2003 Jeep Laredo Recalls & Complaints

Incident: May 29, 2017 · Filed: June 15, 2017

"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.

Incident: October 15, 2015 · Filed: June 3, 2016

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.

Incident: January 3, 2014 · Filed: November 6, 2014

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.

Incident: May 5, 2014 · Filed: September 20, 2014

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

Incident: June 1, 2014 · Filed: August 13, 2014

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

Incident: February 3, 2014 · Filed: May 22, 2014

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

Incident: January 1, 2013 · Filed: February 10, 2014

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAG) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. LI

Incident: January 16, 2013 · Filed: January 23, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE THAT IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

Incident: July 1, 2012 · Filed: October 3, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND MENTIONED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY ANY MOMENT AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Incident: December 14, 2012 · Filed: July 9, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) IN DECEMBER 2012. SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE RECALL IN JULY 2013 AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A ESTIMATED TIME ON WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.