Owners filed 26 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 JEEP LAREDO GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS SOON AS HE STARTED THE IGNITION. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP LAREDO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2008 AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SECURELY PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW, VERY DIRTY, THE COOLANT OVERFLOW RESERVOIR CAP WAS MISSING, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS FRAYED AND COMING APART, THE WASHER FLUID COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY, THE AIR FILTER WAS VERY DIRTY, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS MUDDY, THE VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING, BOTH FRONT CORNER MARKER LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, THE REAR AND FRONT CALIPER BOLTS FAILED, AND THE CALIPER WAS DIGGING INTO THE RIM WITH FORCE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL, TRANSMISSION CASE, AND TRANSFER CASE WERE LEAKING. THE BRAKE LINE WAS DESTROYED FROM FRONT TO BACK, THE REAR AND FRONT RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BLOWN OUT. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $3,000 TO $4,000. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THEY ARE SENDING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE CONTACT TO COMPLETE. THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE COVERED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A POLICE REPORT. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION ANY FAILURES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,001.
CAR SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT EVERY TIME HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED IT IS VERY SCARY HAVING CHILDREN RIDE IN THE CAR AND HAVING THE CAR SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL EVERY CAR RIDE. THE CAR SHAKES SO BAD ON THE FREEWAY AT CERTAIN POINTS FOR NO REASON IT IS BEYOND SCARY TO DRIVE.*AK
AT THE TIME THE CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FRONT BRAKE ROTOR CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ROTORS WERE WORKING PROPERLY, SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION OF NEW ROTORS THEY BEGAN TO FAIL, CONSUMER QUESTIONING WEATHER OLD ROTORS WERE REPLACED OR IF NEW ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68 MPH NOTICED SMELL OF RUBBER BURNING. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED ENGINE OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. NOTICED SMOKE, AND THEN FIRE COMMENCED ON THE ENGINE. STATE POLICE AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
INTERMITTENTLY REAR AXEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VIBRATION TO THE DRIVETRAIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE MODULE IS DEFECTIVE OR SHORTED OUT. INDICATOR LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES. THE PROBLEM RESULTS IN ABS BRAKES,/REAR LIGHTS (BRAKE AND STOP) FAILURE. ENGINE COOLANT IS LOW, BUT FLUID IS SUFFICIENT. ALSO, OIL IS LOW, BUT SUFFICIENT. INCIDENT OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN WEATHER IS DAMP. DEALER CONTACTED. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUOUS STARTING PROBLEMS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE.
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR DISK SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWED BOTH ROTORS WERE RUSTED THROUGH.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FELL OFF.
U-JOINTS FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
ROTOR SEPARATED FROM HUB.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FADED, FAILED.
20 of 26 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.