PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S SAFETY BELTS. *MR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS SHOULDER (UNIBELTS) DID NOT LOCK WHEN PULLED WITH A QUICK PULL. *SC *JB
1994 Jeep Laredo
Owners filed 16 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Sidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WOULD BE A HEAVY VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
I BOUGHT A USED 1994 JEEP. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO WORK AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF OUR GARAGE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF BACKWARDS FULL THROTTLE IN REVERSE. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, NEITHER WERE DONE BY ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE HAD ONE OF THE TWO DONE AND AM AWAITING PARTS FOR THE OTHER PROCEDURE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND NOT SENSATIONALISM BY THE NEWS PEOPLE. PEOPLE NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON THEIR RECALLS AND KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THIS HAPPENS TO THEM. ONCE IS TOO MUCH. *NM
WHILE PARKED AT THE CURB , THE CONSUMER WAS USING A CELL PHONE AND WITH OUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, WHO INSTRUCTED HIM TO CUT THE AIR BAG FREE AND DRIVE TO THE SHOP. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) ON THERE IS A CONSTANT DRIPPING OF FLUID ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE VEHICLE. WHILE THE A/C IS OFF THE DRIPPING IS MORE PROFUSE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED/ RUNNING AND GEAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET AND HIT TWO MAILBOXES.*AK
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, THERE WAS A CLUTCH DEFECT AND WHILE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE, A SQUEALING NOISE WAS HEARD. STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. *AK FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED, ROTORS WERE ALSO RESURFACED. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED. TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND THE RPMS WENT TO A HIGH POINT OF THE ENGINE. *AK
REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INTO GEAR BY ITSELF, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 65,000 MILES. AT APPROIMATELY 73,000 MILES OF WEAR THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN. NO STEERING CAPABILITY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND IS AWARE OFPROBLEM, A COMPUTER DEFECT. PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED AND STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
TIRES (ALL 4)CRACKED/DRY ROTTED. GOODYEAR WRANGLER.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE USED THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANYTIME. *AK
RADIO WOULD START AND STOP, THEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE. *AK
THE TRANSMISION BLEW UP, NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION . *AK
PURCHASE JEEP NEW THE STEERING WAS LOOSE TOO MUCH PLAY . TT
16 of 16 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.