IllustrationWHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND IN PARK IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS, HITTING A TREE. VEHICLE THEN STARTED MOVING FORWARD AND WENT INTO A LAKE. NOTE: THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A "CLUNKING" NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE.*AK
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.
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Owner complaints by model year
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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.
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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 →
- 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
What owners actually said
33 reportsWHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, LEAVING CONSUMER BLIND IN DARK. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. CONSUMER DROVE OFF ROAD, AND MOVED HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THEN STARTED WORKING AGAIN.*AK
GAS 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
DIFFERENTIAL.
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH FRONT END COLLISION OCCURRED AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SRS LIGHT STAYED, ILLUMINATED BEFORE INCIDENT OCCURRED. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION PUT INTO PARK AND DRIVER LEFT. IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. CROSSED A HIGHWAY AND HIT SOME TREES, AND ENDED UP IN A RAVINE. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME . *AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PARK POSITION & DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE. IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE CROSS HIGHWAY & HIT SOME TREES & WENT INTO A RAVINE. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT TIME THE GEAR JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *AK
SUSPENSION FAILED. YH
INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING.
EXPERIENCING A "CHIRPING" NOISE WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. *YC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.