2002 Jeep Laredo problems
The 2002 Jeep Laredo has 101 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns brakes. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (19%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 60 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 60 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 11,000 miles (17 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Jeep Laredo with enough data (72 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.
Dt: 04-29-04 while driving through a parking lot,prior to that had been to a flower nursey where a lot of dirt and gravel were on ground and then to a shopping center. Driving a slow speed approaching stop sign, regular weight in vehicle. Applied brake pressure which seemed to grip and then started to slow and then lost function on brakes.
My jeep liberty '02 rear wheel drive. I was attempting to change lanes at about 50-55 MPH on a windy day(50 MPH winds) when the wind threw my back end into the guard rail when approaching an overpass.the jeep hit the back end on rail followed by the front end then rolled upside down crossed the overpass before rolling over one complete time then finally landed right side up on top of the rail on the opposite side of the overpass.
Traveling on an interstate at 0600 hrs on 03 jan 2008 with a below freezing temperature (around 8 degrees f) and had snow flurried the night before (no more than an inch accumulated). An 18-wheeler driving center lane of a 3-lane was driving at a slow speed (65 MPH limit, truck driver ~40 MPH). I was also in this lane cruising at 65 MPH and all though it visibility was only limited due to darkness (no snow, etc.), I did no notice, nor did my passenger, the semi in front of us.
The front brakes wore out prematurely at 13,000 miles. The manufacturer was contacted, and to this date the complaint had not been resolved. An independent shop indicated that this was a very frequent problem. The vehicle was not fixed. The vehicle had warped rotors. The situation deteriorated over a period of time to the point where the brakes would constantly vibrate and shake at any speed.
My airbag light came on after a series of beeps while driving in my 2002 jeep cherokee laredo. I took it to my mechanic that hooked it up to a machine and it was determined my airbags are not functioning. I received a recall notice shortly after in the mail stating there was an airbag recall on my jeep. The airbags have a potential to have an inadvertent airbag deployment.