Vehicle speed controlPart report

2003 Jeep Laredo Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints: 3about this part
Share: 5%of 57 total for the year
Median mileage: 39,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2003 Jeep Laredo, 5% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have a 2003 Jeep grand cherokee and am having periodic unintended accelerations... No accidents, but close... And I have verified in each case that my foot was nowhere near the accelerator and firmly on the brake pedal only... The period between episodes is shortening, there was probably a year between the first and second, and only 3 weeks between occurance 4 and 5... …”

NHTSA complaint #10144927, filed 2005-12, 77,000 miles

“Sudden acceleration with 2003 grand cherokee Laredo. Leased Jeep 12/30/03 from classic chrysler dodge & Jeep in hastings mi. On 03/04/03 I came home from work and went to park Jeep in barn/garage. Put Jeep in park, opened door of garage/barn. Got back in Jeep, placed foot on brake, put Jeep in drive, heard a whine, the Jeep shot forward through the barn, over an ice fishing shanty, boat, chain saw, other debris and out the back wall of the barn. Had Jeep towed to dealership as it had a little over 1,000 miles on it. Chrysler sent out a special investigator on 03/07/03. …”

NHTSA complaint #10013836, filed 2003-04, 1,001 miles

“Unintended acceleration of Jeep grand cherokee. Upon exit of carwash, vehicle was started while in neutral. When vehicle was placed in drive, it accelerated without foot on gas pedal and continued rapidly forward, crashing into vehicle ahead, continued until it was place in park while still in motion. Jeep was declared total loss by insurance company.”

NHTSA complaint #10210027, filed 2007-11

Vehicle speed control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2003	3	5%
2002	1	1%
2001	1	1%
1998	1	3%
1997	1	3%
1996	2	4%
1995	1	5%
1994	2	13%
1993	1	4%
1992	1	17%

Other parts of the 2003 Jeep Laredo

Brakes
10 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints Air bags
9 complaints Engine cooling
8 complaints Suspension
6 complaints Equipment
4 complaints Seats
3 complaints Steering
3 complaints Exterior lighting
2 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints Electrical system
1 complaints Fuel system
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Jeep Laredo

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology