IllustrationVEHICLE WAS PARKED, AS CONSUMER WALKED ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD ENGINE RACING AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND BRUISED CONSUMERS LEG, VEHICLE HIT TWO PARKED CARS.*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.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Laredo years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.
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.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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 reportsTHE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT WENT IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED. *YH
WHILE IDLING IN PARK WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICCLE JUMPED INTO DRIVE WHILE CONSUMER WAS OUT OF VEHICLE. PASSENGER DEPRESSED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE, SO CONSUMER JUMPED IN TO TRY TO STOP IT, HOWEVER CONSUMER HIT ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE CAUSING FASTER ACCELERATION AND A CRASH, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO BEING PINNED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AND BEING DRAGGED BY THE VEHICLE. *SLC
INSIDE PANELS ON ALL FOUR DOORS OF VEHICLE ARE PEELING AWAY, CONSUMER STATES HIS ARM CATCHES ON THE LOOSE PANEL AS HE IS DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES LOCAL DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER NUMBER 2305197, CONSUMER STATES HE CALLED THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOU…
Read full complaint
INSIDE PANELS ON ALL FOUR DOORS OF VEHICLE ARE PEELING AWAY, CONSUMER STATES HIS ARM CATCHES ON THE LOOSE PANEL AS HE IS DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES LOCAL DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER NUMBER 2305197, CONSUMER STATES HE CALLED THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ALSO RECORDS SHOW THAT VEHICLE IS SALVAGED. *JB
ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, 8 TIMES TO DEALER WHO REPLACED O2 SENSOR, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK CONUSMER STATES AFTER 8 TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE WRONG PLACE, AND AFTER THE 8TH OCCURENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN, MANUFACTURER I…
Read full complaint
ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, 8 TIMES TO DEALER WHO REPLACED O2 SENSOR, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK CONUSMER STATES AFTER 8 TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE WRONG PLACE, AND AFTER THE 8TH OCCURENCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN, MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND INSISTING THAT VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
FUEL TANK HAS MELTED THREE TIMES . WHEN THE FUEL GOES THROUGH THE PUMP IT IS THICK AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP THREE TIMES. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKES. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT IT HAD BEEN DONE. ROTORS WERE CRACKED. CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #879 CONCERNING BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE VERY HARD. *AK
A/C FAILED.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.