IllustrationWHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *AK NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS LOCK. *SC *JB
1996 Jeep Laredo
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Jeep Laredo do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 23.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 8 of 47 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports0 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
47 reportsWHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A GAS SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VENT AREA DUE TO A CRACK INSIDE OF THE MANIFOLD. *AK
1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT HOLD. SUDDEN STOP OR GO AROUND CORNER OR A PERSON SITTING IN THE BELT NEXT TO THE CHILD SEAT BUMPS THE BELT AND IT WILL UNSNAP.I CAN PULL ON THE BELT TRYING TO SECURE THE CHILD SEAT THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE HELD IN PLACE AND IT WILL ALSO COME OUT.*AK
THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ROUTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DESIGN FLAW WAS DESCRIBED IN A TSB. IT CAUSED CONDENSATION, CORROSION AND RUST. WHILE DRIVING THE SLUSHING OF THE WATER FLOWING FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNDER DASH CAN BE HEARD. THE UNIT FAILED TO HEAT OR COOL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
THE VEHICLE HAD 4 TRANSMISSION INSTALLED, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM WAS THE REAR END. *JB
THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNSTABLE AND ROCKED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BOLT WAS MISSING. *JB
FUEL PUMP FAILURE, NOW HAVING 4TH FUEL PUMP PUT ON IN 17 MONTH PERIOD. *JB
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, SEALS ARE LEAKING AND THERE A DELAY IN STOPPING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ON, THE VEHICLE JUMPED REVERSE AND HIT A PARKED CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE STILL IN PARK, THEY FOUND METAL SHAVING IN THE OIL PAN AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTED.*JB
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.