2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee seats problems

“FRONT SEAT FRAME BROKEN.. CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FROM TRACK MOUNTING THAT IS BOLTED TO FLOOR CAUSING DRIVER TO BE ABLE TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IN CAUSE OF ACCIDENT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH.”

“THE DRIVER SEAT WOBBLES AND SHIFTS WITHIN THE SEAT ITSELF NOT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SEAT BRACKET DOWN. I BELIEVE IT IS THE INSIDE BASE OF THE SEAT. I FEAR THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR IF THE SEAT WILL STAY MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE.”

“THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET (FRONT, LEFT) HAS BROKEN DURING NORMAL USE 8 TIMES.THE PART WAS WELDED BACK TOGETHER EACH TIME SO FAR. TODAY, 3 OR THE 4 MOUNTING BRACKETS BROKE AT ONCE WHILE I WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, THE 2 REAR BRACKETS AND THE SAME FRONT BRACKET THAT TYPICALLY SNAPS. THIS TIME I WASN'T DRIVING, BUT A FEW OF THE OTHER BREAKS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, OR DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOPLIGHT. ONE BREAK ALSO OCCURRED DURING A LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL WHEN THE SEAT LEANED TO THE SIDE. THE FIRST BREAK HAPPENED IN 2009 WITH AROUND 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND THEY HAVE HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE THEN.”

“THE WELDS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE BROKEN CAUSING YOU TO MOVE UPON TURNING THE JEEP OR ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, I'VE HAD AN 01 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH THE SAME ISSUES”

“SEAT HEATER WIRING INSIDE BOTH FRONT SEATS CRACKED AT SEAT HEATER ELEMENTS CAUSING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE AND MELTING OF SEAT CUSHION MATERIAL SURROUNDING WIRING. THIS DEFECT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED VIA SAFETY RECALL 09V11700 IN 2009. CHRYSLER CLAIMED MY VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL, AND THE PARTS ARE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 2 YEARS. IF THIS IS TRUE, THE NEW PARTS HAVE THE SAME FIRE HAZARD AS THE OLD PARTS.”

“FRONT DRIVER SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET/TRACK BREAK COMPLAINT: VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARKED IN A PARKING LOT OF MY WORK. I WAS JUST GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO IMMEDIATELY START ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE AND TOWARDS THE BACK. UPON INSPECTION THE BRACKET ITSELF FAILED AT A DESIGNED BEND IN THE BRACKET JUST BEFORE THE BRACKET ATTACHES TO THE SEAT POWER SLIDING BRACKET. MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE MADE OF 1/8" METAL PROBLEM: AFTER TIME THE BRACKET HOLDING THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATS TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO CRACK AND BREAK LEAVING THE SEAT TO ROCK AND MOVE AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE SEAT POSSIBLY BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. FILE LABELED: LEFT BRKT-DRIVER SEAT - BROKEN - IS OF THE BROKEN BRACKET.THIS PART IS ON DRIVER SIDE TOWARDS THE DOOR. FILE LABELED: RIGHT BRKT-DRIVER SEAT - NRML - IS OF THE OPPOSITE BRACKET.THIS PART IS ON DRIVER SIDE TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT.”