This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Driver side electric adjustable seat bracket broke, making the seat wobble and rock from side to side and back and forth. It appears that this is adding stress to the other connecting points on the bracket and will eventually render the seat inoperable. The broken seat bracket is a hazard to safe driving.
The drivers seat bracket holding chair has broken from regular use. While parked, I leaned back in my seat and a bracket on the front left that connects to the frame holding chair to the floor broke. This has caused the seat to become more of a rocking chair, wobbling back and forth. To my surprise a defect such as this does not warrant a recall. I wish Chrysler addresses this problems that seems to be common among some of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. If the drivers seat breaks loose from the floor during an impact or rollover, the driver could easily be thrown from the vehicle while still strapped in his/her seat. The problem seems to get worse making the car unsafe to drive.
(relating to the driver-side seat only) my daughter and I was waiting at a traffic stop, (I was driving) when the light turn green I pressed on the accelerator and my entire seat including myself swung back. Because of the backward momentum, it causes me to abruptly press further on the accelerator. I was able to regain control of the vehicle and pull on the side to inspect the seat. I found that the two front brackets under the seat had broken off. Since I had adjustable power seat, I lower the seat to align the broken brackets to wedge under the bar causing the seat to stabilize or at least hold in a semi-solid position. I called Chrysler and they said they could not do anything about it since the vehicle was out of warranty. I argued that this is an unusual incident where I have never heard that the driver-side seat brackets would break off and possibly cause an accident. Especially for a Jeep, this vehicle is meant to be driven on and off road. Again, they said that there was nothing that they could do. This is a design flaw and should be address before someone gets seriously injured.
Driver's seat frame broke. Garage welded it, but it broke again at 102,000 miles. Seat frames should never break! only vehicle I ever owned to have had this problem. Checked on line, apparently others have had this problem as well.
Driving with 12 year old daughter in car. Making turn onto highway and driver's seat lurched backwards with loud "pop" sound. Almost lost control of car and scared the daylights out of my daughter. Pulled over and seat is loose of frame. There is a crack in the steel bracket where seat attaches to seat frame. I went online and saw this is a common defect in Jeep Grand Cherokee. Kind of ridiculous that this problem hasn't already been corrected. I have never owned or even heard of a car where it is common for the seat to break from its frame.
- Arvada, CO, USA
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The metal bracket under my driver's seat has completely broken/snapped apart. Therefore, I'm wobbling around while driving my vehicle and it's a huge safety issue. I was told there was no recall on my model for this issue, but apparently there are a number of complaints regarding same.
I was taking a turn at less than 15 mph when I heard a snap, and I felt a slight jolt to the left. After taking the turn, I began to accelerate back up to speed when my seat suddenly caused me to lean back. If I were at a higher rate of speed at either the turn or when I was accelerating I feel I would most likely have been in an accident. Upon inspection of my seat I found the bracket to my seat had snapped and caused my drivers seat to tilt backward and forward and side to side under acceleration, braking and turning. I feel as if this is a severe safety issue and needs to be recalled, especially as I am not the only one having this issue.
Just bought my 2004 jgc in April 2013. Pulling up to my driveway with my 4 year old in the back seat, I heard a strange pop and my driver's seat moved backwards and became unstable. Looked at the seat bracket and one side is cracked. It had made snapping noise before but I didn't know what it was. Very dangerous situation and I thank god I was driving slow and was not on the highway. I did a search online and there are 100's or thousands of complaints about the same thing. This needs to be recalled and fixed properly by Jeep.
While driving down a local road. I was coming up to a red light and as I was stopping the driver seat made a popping sound and the seat back was leaning toward the right. I pulled over to see what happened and part of the frame had broken. The seat is now wobbly and leans to far one way. Luckily my husband was able to strip the seat and weld the frame to fix it. Some time later the bottom frame that connect the seat to the floor had broken and my husband welded it. It is a very dangerous situation that could had ended a lot worse if the seat frame had broken to the point that effected my driving. I tried calling Jeep directly but basically got an "it not an issue we cover or fix and your on your own". I did some research online about this issue and is a very common safety problem. People are even starting to sell beefier frames for Jeep seats and sell for $200. Jeep is looking at a very large law suit if someone gets seriously injured due to this defect. But one thing is for certain I will never buy a Jeep again!
My 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee front driverside seat frame cracked. I was just sitting in the car when it went pop. Now the seat rocks and is very dangerous. The federal government needs to investigate before someone gets killed. There are 100's of complaints online about this problem when is the government going to do something.
The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while exiting the vehicle, he heard a loud clanking sound. The driver's seat track was fractured and the failure occurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician verified the electric seat frame needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 108,000.
The driver seat in my vehicle had started to become loose and further inspection showed a broken seat bracket. In online searches I had found this was a common issue with this model (1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee), so common in fact that a website (www.jeepseatbracket.com/) selling an improved seat frame was developed for this exact issue. This seems to be a safety concern as I can't imagine the seat belt being as effective if the seat isn't properly aligned and I have found no recall notice for this issue. I understand normal wear and tear on vehicles but it appears based on the number of complaints I was able to find online that this is more a poorly manufactured product than a wear and tear issue.
I was getting into my car and sat in the driver side seat. I heard a popping sound and my seat moved. I got out of my car to check my seat and notice it was loose.
Seat bracket is broken, resulting in entire seat being loose. Repaired a few years back at the dealer by replacing entire bracket. Obviously, the part is defective, as there are hundreds of complaints of the exact same thing happening in the NHTSA on line database.
Drivers seat, left side front and rear brace holding seat to floor cracked apart. I have read that many Jeep from this time period have had this problem of separation due to inferior / thin steal as the bracket. Fixing is by welding - does not hold and entire bracket holding the seat to the floor needs to be replaced.
The drivers side seat track has broken on two sides. This is due to a defective part on the seat track where the metal is too thin and has cracked. I have read complaint after complaint online. This needs to be recalled before someone is hurt or killed. I cannot even find one to replace in a salvage yard due to the fact that it is such a common problem, people have bought any one that is available.
The front driver's seat frame weld on the left side had previously broken on me. Now the frame weld has broken on the right side of the seat where the base of the seat meets the seat back causing the seat to tilt back and to the right. The whole seat now wobbles. This is a defect in the seat frame design because the breaks are at weld points. The metal is thin at these points.
Accelerating from stop sign to 40 mph, driver's power seat frame broke at a weld point on the front left side. Mechanic says it cannot be re-welded. Apparently the problem is so prevalent, another seat from a junk yard cannot be found. Dealer says seat frames are on back order. I am working with an independent mechanic to find a fix. This is a safety issue because if the seat broke lose, the driver could lose control and anyone in the back seat could be injured.
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- Kirkwood, MO, USA