Jeep Laredo check engine light comes on

Filed Mar 16, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 200,000 miles · CA

I own a 1997 jeep laredo & received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure) no dealership so I drove 120 miles to nearest jeep service dept. They kept the vehicle for 4 hours then stated the parts that were needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for when the part would become available. It has been over a year and I never heard back. Since then I applied for the $100 gift card and they said I am ineligible since the item was already repaired. This jeep has so many issues. Electrical short throughout entire vehicle that cuts out stereo, blinkers, running lights, brake lights, dash lights. Its not the fuses either. The drivers door hinges are rotting. The car now stalls daily even when going freeway speeds. The driver side seat motor has seized and no longer adjusts. Engine light stays on and it now won't pass smog tests. The front car shakes and needs tie rods. I am experiencing a complete loss. My only option is to scrap the vehicle since repairs would cost more than the vehicle is worth.

Filed Jul 16, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · GA

Vehicle stalls and cut off at any speed. Sometimes it cranks back up ,other times immobile have to wait 20-30 mins to restart. Backfires. Blown out 2 mufflers. Spent hundreds of dollars on needless parts. Sensors, spark plugs,rotary cap etc. Still stalls,cut off in middle of traffic.inside lights will not work.had to remove fuse,lights remain on all the time. Very unsafe to me and my family. Never know when it will run or stop.stalling will cause serious rear end collision and maybe cause fire.with so many complaints,I am shocked there is no recall.these jeeps are unreliable,unsafe,embarrassing and oneday will cause serious accident .ABS light on,engine light never goes out.I have spent most of days at the mechanic.jeep dealership will not intervene to resolve issue.

Filed Jan 21, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 54,000 miles · OH

I have a 2006 jeep laredo 3.6l with 54,000 miles on it. Since may of 2012 it has been nothing but a huge problem. I have contacted jeep customer care and had a casenumber with them to get the issues resolved, needless to say they fixed half of the issues and then closed the case when the dealership that was working on it was unable to diagnose the other issues. The jeep will lunge, jerk, and get stuck in 2nd gear at 1.5rphs until you press the gas really hard and it slips gears. For the past 4 months on and off the jeep has been having electrical problems for example today while leaving work I was going around 30 MPH and turned my heat on then all the lights on the dashboard came on (check engine, oil,) all those my gas gage went from full to empty my headlights went off and I lost power steering and ABS brakes. Never the less it was dark outside so im a sitting duck to other cars who can not see me. Then about 10 seconds later the jeep is back to normal and is running fine. It has even done this when I just honk my horn or turn on my radio. I have contacted jeep many of times regarding this issue and their response is we don't know what it is! So they want me to pay up to 1,000.00 in diagnostic costs (dealership said) because they are going to have to search everything on the jeep to see what the problem is because it could be anything. And jeeps response was they are not saying that they will cover it or not. I have a extended warranty on the jeep that I bought that is good for another 50,000 miles. These issues should be required to be fixed and paid for by jeep because it is a huge safety problem. What happens if this issues happens again with my small child in the car at night and I get hit by another car because they can not see me? Will jeep pay then?

Filed Mar 10, 2011 · Engine · 141,530 miles · MI

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 mileage was 141,530 and the current mileage was 179,705.

Filed Dec 27, 2007 · Engine, Transmission · 138,120 miles · AL

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep cherokee laredo. The current mileage was 138,131 miles. The contact stated that his vehicle stalled and he was able to restart it. The check engine light was illuminated before the vehicle stalled. An independent mechanic stated that the crankshaft position sensor malfunctioned. The jeep dealer stated that there the transmission caused the stalling. The purchase date was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 138,120 and the current mileage was 138,131.

Filed Dec 26, 2007 · Brakes, Engine · 98,000 miles · FL

I bought my wife a 2000 jeep grand cherokee, and it has shut off while she was driving, putting her in a very dangerous situation, with no "check engine" light...nothing, low coolant light came on when there is coolant already in the car, check gauges light keep coming on, heater doesn't heat well, the passenger side power door lock does not work, I've replaced the thermostat and the water pump once. And I've had an issue with the vehicle overheating and the fan not coming on and had it replaced. I do believe there is something wrong with the jeep cherokee especially the 2000 model and think it should be recalled. I looked on the internet for blogs to see if anyone else was having the same problems and found there were well over 100 people on one website with the same exact problems. I think this is a dangerous situation for those that own this vehicle and I am asking you to please recall this vehicle before it causes serious accidents or even death. Please don't ignore this complaint, and I hope to hear from you soon concerning this matter. You should not even have "number of deaths" listed, but if you be honest and take care of the problems, there would not be any deaths.

Filed Aug 3, 2006 · Brakes, Electrical · CA

Brakes have been squeaking constantly. I brought my 2002 jeep cherokee to the dealer 3 times and they have yet to fix the problem. Also my check engine light has appeared twice and I have had to pay for them to simply turn it off when there was no problem. I have paid well over $600 for these problems and I have only 29,000 miles on the car!!!!!!!!

Filed Dec 11, 2005 · Acceleration, Brakes · 77,000 miles · WA

I have a 2003 jeep grand cherokee and am having periodic unintended accelerations... No accidents, but close... And I have verified in each case that my foot was nowhere near the accelerator and firmly on the brake pedal only... The period between episodes is shortening, there was probably a year between the first and second, and only 3 weeks between occurance 4 and 5... (the last time is noted as the incident date) interestingly yesterday the engine warning light came on and I had a local dodge mechanic look at the vehicle, he noted that the computer code indicated the tps was failing..since the jeep dealer was closed, I asked him if it was safe to drive, and he warned me to brake well in advance of any intended stop as the sensor might not read correctly and would try to overcome the braking... .I am going to insist on keeping the defective part (I don't exactly trust the dealer) I find it interesting that this dodge mechanic would caution this way when the jeep mechanics don't (note: I had had the same problem with my 1998 jeep, and traded it in when I was launched in front of semi (fortunately it had just started to move at a traffic light and stopped in time)... Dealer said it needed a new computer although they had stuck to the story of "fat feet" until it was out of warrenty).

Filed Oct 11, 2005 · Brakes, Engine · 70,000 miles · CT

Have had brakes on this vehicle worked on 7 times since purchased new. Only has approximately 70k miles. All seemed to be the result of warped rotors. Latest incident check engine light went on, had head gasket replaced, serpentine belt replaced and t-stat.

Filed Feb 24, 2004 · Electrical · 10,000 miles · NJ

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.