IllustrationDOOR ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ON DUE TO HINGES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REPAIRED INSDIDE DOOR SHELL AND REPLACED THE PINS AND BUSHINGS. *SLC
1997 Jeep Laredo
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1997 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
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 13 of 38 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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
38 reportsA FUEL LEAKAGE LOCATED ON TOP OF TANK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
BRAKE DEBRIS WAS COMING OFF BRAKE PADS ONTO FRONT WHEELS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ON GREEN AND THE CAR TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND. THE SECOND TIME I WAS GOING UP A RAMP AND THE WHEELS LOCKED. I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
WHILE CHECKING VEHICLE UNDER HOOD BECAUSE OF NOISE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BOLTS ON INSIDE OF THE DOOR ARE COMING UNGLUED. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS/BOLTS WERE TOO SMALL TO HOLD ENGINE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, AND THIS WAS NOT FAIR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *AK
DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR PANEL COMING OFF UPON DELIVERY, GLUED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. MJS
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE TURNS OFF. DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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.