2003 Jeep Laredo problems
The 2003 Jeep Laredo has 64 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns brakes. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (16%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 44 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 57,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Jeep Laredo with enough data (41 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.
Unintended acceleration of jeep grand cherokee. Upon exit of carwash, vehicle was started while in neutral. When vehicle was placed in drive, it accelerated without foot on gas pedal and continued rapidly forward, crashing into vehicle ahead, continued until it was place in park while still in motion. Jeep was declared total loss by insurance company.
Incident of rollover involving jeep grand cherokee laredo 2003. The consumer was driving the vehicle and had gone 2-3 inches away from the main road. When the consumer tried to correct the problem by turning the wheel towards the right, the vehicle started to roll over landing on the right embankment facing eastward on the wheels. The vehicle was totaled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep laredo. The heated seats overheated and burned the contact. When the seats become very heated, he can smell them burning. The seats heat so severely that they do not function normally. The seats have not caught fire as of yet. The manufacturer issued a reference number, but have not provided additional assistance. The contact sustained moderate burns to his buttocks. The NHTSA campaign id number is 06v197000 (seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler).
The airbags in my new jeep cherokee laredo overland have failed and have been repaired 3 times to no avail yet. The back window also leaks.
2003 jeep grand cherokee has repetitive brake rotor warpage which manufacturer refuses to correct or acknowledge. I had the rotors resurfaced at the dealer with only 7,262 miles for a cost of $75. I am now at 16,535 miles and I again have violent shuddering when braking.