1997 Jeep Laredo problems
The 1997 Jeep Laredo has 62 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns fuel system. Next are brakes (13%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 124,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 124,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Jeep Laredo with enough data (30 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Front end wobble after hitting (mild) bumps. I have had over $2,000 worth of work done on my vehicle and replaced some parts twice over the last 10 months. The jeep dealer told me after this last time there was no way to fix the probelm and there had been several jeeps in the last few weeks with the same problem. They had replace stabilzer shocks, struts, and in their words "everything but the axle and steering" I have to pull of of he road becuase the front end wobbles out of control, and subsequently
The ABS brakes do not work; when driving past 20MPH and having to make a sudden stop, brakes did not work. Wife ran into house because of the brake failure, took vehicle for repair and it has been tested on the computer and it shows no problem but when driving brakes malfunction.
I have purchased several jeep grand cherokees threw the years all being around the 1997 model with the v8. Every single one ive had had a a transmission problem and recently im having transfer case problems where it will not shift in 4 wheel drive as the other 2 I had something must be wrong and it winter and im without 4 wheel drive and maybe a bad transmission again if u could look into it please I would be grateful.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 jeep laredo. The contact stated the vehicle would stall at anytime while driving on the highway. The contact had to restart the vehicle in order for the vehicle to perform normally. The dealer was notified but was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairing the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 106,000.
My 97 jeep grand cherokee laredo, is having stalling issues,I've changed numerous sensors, fuel pump, distributor, the vehicle will drive find for a couple of days then out of the blue it will just shut off while driving,have no problem at the moment of it starting back up,but this is getting frustrating with all the money and time I've spent trying to figure this problem out, and to find out that other are having the same issues.please if any way possible.