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2002 Jeep LAREDO problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

80 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

64,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data snapshot: . 49 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor is the most frequently named component, appearing in 15 of 80 complaints (18.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior2531.3%
Steering behavior78.8%
Electrical and battery issues45.0%
Transmission and shifting33.8%
Engine operation11.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
15
Air Bags
9
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
6
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
6
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan
5
Seats
5
Electrical System
4
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Fan/Motor
4
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor15
Air Bags9
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System6
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls6
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan5
Seats5
Electrical System4
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Fan/Motor4

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 15; Air Bags: 9; Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System: 6; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 6; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan: 5; Seats: 5; Electrical System: 4; Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Fan/Motor: 4

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
11
25,000 to 49,999
9
50,000 to 74,999
10
75,000 to 99,999
7
100,000 to 149,999
10
150,000 and above
2
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00011
25,000 to 49,9999
50,000 to 74,99910
75,000 to 99,9997
100,000 to 149,99910
150,000 and above2

Under 25,000: 11; 25,000 to 49,999: 9; 50,000 to 74,999: 10; 75,000 to 99,999: 7; 100,000 to 149,999: 10; 150,000 and above: 2

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (11). 31 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
3
2003
2
2004
6
2005
13
2006
13
2007
19
2008
5
2009
4
2010
1
2011
2
2013
2
2014
3
2015
2
2016
2
2017
1
2018
1
2019
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20023
20032
20046
200513
200613
200719
20085
20094
20101
20112
20132
20143
20152
20162
20171
20181
20191

2002: 3; 2003: 2; 2004: 6; 2005: 13; 2006: 13; 2007: 19; 2008: 5; 2009: 4; 2010: 1; 2011: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 3; 2015: 2; 2016: 2; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 25 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 7 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10048354 · 2003-11-19 (November 19, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW AND WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE PADS/ROTORS AND THE DRUMS WERE REPLACED DURING THE LAST VISIT. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10048354 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10057845 · 2004-02-10 (February 10, 2004)

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, DRUMS, AND ROTORS AFTER 9880 MILES. BRAKE PADS, DRUMS, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 9,880 miles reported. Look up ODI 10057845 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10079381 · 2004-06-16 (June 16, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, TO THE POINT WERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE IN CONSUMER'S HANDS. DEALER FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10079381 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10098267 · 2004-11-04 (November 4, 2004)

I'VE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR. 1ST INCIDENT WAS 8/02 AT 8,700 MILE & NOW 11/04 AT 17,242 MILES. EACH TIME AS DRIVING I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE A STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EACH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH ROTORS BEING A DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY WARPED DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS. HOW WOULD THEY KNOW MY DRIVING HABITS. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION. IT WAS ALSO RE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10098267 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10058823 · 2004-02-24 (February 24, 2004)

MY SUV HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES; THAT TRUCK HAS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO THE SAME PROBLEMS LIKE THE ENGINE SMOKING, ENGINE LIGHT ON AND FAILURE OF RADIO AND ALL BRAKE LIGHTS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10058823 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10128776 · 2005-07-14 (July 14, 2005)

DT: CONTACT STATES SINCE THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE WHEEL WELL. HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 2002. THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY DIED. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE FIRST AND SECOND SET OF ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE THIRD TIME CONSUMER WAS NOT OFFERED AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10128776 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10134310 · 2005-08-26 (August 26, 2005)

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LAREDO. THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF CHEAP ROTORS TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PULSATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH STOPPING. OTHER THAN THE PULSATION THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PULSATION OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE REPLACEMENTS HAD TO BE DONE EVERY 9,000 MILES AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE TIME…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10134310 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10389695 · 2011-03-10 (March 10, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WOULD CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION SEALS AND FLUID WERE REPLACED. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE YET THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MI…

Owner-reported narrative. 141,530 miles reported. Look up ODI 10389695 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10994207 · 2017-06-09 (June 9, 2017)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SHOULDER LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,946.

Owner-reported narrative. 94,946 miles reported. Look up ODI 10994207 at NHTSA ↗