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2001 Jeep Laredo engine and engine cooling problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Jeep Laredo14% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
14%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • For the past year my 2001 jeep grand cherokee laredo limited has been overheating if we idle for more than 1-2 minutes. As long as the rpms don't go over 2000 it will happen. I went on a trip last may up a canyon. Drove about 50 miles to the canyon and all was fine. While going up the canyon speeds…

    filed Jul 13, 2013

  • 2001 jeep grand cherokee. Leaking coolant. Replaced water pump and hoses. Continued to leak, oil pressure drops at idle and recently coolant has been found mixed with the oil. The head is cracked and allowing coolant to mix with the oil. Seems to be a common problem in jeep heads cast around 2000.

    filed Mar 26, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Laredo years

YearReportsShare
2003 Laredo814%
2002 Laredo1013%
2000 Laredo1519%
1999 Laredo23%
1998 Laredo412%
1997 Laredo924%
1996 Laredo511%
1995 Laredo210%
1993 Laredo312%
Laredo engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.