BENDIX ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *ON SIX (6) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. I PRESS THE BRAKE AND IT DOESN'T MOVE (HARD BRAKE/NO BRAKES) IN THE FOLLOWING LIST THIS OCCURRENCE WILL BE STATED AS *ABS MALFUNCTION. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONE ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. MAY 2004: *ABS MALFUNCTION, BRAKE FLUID ADDED $89.00. OCT 2004: ACCIDENT AND RESULTING DAMAGE, BODY WORK $2704.00 DEC. 2004: *ABS MALFUNCTION (REPAIR FOLLOWING ACCIDENT), LOW FLUID DRB TEST ACCUMULATOR AND PRESSURE TESTS ALL PASS. NEW FRONT/BACK BRAKE PADS/SHOES, BRAKE FLUID. $476.34 FEB. 2005: *ABS MALFUNCTION, ABS PUMP SHORTED, REPLACE ABS PUMP, BRAKE FLUID, REPLACE BATTERY. $229.12 AUG. 2006: *ABS MALFUNCTION, REPLACE FAULTY ABS PUMP RELAY, LOW ACCUMULATOR VOLTAGE.$312.24 OCT. 2007: * ABS MALFUNCTION (WHILE GOING 70MPH ON A FREEWAY, LUCKILY NO RESULTING ACCIDENT) HIGH PRESSURE BRAKE LINE LEAKING HOSE -ABS HIGH PRESSURE, BRAKE FLUID ADDED. $528.83. JULY 2008: *ABS MALFUNCTION, ABS PUMP WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN AFTER THE JEEP WAS TURNED OFF, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED OF POWER AND I FINALLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. BRAKE FLUID OVERFLOWED (COST AND DIAGNOSTIC YET TO BE DETERMINED). ****EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A $90 TO $100 FEE JUST TO HAVE A DEALER LOOK AT IT. I'M FORTUNATE I HAVEN'T INJURED OR CAUSED THE DEATH OF ANYONE ELSE. I HAVE INJURED MYSELF DURING THE ACCIDENT IN 2004, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE SO I DIDN'T GO TO A HOSPITAL. THIS JEEP IS A LEMON, AND IF
1991 Jeep Laredo
Owners filed 10 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Electric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE BECAME LOOSE FROM CRIMP, CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND FLUID TO SPRAYING OVER ENGINE AND EXHAUST. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT FAILS TO REMAIN LATCHED, WOULD POP OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR MECHANIC TO CHECK OUT.*JB
WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
RIGHT REAR WHEELS LOCKS UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKIDS. YH
BRAKE DRUMS/SHOES, WHEEL CYLINDERS,BRAKE CABLES FAILED.
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
THE BRACKETS OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL OFF, CAUSING HALF OF THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE TIE ROD WORE OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
10 of 10 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2000Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.