT 35,000K HEAT SYSTEM BLEND DOORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING COMMON PROBLEM! *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. UPON EXIT OF CARWASH, VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND CONTINUED RAPIDLY FORWARD, CRASHING INTO VEHICLE AHEAD, CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS PLACE IN PARK WHILE STILL IN MOTION. JEEP WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

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

I WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH WHEN I RAN OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ONLY WHEN I SLOWED TO APPROX. 10 MPH IT CEASED. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE GARAGE SINCE FEB. 3, 2014 AND HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $3000 AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT END REBUILT AND HAVE REPLACED ALL THE BUSHINGS IN THE REAR END. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE OF THEM TO REIMBURSE SOME OF THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT OVER THE LAST 3+ MONTHS. IF I HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR, I WOULD BE IN THE POOR HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO REPLACE. *TR

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED AT 32,000K STEERING BOX REPLACED AT 35,000K HEAT SYSTEM BLEND DOORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING COMMON PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE HEATED SEATS OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE CONTACT. WHEN THE SEATS BECOME VERY HEATED, HE CAN SMELL THEM BURNING. THE SEATS HEAT SO SEVERELY THAT THEY DO NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE SEATS HAVE NOT CAUGHT FIRE AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A REFERENCE NUMBER, BUT HAVE NOT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE BURNS TO HIS BUTTOCKS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 06V197000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER). THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER IS F17. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR AXLES MORE THAN THREE TIMES ALONG WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,500.

THE AIR CONDITIONING IS INADEQUATE. AFTER TAKING THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT "IT IS WITHIN SPEC.". I AM NOT IN A HOT ENVIRONMENT AND YET AFTER LEAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING ON FOR 20 MIN. IT STILL IS NOT VERY COLD.*AK

DIVER'S SEAT STARTED BREAKING, A LITTLE AT A TIME. THE METAL BRACKETS ARE STILL GOOD AND IN PLACE, IT IS THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. IT LEANS BACK AND TO THE LEFT. IT BREAKS MORE AND MORE EVERY TIME YOU SIT IN THE SEAT, CREAKING WHEN SOMEONE SITS DOWN IN THE SEAT. IF THE CONTROLS ARE SET TO HAVE THE SEAT PUSHED BACK FOR SOMEONE WITH LONG LEGS, THE SEAT LEANS ALL THE WAY BACK AND DOWN AS IF YOU PURPOSELY ARE TRYING TO LAY DOWN. THERE WAS AN INITIAL LOUD POP WHEN GETTING OUT IN JUNE AS IF SOMETHING BROKE, BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE ANYTHING FEEL OFF. THE SEAT NOW HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR

SEAT TRACK BROKE AND SEAT IS ONLY PRACTICALLY ATTACHED. IMPACT FROM ANOTHER VEH, OR SUDDEN STOP WILL CAUSE A TOTAL FAILURE OF SEAT. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THIS REPAIRED. *TR

TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES STOPS MID USE, DANGEROUS. *TR

HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION IS SO BRIGHT THAT IT CAUSES A BLINDING OBSTRUCTION TO OTHER MOTORISTS WHEN IN USE. *AK

TRANSMISSION. SATURDAY MORNING TAKING POP UP TRAILER AND KIDS TO GO CAMPING. DROVE ABOUT FIVE MILES TO GET GAS WITHOUT PROBLEM. LEAVING GAS STATION FELT AS IF THE CAR LOST TRACTION. DID THE SAME THING WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. TRAVELED ON EXPRESSWAY WITHOUT PROBLEM AT BASIC CONSTANT SPEED. BUT WHEN AT CAMP GROUND TRIED TO GO UP HILL AT SLOW SPEED LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT STARTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN THE HILL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS BEHIND ME AND A SPOT TO ROLL BACK UNCONTROLLED INTO (NO REVERSE EITHER) AND THE PERSON WHO DID COME UP HELP TO PUSH TRAILER INTO SPOT AND THEN ROLLED JEEP INTO SPOT NEXT TO IT. NO DRIVE NO REVERSE, ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES HOPING THE (APPARENT NO SO BETTER) IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO MOVE BETWEEN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, AND REVERSE WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON HAD A PROBLEM. CHECK FLUID LEVEL ON TRANS AND IT WAS OK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING STARTED THE JEEP AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND GO LATER TO RETURN TO PICK UP TRAILER. APPOINTMENT WITH TRANS PERSON ON 10/26/10 AT HALF THE COST OF DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOW WITH THIS JEEP WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. JEEP NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THERE PRODUCTS. STARTING WITH THE BRAKES AT 30,000 MILES (WARPED ROTOR) WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS THEY KNEW ABOUT, ONLY A MONTH LATER GOT CARD ABOUT CLASS ACTION SUIT. PROBLEM EXISTED ON BOTH THE 03 LAREDO AND 02 WRANGLER. SINCE ELECTRIC WINDOW PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE ON ASSEMBLY MUST REPLACE WHOLE THING, O2 SENSORS 3 OF THE 4 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONE BECAUSE IT WAS RAN NEXT TO EXHAUST PIPE AND WORE THROUGH SHORTING WIRES, FAN AND RELAY (INSIDE BUMPER) TOLD CUT HOLE IN BUMPER TO GET TO IT AND MORE. SOME DANGEROUS ( TRANSMISSION, POSSIBLE SAFETY CUTTING HOLE IN BUMPER AREA), SOME SILLY (RUNNING WIRE WITH OR WITHOUT COVER ALONG A VERY HOT EXHAUST PIPE) AND LAST JUST MONEY MAKING SCHEMES ( ELECTRIC WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITCH IS GOING TO BREAK WITH THE HOT AND COLD. OR FAN MOTOR) BOTH YOU MUST BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO STARTED EXPERIENCING STARTING PROBLEMS. I WOULD GET IN THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT AND IT WOULD BE DEAD. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I CAN DRIVE THE CAR 5 MILES, GET OUT FOR 5 MINUTES, AND WHEN I START IT AGAIN, IT'S DEAD. USUALLY I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES. IF I TRY TO START IT WHILE I'M WAITING, THE GAUGES ALL GO CRAZY, THE RADIO GOES TO 12:00, AND IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES IT CRANKS BUT DOESN'T TURN OVER. WHEN IT DOES TURN OVER, I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS OR ELSE IT DIES ON ME. SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING ALSO, THE GAUGES GO CRAZY AND THE CAR WANTS TO DIE ON ME. SO FAR I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY TERMINALS CHANGED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND THE FUEL PUMP. BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. IT HAPPENS ON A HIT OR MISS BASIS. IT COULD HAPPEN 2 DAYS IN A ROW, OR IT MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR 2 WEEKS. ALL I KNOW IS I HAVE TO CROSS MY FINGERS WHILE I TRY TO START IT, AND WHILE I DRIVE IT. *TR

TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES STOPS MID USE, DANGEROUS. *TR

LEASED JEEP ON 12/30/03. ON 03/04 JEEP WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION, REPORT SUBMITTED EARLIER. IT WAS SENT TO PRECISION AUTO BODY, HASTINGS, MI FOR REPAIR. WHILE AT THE SHOP, IT HAS BEEN NOTED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE JEEP CAN BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. THIS IS IN FEDERAL VIOLATION OF STANDARD 114. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AS WELL AS A REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. NO ACTION AS OF YET. *NLM

INCIDENT OF ROLLOVER INVOLVING JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2003. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD GONE 2-3 INCHES AWAY FROM THE MAIN ROAD. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE WHEEL TOWARDS THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL OVER LANDING ON THE RIGHT EMBANKMENT FACING EASTWARD ON THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC *JB