IllustrationGAS GAUGE WILL SHOW THAT VEHICLE CAN GO 50 MILES, BUT RUNS OUT OF GAS. DEALER IS LOOKING FOR THE REMEDY.*AK VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS AT 1/4 TANK DUE TO FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. THE 96 AND 97 MODELS HAD RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT 98 MODEL IS EXPERIENCING. THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS INVESTIGATION. *YH
1998 Jeep Laredo
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 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: 11 of 33 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 →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports1 fire reports5 injury reports
Fuel System, Other complaints
1 reportsOfficial 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.